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There’s a reason people say you ought to start artists young, and inThe Sims 4, when you’re trying to build a Child Sim’s Creativity skill, that couldn’t ring truer. By pursuing the Creativity skill in their childhood, the most artistic Sims will get an early leg up on the most creative of skills.
Whether your Child Sim is interested in storytelling, physical art projects, music, or more, there are plenty of ways to raise the Creativity skill for Child Sims. Buy them an art table, work on their skills, and make space on the fridge for their future masterpieces.
How To Level Up A Child’s Creativity Skill
If you’ve got a Toddler Sim in The Sims 4 who’s destined for artistic greatness someday, why not give them theArtistic Prodigy aspirationto help them get started?
Not only will this help to inform their wants each day, but it can also help you choose longer-term goals and activities that help you help your Child Sim build their Creativity skills that much faster.
Child Sims generally want to participate inartistic or musical activities, and there are plenty of Child-exclusive items to help them pursue them.
One of the easiest ways to build a Child’s Creativity skill in The Sims 4 is with anactivity table. These allow them tocreate various drawings, unlocking new types as they get better at the skill.
Plenty of thesmaller toys that go in toyboxeshelp children with their Creative skill by allowing them to use their imagination in a freeform way.
And though they take up much more space, thelarge stuffed toyslike Blarffy, Drago, Dino, or Uni make excellentcompanionsfor Child Sims, through which they can express their imaginative Creativity.
Another item that takes up plenty of space is thedollhouseitems, which allow your Child Sim to indulge in creating stories and imaginative play.
If your child is particularly musical, there are a couple ofchild-sized violinsavailable for purchase to get them training their ears early on.
They’re able to use regular pianos, but Children Sims cannot use guitars or regular-sized violins until maxing out the Creative skill.
The Piano skill can be built early by building Creativity on a piano, but they’re flagged as separate skills.
Finally,using imaginative socialson other Sims is another great way to build the Creativity skill for Child Sims.
Telling stories or talking about creative subjectsis liable to increase the Creativity skill when used in conversation.
Helpful Traits To Make A Child More Creative
Any Toddler Sims that grow up into Children after happy infancies that saw them well cared for are liable tochoose one trait upon aging into Children.
And when you’re trying to build up the most promising talent, it can help tochoose the best traitsto help them pick up the Creativity skill that much easier.
The most obvious choice here is theCreative trait, which will help your Child to feel more naturallyInspired, which is the ideal mood for Creativity skill-building.
A tragic take on this, too, is theGloomy trait, which helps any Child Sim boost their Creative skill specifically any time they’re in a Sad mood, which will be fairly often with their disposition.
As adults, this specification for Creative skills expands into other adulthood creativity-based skills.
Any children who are interested in all things physical art could do well with having theArt Lover trait, as this allows them to View Art like no other Sim to find their Inspiration there.
Meanwhile, if you’re aiming to be a bit more musical in your Creative endeavors, theMusic Lovertraitworks much the same for listening to music to gather Inspiration.
Every Level Of The Creativity Skill
In the table below, you’ll find the actions, skill boosts, and perks unlocked at each level of the Creativity skill for children in The Sims 4.
Upon completion, your Child Sim will be able tobegin to build up to ten adulthood skills, depending on which Expansion and Game packs you have installed.
The Creativity Skill is the child skill in The Sims 4 with the highest number of related unlocks, with a new ability or boost unlocking at every level.
Unlocks and Progression
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2
3
4
“Tell Make-Believe Story” interaction with other Sims.
5
Playing with the Dollhouse may occasionally make this Sim feel Inspired.
6
Earn better or longer-lasting moodlets when playing with any toy.
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8
9
“Narrate a Tale of Dolls"action on dollhouses.
10 (Max)
Can begin to learn a variety of adult skills depending on which packs you have installed:
By maxing out the Creativity skill, your Child Sim will be able to begin building a whole wealth of lucrative adulthood skills.
