Nature

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Nature is one of the many hobbies included in the FreeTime expansion for The Sims 2. High Nature enthusiasm allows a Sim access to the Peerless Park secret lot. Having a sloppy or playful personality will raise the enthusiasm for this hobby faster.

Nature is one of the great mysteries in life. Interacting with animals like fish, birds or bugs will increase your Sim's enthusiasm for nature as will going for hikes, gardening or camping. Sims who are good at cleaning will gain enthusiasm for mother nature faster.

Activities

Activities that raise a Sim's enthusiasm in Nature are:

Toddlers & Up:

• Catching Butterflies and Fireflies
• Looking at Fish in a tank or koi pond

Children & Up:

• Gardening (Taking care of plants; watering flowers; trimming shrubs, spraying bugs and pruning trees.)
• Raking leaves and Zen gardens
• Fishing
• Hunting for Bugs
• Birdwatching
• Go Hiking
• Reading the "Home and Garden" section of the newspaper or the "Outdoorsy" magazine
• Studying Cleaning from a book
• Sleeping in a tent
• Roasting marshmallows
• Playing with a pet bird
• Building a Sandcastle
• Sunbathing
• Watching Waves
• Combing for Seashells

Teens & Up:

• Using AquaGreen Hydroponic Garden

Unlockable Interactions

Gaining enthusiasm in this hobby can unlock these interactions:

• "Talk about Nature"

  

  Peerless Park - Accessible after reaching Nature hobby level five

• "Read Section ... Home and Garden" in Newspaper
• "Go Hiking"
• "Browse Web About Nature"
• Collect More Bugs
• "Share Hobby Tips About Nature" with a Sim
• "Blog about Nature" on the computer
• Collect Even More Bugs
• "Instruct in Nature"
• "Be in the Zone"

At level five a Sim gains membership access to the Nature Hobby Lot Peerless Park.

Titles

• Uninspired Underling
• Leaf Picker
• Hugger of Trees
• Force of Nature
• Elemental

Positive Results

• Sims can meet new people and pets while on a hike.

Negative Results

A Sim can take a hike through a patch of ivy or bring home a skunk. It is possible to be chased by bees while hunting bugs or hiking. If Bon Voyage is not installed, a Sim who hiked through poison ivy will not have itching effects.