Nature is one of the many hobbies included in The Sims 2: FreeTime. 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:

Available to toddlers:

• Chasing butterflies and fireflies^[TS2:S]

Available to children and up:

• Blogging about nature
• Browsing web about nature
• Bug collecting
• Dreaming about nature
• Feeding and watching fish in the aquarium or Carefree Koi Pond by Simulated Life
• Reading the "Home and Garden" section in the newspaper or the Outdoorsy magazine
• Studying cleaning
• Trimming hedges and watering flowerbeds
• Using the AquaGreen Hydroponic Garden
• Watching clouds
• Roasting marshmallows on the HottCorp Burning 8-R Series Fire Jet^[TS2:NL]
• Playing and talking with a caged bird^[TS2:P]
• Playing with a womrat^[TS2:P]
• Fishing^[TS2:S]
• Gardening^[TS2:S]
• Raking leaves^[TS2:S]
• Combing for seashells^[TS2:BV]
• Building a sandcastle^[TS2:BV]
• Examining the "Big Ol' Glory" Tree Ring^[TS2:BV]
• Raking zen garden^[TS2:BV]
• Sleeping in a tent^[TS2:BV]
• Watching waves^[TS2:BV]

Available to teens and up:

• Hiking
• Feeding Laganaphyllis simnovorii^[TS2:U]
• Sun tanning^[TS2:BV]

Available to adults and up:

• Bird watching^{[n 1]}

Unlockable interactions

Gaining enthusiasm in this hobby can unlock these interactions:

• "Talk about Nature"
• "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"

Titles

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

Hobby instructors

• Sabastian Collins
• Naenae Philippine
• Adriana Shaikh

Befriending a nature hobby instructor will decrease the friends requirements by one for Sims who work in the natural scientist career, but strangely not with the oceanography career.

Nature hobby instructors wear an outfit which resembles the default PlantSim outfit, and a headdress resembling those worn by the locals of Twikkii Island. If The Sims 2: Seasons was installed before the NPC is generated, all nature hobby instructors will have gold talent badges in fishing and gardening.

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