lap reading for infants & reading while infants nap on laps
download on patreon (early access)
(public release - 02/28/25)
this mod adds two new interactions with infants:
sim reads a book to an infant sitting on their lap;
sim reads books and boosts skills while an infant naps on their lap.
requires the xml injector
base game compatible
here's a look at the full animations:
male sims have the same animation, with a slight adjustment in leg position.
both actions require a nearby couch, bench or living chair.ย
I didn't make the page-turning animation. i hope you don't mind โ it would have made the process 10 times harder...
the books appear automatically.
this is what a children's book looks like inside:
the adult book features cover art by illustratorย daniel stolle.
the children's book's exterior texture is artwork by ekatamandalIllustration.
the children's book's inner texture features artwork by e. bauman and a. arinushkin.
to start "lap reading", go to the "friendly..." -> "activities".
after the activity, both the adult and the baby gains increases in their "social"ย and "fun"ย stats, plus the following buffs:
reading while infants nap on laps
for this interaction, head over to the "baby care" menu -> "give baby a nap while reading...". you'll find several options here.
the "give a nap while reading fiction book" option only adds 'fun'. the other options add a smaller 'fun', but they help develop various skillsย (skills are only from the base game). the baby gains increases in "social"ย and "energy"ย stats.
after the action, both the adult and the child receive the following buffs:
note that if an infant has the 'hates being carried' trait, they will not receive the buff. similarly, an adult sim with the 'hates children' trait will not receive the buff.
i tried to make the action work for toddlers too, but i haven't figured out how yet. these interactions, like my previous mod "take a nap with infant", are based on the "give infant a nap" action. adapting them for toddlers requires deeper modding knowledge. i hope that either i or someone else in the modding community will figure out how to make it work in the future.
please let me know if you run into any issues while using the mod. i'm always happy to help, and your feedback is incredibly useful for fine-tuning it ๐ค
i'm really proud of this mod! it's not perfect, but i'm happy with how it turned out, and i hope you find it both useful and fun.
