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The Sims Freeplay- Guide to Preteen Sims

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Creating a Preteen – Needs – Activities for Preteens – Relationships – Ageing a Preteen

Creating a Preteen

To be able to age a toddler into a preteen you need to complete the Preparing for Preteens Quest

You will then be able to bake a birthday cake on a stove which takes 24 hours to bake and costs 5LP. Once the birthday cake is ready click on it to store and then you can click on your toddler and select the option to have birthday, they will then age into a preteen. You can then take them to a wardrobe to change their hair and clothes. This post explains in more detail birthday cake ageing

If you have completed the Life Dreams and Legacies Quest then you no longer need to bake birthday cakes, they will age automatically.

Needs

and how to fulfil them

Preteens can look after themselves without an adult to help using the items below to increase their needs:

 

  • Hunger- use a fridge or eat a meal
  • Bladder- use a toilet
  • Energy- use a bed, chair or coffee machine
  • Hygiene- use a shower, bath or sink
  • Social- talk to another sim or use a phone
  • Fun- lots of things including watching TV or using a trampoline!

Activities for Preteens

What hobbies can a preteen do?

What school do preteens go to?
Simtown elementary- once built you need to enrol them the same way you give an adult a job, use the preteen study desk to increase a preteens grade faster.

Relationships

Preteen to Preteen

FRIENDSHIP
  • Strangers: Be Rude, Be Funny, Complain, Be Nice
    Reward for becoming acquaintance: 100XP
  • Acquaintances: Be Rude, Be Funny, Complain, Be Nice
    Reward for becoming friends: 150XP
  • Friends: Be Rude, Be Funny, Complain, Be Nice
    Reward for becoming good friends: 200XP
  • Good friends: Be Rude, Be Funny, Complain, Be Nice
    Reward for becoming best friends: 300XP
  • Best friends: Be Rude, Be Funny, Complain, Be Nice

You cannot fill up this bar anymore unless you change to rude option

 FRIENDSHIP
LEVELS		 OPTIONS & TIME TAKEN
Strangers Be Funny
10 seconds		 Be Nice
1 minute
3 times 1 time
Acquaintance Be Funny
10 seconds		 Be Nice
1 minute
3 times 1 time
Friend Be Funny
10 seconds		 Be Nice
1 minute
9 times 3 times
Good Friend Be Funny
10 seconds		 Be Nice
1 minute
18 times 6 times
Best Friend Be Funny
10 seconds		 Be Nice
1 minute
RUDE
  • Strangers: Be Rude, Be Funny, Complain, Be Nice
    Reward for becoming disliked: 100XP
  • Disliked: Be Rude, Be Funny, Complain, Be Nice
    Reward for becoming enemy: 200XP
  • Enemy: Be Rude, Be Funny, Complain, Be Nice
    Reward for becoming nemesis: 300XP
  • Nemesis: Be Rude, Be Funny, Complain, Be Nice

You cannot fill up this bar anymore unless you change to friendship option

 RUDE
LEVELS		 OPTIONS & TIME TAKEN
Strangers Be Rude
10 seconds		 Complain
1 minute
3 times 1 time
Disliked Be Rude
10 seconds		 Complain
1 minute
9 times 3 times
Enemy Be Rude
10 seconds		 Complain
1 minute
18 times 6 times
Nemesis Be Rude
10 seconds		 Complain
1 minute

Preteen to Teenager/Adult/Senior

FRIENDSHIP
  • Strangers: Be Rude, Be Funny, Cuddle, Complain, Be Nice
    Reward for becoming acquaintance: 100XP
  • Acquaintances: Be Rude, Be Funny, Cuddle, Complain, Be Nice
    Reward for becoming friends: 150XP
  • Friends: Be Rude, Be Funny, Cuddle, Complain, Be Nice
    Reward for becoming good friends: 200XP
  • Good friends: Be Rude, Be Funny, Cuddle, Complain, Be Nice
    Reward for becoming best friends: 300XP
  • Best friends: Be Rude, Be Funny, Cuddle, Complain, Be Nice

You cannot fill up this bar anymore unless you change to rude option

 FRIENDSHIP
LEVELS		 OPTIONS & TIME TAKEN
Strangers Be Funny
10 seconds		 Cuddle
30 seconds		 Be Nice
1 minute
3 times 3 times 1 time
Acquaintance Be Funny
10 seconds		 Cuddle
30 seconds		 Be Nice
1 minute
3 times 3 times 1 time
Friend Be Funny
10 seconds		 Cuddle
30 seconds		 Be Nice
1 minute
9 times 9 times 3 times
Good Friend  Be Funny
10 seconds		 Cuddle
30 seconds		 Be Nice
1 minute
18 times 18 times 6 times
Best Friend Be Funny
10 seconds		 Cuddle
30 seconds		 Be Nice
1 minute
RUDE
  • Strangers: Be Rude, Be Funny, Cuddle, Complain, Be Nice
    Reward for becoming disliked: 100XP
  • Disliked: Be Rude, Be Funny, Cuddle, Complain, Be Nice
    Reward for becoming enemy: 200XP
  • Enemy: Be Rude, Be Funny, Cuddle, Complain, Be Nice
    Reward for becoming nemesis: 300XP
  • Nemesis: Be Rude, Be Funny, Cuddle, Complain, Be Nice

You cannot fill up this bar anymore unless you change to friendship option

 RUDE
LEVELS		 OPTIONS & TIME TAKEN
Strangers Be Rude
10 seconds		 Complain
1 minute
3 times 1 time
Disliked Be Rude
10 seconds		 Complain
1 minute
9 times 3 times
Enemy Be Rude
10 seconds		 Complain
1 minute
18 times 6 times
Nemesis Be Rude
10 seconds		 Complain
1 minute

Preteen to Infant

Preteens cannot interact with babies

Preteen to Toddler

  • Strangers: Play Hide and Seek, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
    Reward for becoming acquaintance: 100XP
  • Acquaintance: Play Hide and Seek, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
    Reward for becoming friends: 150XP
  • Friends: Play Hide and Seek, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
    Reward for becoming good friends: 200XP
  • Good friends: Play Hide and Seek, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
    Reward for becoming best friends: 300XP
  • Best friends: Play Hide and Seek, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
 FRIENDSHIP
LEVELS		 OPTIONS & TIME TAKEN
Strangers Play Hide and Seek
10 seconds		 Talk to
45 seconds		 Pat-a-cake
2 minutes
2 times 1 time 3 times
Acquaintance Play Hide and Seek
10 seconds		 Talk to
45 seconds		 Pat-a-cake
2 minutes
1 time 1 time 3 times
Friend Play Hide and Seek
10 seconds		 Talk to
45 seconds		 Pat-a-cake
2 minutes
5 times 3 times 9 times
Good Friend  Play Hide and Seek
10 seconds		 Talk to
45 seconds		 Pat-a-cake
2 minutes
9 times 6 times 18 times
Best Friend Play Hide and Seek
10 seconds		 Talk to
45 seconds		 Pat-a-cake
2 minutes

 

Ageing a Preteen?

If you have completed the Life Dreams and Legacies Quest when your preteen reaches the end of that life stage they will age automatically to a teenage sim. Before this, you need to complete the Teenagers Quest and bake a birthday cake to be able to age your preteen to a teenage sim.

Read all about Teenage Sims here

👍 Preteens have a lot of hobbies to choose from and can look after themselves without help from adults

👎 Preteens don’t make a lot of money at school and they can’t bake or garden

Related Posts:
 Infant Sims – Toddler Sims – Teenage Sims – Adult Sims – Senior Sims

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The Sims Freeplay- Guide to Toddler Sims

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Creating a Toddler – Needs – Activities for Toddlers – Relationships – Ageing a Toddler

Creating a Toddler

To be able to age an infant (baby) into a toddler you need to complete the Quest for Toddlers

You will then be able to bake a birthday cake on a stove which takes 24 hours to bake and costs 5LP. Once the birthday cake is ready click on it to store and then you can click on your baby and select the option to have birthday, they will then age into a toddler. You can then take them to a wardrobe to change their hair and clothes. This post explains in more detail birthday cake ageing

If you have completed the Life Dreams and Legacies Quest then you no longer need to bake birthday cakes, they will age automatically.

Needs

and how to fulfil them

A toddler needs some help from an adult to keep their needs fulfilled using the items below:

  • Hunger- another sim needs to interact with your sim and give them food or an adult can cook food and they can grab a plate
  • Bladder- use a toilet
  • Energy- sleeping in a bed (there are cute mini beds for toddlers) or sitting in a chair
  • Hygiene- an adult is required to bathe the toddler (if it doesn’t work sometimes it helps if the bath isn’t against the wall)
  • Social- talking to another sim or animals
  • Fun- playing with toys including kiddie pool, blackboard and a sandpit!

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Activities for Toddlers

Can a toddler do any hobbies?

 

 

Relationships

Toddler to Toddler

  • Strangers: Cuddle, Play Hide and Seek, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
    Reward for becoming acquaintance: 100XP
  • Acquaintance: Cuddle, Play Hide and Seek, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
    Reward for becoming friends: 150XP
  • Friends: Cuddle, Play Hide and Seek, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
    Reward for becoming good friends: 200XP
  • Good friends: Cuddle, Play Hide and Seek, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
    Reward for becoming best friends: 300XP
  • Best friends: Cuddle, Play Hide and Seek, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
 FRIENDSHIP
LEVELS		 OPTIONS & TIME TAKEN
Strangers Cuddle
5 seconds		 Play Hide and Seek
10 seconds		 Talk to
45 seconds		 Pat-a-cake
2 minutes
1 time 2 times 1 time 3 times
Acquaintance Cuddle
5 seconds		 Play Hide and Seek
10 seconds		 Talk to
45 seconds		 Pat-a-cake
2 minutes
3 times 1 times 1 time 3 times
Friend Cuddle
5 seconds		 Play Hide and Seek
10 seconds		 Talk to
45 seconds		 Pat-a-cake
2 minutes
9 times 5 times 3 times 9 times
Good Friend Cuddle
5 seconds		 Play Hide and Seek
10 seconds		 Talk to
45 seconds		 Pat-a-cake
2 minutes
18 times 9 times 6 times 18 times
Best Friend Cuddle
5 seconds		 Play Hide and Seek
10 seconds		 Talk to
45 seconds		 Pat-a-cake
2 minutes

Toddler to Preteen

  • Strangers: Play Hide and Seek, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
    Reward for becoming acquaintance: 100XP
  • Acquaintance: Play Hide and Seek, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
    Reward for becoming friends: 150XP
  • Friends: Play Hide and Seek, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
    Reward for becoming good friends: 200XP
  • Good friends: Play Hide and Seek, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
    Reward for becoming best friends: 300XP
  • Best friends: Play Hide and Seek, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
 FRIENDSHIP
LEVELS		 OPTIONS & TIME TAKEN
Strangers Play Hide and Seek
10 seconds		 Talk to
45 seconds		 Pat-a-cake
2 minutes
2 times 1 time 3 times
Acquaintance Play Hide and Seek
10 seconds		 Talk to
45 seconds		 Pat-a-cake
2 minutes
1 time 1 time 3 times
Friend Play Hide and Seek
10 seconds		 Talk to
45 seconds		 Pat-a-cake
2 minutes
5 times 3 times 9 times
Good Friend  Play Hide and Seek
10 seconds		 Talk to
45 seconds		 Pat-a-cake
2 minutes
9 times 6 times 18 times
Best Friend Play Hide and Seek
10 seconds		 Talk to
45 seconds		 Pat-a-cake
2 minutes

Toddler to Teenager/Adult/Senior

  • Strangers: Play Hide and Seek, Cuddle, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
    Reward for becoming acquaintance: 100XP
  • Acquaintance: Play Hide and Seek, Cuddle, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
    Reward for becoming friends: 150XP
  • Friends: Play Hide and Seek, Cuddle, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
    Reward for becoming good friends: 200XP
  • Good friends: Play Hide and Seek, Cuddle, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
    Reward for becoming best friends: 300XP
  • Best friends: Play Hide and Seek, Cuddle, Talk to, Pat-a-cake, Dance
 FRIENDSHIP
LEVELS		 OPTIONS & TIME TAKEN
Strangers Play Hide and Seek
10 seconds		 Cuddle
30 seconds		 Talk to
45 seconds		 Pat-a-cake
2 minutes
2 times 3 times 1 time 3 times
Acquaintance Play Hide and Seek
10 seconds		 Cuddle
30 seconds		 Talk to
45 seconds		 Pat-a-cake
2 minutes
1 time 3 times 1 time 3 times
Friend Play Hide and Seek
10 seconds		 Cuddle
30 seconds		 Talk to
45 seconds		 Pat-a-cake
2 minutes
4 times 9 times 3 times 9 times
Good Friend  Play Hide and Seek
10 seconds		 Cuddle
30 seconds		 Talk to
45 seconds		 Pat-a-cake
2 minutes
9 times 18 times 6 times 18 times
Best Friend Play Hide and Seek
10 seconds		 Cuddle
30 seconds		 Talk to
45 seconds		 Pat-a-cake
2 minutes

Toddler to Infant

Toddlers cannot interact with babies

Ageing a Toddler?

If you have completed the Life Dreams and Legacies Quest when your toddler reaches the end of that life stage they will age automatically to a preteen sim. Before this, you need to complete the Preparing for Preteens Quest and bake a birthday cake to be able to age your toddler to a preteen sim.

Read all about Preteen Sims here

👍 I love the way toddlers walk, they are just so cute!

👎 They do need looking after which can be quite time consuming, especially if you only have a 1 star bath as it takes 5 minutes. It would be great if they could use the sink- maybe using a little stool!

Related Posts:
 Infant Sims – Preteen Sims – Teenage Sims – Adult Sims – Senior Sims

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The Sims Freeplay- Starting Goals Early

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For some quests you really need to be good with time management but sometimes that still isn’t enough, if you want to complete a quest in time you can use the posts on this site to see what goal will be coming next. Another great way to be able to complete these quests on time is by starting certain goals earlier than required which I will be explaining in this post.

What goals can be started early?

Any goal that you can normally do can be started early because you will have access to it, for example:

  • Bake rocky road (any baking or gardening)
  • Watch a documentary

Any goal that you can’t normally do you will have to wait until you get the goal to be able to complete it, goals such as:

  • Post bridge schematics
  • Look up locksmith on computer
The tip with this method is to put the sim doing that action early in a different house that you cannot go to until you get that goal or it will not work

I will explain an example with the Raiders of the Lost Artifacts quest, so while on the previous quest (Mysterious Island) I had a quick look at my quest post to see if anything needed to be started during the previous quest. As you only have 2 days to complete this quest it is a good idea to get a head start (I completed this quest within a few minutes because of the early start)

Goals below in bold can be started early:
  1. Go to the mysterious island
  2. Tap on a monument
  3. Read big book of stuff- 19 hours
  4. Leftovers from a fridge- 18 seconds
  5. Search for artifacts in the garbage- 8 minutes 30 seconds
  6. Find the third artifact
  7. Upgrade the riches of terra to level 1

The first 2 goals cannot be done early but they don’t take any time at all.

Goal 3 takes 19 hours to do which is almost half of the time limit.

I started goal 3 while my mysterious bridge was building, but you could start it even earlier! It’s a good idea to do this in a house that no one lives in (or the person doing the goal lives in on their own) so other sims don’t get in your way. Once I finished the tap on the monument goal I then go to the house where the sim is reading the big book of stuff and they should be done by now so it will complete straight away!

Goal 4 can also be started early but it is very short so there isn’t really any point.

The last 3 tasks cannot be started early but they are relatively quick.

Watch this video for a full explanation on how this works:

The Sims Freeplay- Sim Sign and Teen Mansion

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Once the Teen Idol Quest has been complete you unlock the sim sign (located next to the estate agency in the town) you need to get it to level 3 by finding the resources to upgrade it.

THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT FOR THIS

What resources do you need?

  • TV Show Cameos
  • Radio Interviews
  • Magazine Photoshoots

How many of each piece do you need for each level?

  • Level 0= 5 of each
  • Level 1= 10 of each
  • Level 2= 15 of each

How do you find the pieces?
Each time you find all 3 notes for the drum kit, guitar and microphone you get a piece of each
Drumkit Notes= 1 TV Show Cameo
Guitar Notes= 1 Radio Interview
Microphone Notes= 1 Magazine Photoshoot
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Make sure you restart the collection once you have found them all to find them again!

You can also get them randomly when you do actions but be prepared to spend LP or it will take you a long time to complete the sim sign without them to speed things up!

How many LPs will it cost if you decide to speed up?

  • Level 0= 42 LP
  • Level 1= 90 LP
  • Level 2= 135 LP

Total= 267 LPs

My teens are ready to age but they haven’t completed the sign, what do I do?

Just start a new teen on this hobby and keep going to complete the sign. You can have up to 5 sims complete the hobby at the same time once it has been completed for the first time.

Once the sim sign is at level 3 it will be lit up, as shown below:
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And then you can build the teen mansion on a premium residence, the first one free! After that they cost simoleons, the price varies depending on how many other houses you have but it is cheaper to build the teen mansion, than to buy an empty plot to build on (as you are paying for each floor)

What does the teen mansion look like?

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Front of the house with 3 star
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Ground Floor
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2nd Floor
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3rd Floor
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Swimming Pool

THE FIRST TEEN MANSION IS FREE

If you didn’t unlock the volleyball net on the Its All Going Swimmingly Quest then don’t worry you get one in this house!

Personally I really like this house, I think it is well worth all those LPs I spent trying to complete the sign!

NOTE: teens cannot live in this house on their own even if they are the teen idol unless an adult lives there and they ask the teen to move in then you can move the adult out.

Anyone can live in this house, they don’t have to be the teen idol. It is just a normal house.

Want teens to live alone in this house? Watch this video to find out how to do that:

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The Sims Freeplay- Tutorial Goals

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When you start the game for the very first time you will get these goals to help you with the basics in the game. Complete the tutorial and simtown is yours to explore!

Need help with the basics? Check out my Sims Freeplay Beginners Guide

Tutorial Goals

Click on the green house icon:

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This opens the create a sim menu so you can add your first sim:

    When you click the green tick you will be taken to your sims house where you are shown the controls (pan, rotate, zoom in and out)
    This is how the tutorial house looks in 2022 (the 2025 version includes a bookcase):

    Now the tutorial goals will appear, goals are a big part of the game and there are a lot of quests to complete once the tutorial is over. Each goal in the tutorial has to be completed before you can move onto the next one
  • Furnishing homes: Place a free bathtub

Click on the chair with the lamp button to access the home store, find the bathroom section and click on the bath, click on the green tick to place in the house

TIP: check out this post for more information on Buying, Selling and Storing Items

MOVING OBJECTS

  • Moving objects: Move the Bathtub

Select move and sell in the home store then click on the bath to move it, click green tick to place

TIP: Check out my video on moving items here!

SIMS HAVE NEEDS

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  • Sim needs: Have a quick soak in the bath- 5 secs

Click on the bath and select the option

  • Changing a sim’s clothes: Browse clothes on the wardrobe

Click on the wardrobe in this house and select browse clothes, click the green tick once you have finished changing your sims appearance or the back button if you don’t want to make any changes

  • Room editing and creation: Drag to resize a room

Open the home store again and click on the rooms tab, drag on an arrow to resize a room, click green tick to confirm

  • Using the inventory: place a free window

Open the home store, click on the inventory tab, click on the window section, click on the single tan and click the green tick to place in the house

  • Adding sims: building houses

Tap on the town map icon then on a blue add house symbol and build a house, the first one is free

Click on the building to quick complete using LP (this time it is free)

  • Adding sims: Create a sim

Click on the new house and select add new sim. Customise and click the green tick to add them to the game

New adult sims can only be added to empty houses

  • Inspire a sad sim

Tap the green inspire button and select a cupcake

CUPCAKE

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Cupcakes usually cost LP

  • Managing sims: Tap on the Simtracker (blue folder)

SIMTRACKER

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TIP: Check out my video on using the simtracker here!
  • Calling a sim: tap the whistle on the simtracker to bring a sim to your current location

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  • Swapping sims: Switch sim selection

Click on the sim without the plumbob, click on the green symbol next to their name to switch to the other sim

The sim with the plumbob above their head is the one you are controlling

  • Developing relationships: Be funny to a sim- 10 seconds

This is an interaction with another sim, click on the other sim and select be funny under friendly

LEVELLING UP

  • How to level up: tap on level up icon at the top of the screen to view requirements

Once you earn 1,000 experience points and the park is built you will be able to reach level 5

  • Growing your town: build the Park

Go back to the town map, click on the Park and build it for free

Click on the park to quick complete with LP (this time it is free)

TUTORIAL IS COMPLETE!

This next goal is a weekly task:

  • Visit the mystery box shop

The mystery box shop is where you can buy items using keys, you earn keys by completing all the weekly tasks each week

TIP: Check out this post for more information on the mystery box shop!

No longer part of the quest but good to know how to: 

  • Claim your check in rewards (mailbox at front of house, first tab is check in rewards)

  • Claim your daily rewards (mailbox at front of house, second tab is daily rewards)

  • Collect revenue on the town map (click on the town button that is next to the buy mode button)

  • Build a workplace (firestation) -2 minute 30 seconds

  • Get a sim a job at the fire station
Check out my post on getting a job here

The first main quest is Bread Winner which unlocks the cooking hobby, this quest will start automatically from level 6

Community Market is the new location that unlocks at level 5, read my post here for more information

Watch my walkthrough of the tutorial [FROM 2018- NOT UP TO DATE] here:

Last updated April 2025
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