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==The Sims 3: Seasons==

[[File:Spring sims 3 icon.png|40px|left]]Spring is the first season of the year, though it comes last in a game. Spring comes with a chance of rain and stormy days. In spring, love is in the air, and Sims can use this time to improve on romance by doing thing such as writing love letters, sending gifts and confessing their love to other simsSims.

Springtime generally remains temperate, not too hot nor too cold for Sims to be comfortable. Spring usually comes with plenty of showers, which will get Sims soaked, so it is advisable to obtain an umbrella (found in Buy Mode) to avoid the negative moodlet. Lightning is also frequentsfrequent in Spring, so be careful with Sims when they are outdoors, especially if they have the unlucky [[trait]].

During spring, there is a 25% chance to find wildflowers around the town. Wildflowers grow for 5 days before they wither and other plants are growngrow there, and. Sims can pick these wildflowers, just like collectingthey can collect insects and metals. WildflowersHowever, wildflowers can cause allergies though, which gives the Sim a negative moodlet, so it is advisable to first go to the local hospital and get a flu shot for §200.

[[File:Summer sims 3 icon.png|40px|left]]Summer is the default first season in ''The Sims 3: Seasons''. It is generally quite hot, with temperatures likely soaring up to over a 100F (37C), which can cause Sims to get a tan, a heat stroke, andor possibleeven spontaneousto combustionspontaneously combust. To prevent this, Sims should stay indoors, wear light clothing or buy a parasol.

Popular activities during summer days include swimming in the ocean, a new ability that comes if youthe havegame is patched your game, playing soccer, throwing a pool party or attending the Summer Festival.  At the Festival, Sims can participate in many activities, such as face painting, using tanning booths, and entering hot dog eating contests. Summer's holiday is Leisure Day, during this day children don't have to attend school and adults don't have to attend work.

During summer, the weather will generally be quite hot, and most of the time it will be sunny, although rain and hail might also appear. If rain does happen, it is more likely than not to be a thunderstorm, whichso meansSims lightningmay canbe happenstruck thatby can kill your Simlightning.

===''Autumn/Fall''===

During summerfall, Sims can do a variety of events such as feast parties, costume parties, pumpkin carving and attending the Fall Festival included in this season. The festival for fall is Spooky Day, somewhat similar to Halloween in that Sims can dress up in costumes and trick or treat. In the Fall Festival, Sims can bob for apples, visit the haunted house or participate in the pie eating contest.

[[File:Winter sims 3 icon.png|40px|left]]Winter appears as the last season of the year (although it is the third season in the game). Winter is possibly the most beautiful time of the year, where if it snows, zooming out to Map View will reveal the entire neighbourhoodneighborhood covered in a blanket of white.

In winter, temperatures will often plummet to below freezing (32F or 0C). Snow will happen quite often. During this time, Sims could freeze if they get too cold,. whereuponIf that happens, another Sim must thaw them out quickly or they will die. Sims should dress in outerwear, a new clothing category introduced in the expansion pack, to reduce the chances of that happening. However, if the Sim has 10,000 Lifetime Points to spare, they can use them to get the ''Immune to Cold'' [[Lifetime Reward]], which will prevent the above from happening. If enough snow accumulates on the ground, it may be declared a Snow Day, where child and teen Sims will be excused from going to school.

An interesting little moodlet that Sims can get only during the winter is the Polar Bear Club moodlet, where if Sims swim in the cold waters long enough, they can obtain a moodlet which gives them a 5 hour immunity to the cold.