Souvenir

Souvenirs are items Sims acquire on vacation. In The Sims: Vacation they could only be won by winning or found by taking part in other vacation specific activities. In The Sims 2: Bon Voyage two souvenirs could be bought at each destination.

The Sims
Souvenirs are added to the game with the Vacation expansion pack. In general, souvenirs in Vacation are won in carnival games, but they can also be discovered while fishing, or uncovered while using a metal detector. These items are placed in the Sim's inventory and will stay there until the vacationing family comes home. At that time, if there is space on a souvenir shelf or in a souvenir cabinet, they will be placed there, though the stuffed animal souvenirs are too large to fit. Otherwise, they will be put on the nearest available surfaces. These souvenirs can be sold in Buy mode, and may increase in value over time.

If a player clicks on a souvenir and selects the "Remember" interaction, the Sim will pick up the item, gather a crowd, and apparently tell the story of their vacation. If no other Sims are around, the Sim will hold the item for a short time, and appear to reminisce about their vacation.

In addition to souvenirs which can be won or found, there are some (the Landgraab Nutcracker, Patrick the Pachyderm, and the Unicorn by Fran Tassie) which can be bought. These souvenirs can only be given as gifts.

Carnival Games
Some Vacation Island lots have carnival games, which cost between §2 and §20 to play. Sims earn tickets from the games, and the tickets can be taken to a vendor ("Barney the Carnie") and exchanged for a variety of souvenirs. Body skill appears to affect how well Sims do at the games, and therefore how many tickets they win. Also, the more expensive games tend to yield more tickets. Some players have observed that Sims seem to get better at the games the more they play them, but this is unconfirmed.

The Sims 2
Souvenirs are a new feature from the Bon Voyage expansion pack. Travellers can buy souvenirs while on vacation. There are two types of souvenirs for each destination. All souvenirs cost §75.

Takemizu Village
The Pagoda by Oh The Memories and Doll by Oh The Memories souvenirs can be found in the Asian vacation destination Takemizu Village.

Collecting 5 of any far east souvenirs and placing them on the shelf included in the expansion will allow faster skill building.

Three Lakes
The Bit o' Vug and Lumberjack's Pride souvenirs can be found in the mountain vacation destination Three Lakes.

Collecting 5 of any mountain souvenirs and placing them on the shelf included in the expansion will allow better outcomes for non romance social interactions.

Twikkii Island
Collecting 5 of any seashells and placing them on the shelf included in the expansion will cause a slower decay of the bladder motive.

Collecting 5 of any island souvenirs and placing them on the shelf included in the expansion will allow better outcomes for romance social interactions.

Collecting 5 voodoo dolls and placing them on the shelf included in the expansion will cause Sims to imagine that are being attacked by bees.