Sims 2 Foster Care Challenge

Sims 2 Foster Care Challenge

Attempted by: Mimi

There is more information about this challenge on this page.

Meet Natasha Dobryi.

  

Natasha recently visited Sim City Orphanage and saw how crowded and unhappy the children were. She decides she will adopt as many of these children as possible to give them a better start in life. Even though she lives in a small house and only has 3000 simoleans to her name, Natasha believes that she will be a good foster parent for these children.

Scoring for Natasha:

+350 for every skill point earned
+140 for every skill maxed
+60 for every talent badge (fishing, gardening, pottery, and sewing. all gold)
+40 for every gold badge
+10 for every "life skill" mastered (parenting)
+40 for every maximized hobby (nature and arts & crafts)

+ 60 for every outside friend (Marilis Valentine, Ameris Oaks, Rosalie Galaxian, and Mary Gavigan)

-10 for motive failure

Natasha adopts her first child, Merissa.

Merissa is happy to have a new home and a new foster parent. She has been in the orphanage since she could remember. Merissa loves to paint, draw, and play piano. In this photo, she is reading Natasha's arts and crafts magazine, "At home Artist".

Scoring for Merissa

+5 for being adopted as a child
+40 for every skill point (5 creativity, 2 logic, and 1 cooking)
+5 for learning to do homework
+15 for three talent badges (bronze gardening and silver fishing)
+20 for every hobby maximized (arts & crafts)
+5 for happy birthday.
+20 for every outside friend (delphine oaks and tina traveller)

Natasha adopts her second child, Cory.

    

Natasha is now the foster parent of a toddler boy named Cory. She will have to take more responsibility to care for him because he needs more attention than Natasha's first foster child. The first thing Natasha does is to teach Cory how to talk, walk, and use the potty. Who new taking care of toddlers is so much work?

  Scoring for Cory:

+10 for being adopted as a toddler
+35 for every skill point (3 creativity, 3 logic, and 1 mechanical)
+30 for every toddler skill mastered (talk, walk, and potty)
+5 for learning to do homework
+10 for every talent badge earned (bronze and silver fishing)
+20 for every hobby maximized (games)
+15 for happy birthday
+10 for outside friends (brody zaxxon)

Natasha adopts her third child, a baby named Isis.

    

Isis has a shy but caring personality. She likes to play piano and garden. She loves to hang out with her big brother.

Scoring for Isis:

+20 for being adopted as an infant
+45 for every skill point (4 creativity, 2 logic, 2 cooking, 1 charisma)
+30 for every toddler skill mastered (talk, walk, and potty)
+5 for learning to do homework
+20 for every talent badge earned (gold gardening and bronze fishing)
+10 for gold talent badge
+40 for every hobby maximized (arts & crafts and nature)
+15 for happy birthday
+30 for outside friends (shane kerry, frimelda oaks, and gretchen valentine)

Natasha adopts her fourth Child, Drake.

Natasha decides to adopt another child to keep Cory company after Merissa has her birthday in a couple of days. Drake is really smart and friendly. He loves anything to do with nature like hiking, camping, fishing, and gardening. In this photo, he has just reeled in a big blue catfish.

Scoring for Drake:

+5 for being adopted as a child
+25 for every skill point (3 mechanical, 1 creativity, and 1 logic.
+5 for learning to do homework
+10 for two talent bages (bronze fishing and bronze gardening)
+20 for every hobby maximized (nature)
+5 for happy birthday
+10 for outside friend (ethan oaks)

Natasha adopts her fifth child, Toby.

  

The social worker visits Natasha's house carrying another toddler, a little boy named Toby. Natasha thinks that Toby somewhat resembles her with his fiery red hair. She spends most of her time feeding, diapering, and teaching Toby all the skills he'll need in life. In doing all of this, Natasha is reminded of how difficult taking care of toddlers is.

Scoring for Toby:

+10 for being adopted as a toddler
+40 per skill point earned (4 logic, 3 creativity, and 1 charisma)
+30 for every toddler skill mastered (talk, walk, and potty)
+5 for learning to do homework
+15 per talent badge earned (bronze and silver fishing and bronze gardening)
+20 for every hobby maximized (nature)
+10 for happy birthday
+10 for every outside friend (Isaiah Gavigan)

Natasha adopts her sixth child, Dorian.

     

 

Finally the social worker arrives at Natasha's house. Natasha takes a look out the window and notices her carrying a small baby in her arms. A baby... again? She agrees to take really good care of the baby and decides to name him Dorian. With so many foster children in the house, it has gotten quite crowded. Luckily, Merissa will leave for college in a couple of days.

Scoring for Dorian:

+20 for being adopted as an infant
+35 for every skill point (2 creativity, 2 logic, 2 mechanical, 1 cleaning)
+30 for every toddler skill mastered (talk, walk, and potty)
+5 for learning to do homework
+10 for every talent badge earned (bronze and silver fishing)
+20 for every hobby maximized (nature)
+15 for happy birthday
+20 for outside friends (cody oaks and tina traveller)

Natasha adopts her seventh child, a toddler named Brandon.

    Brandon loves spending time with his siblings. His favorite hobby is sports.

Scoring for Brandon:

+10 for being adopted as a toddler
+30 per skill point earned (2 logic, 3 body, and 1 creativity)
+30 for every toddler skill mastered (talk, walk, and potty)
+5 for learning to do homework
+10 per talent badge earned (bronze and silver fishing)
+20 for every hobby maximized (sports)
+10 for happy birthday
+10 for every outside friend (Gallagher Newson)

Natasha adopts her eighth child, a girl named Sarah.

   

Sarah is a very precocious child. She enjoys painting, singing, and playing games.

Scoring for Sarah:

+5 for being adopted as a child
+30 for every skill point (3 creativity, 1 charisma, and 2 logic.
+5 for learning to do homework
+10 for two talent bages (bronze pottery and bronze gardening)
+40 for every hobby maximized (nature & arts and crafts)
+5 for happy birthday
+20 for outside friend (gloria oaks and gretchen valentine)

Natasha adopts her ninth child, a toddler named Alec.

  

Alec is the prankster of the family. He also loves to play games and fish.

Scoring for Alec:

+10 for being adopted as a toddler
+35 per skill point earned (4 logic, 2 creativity, and 1 mechanical)
+30 for every toddler skill mastered (talk, walk, and potty)
+5 for learning to do homework
+15 per talent badge earned (gold fishing)  +10 for every gold badge
+40 for every hobby maximized (nature and games)
+10 for happy birthday
+10 for every outside friend (Hunter Knight)

Natasha adopts her tenth child, a girl named Chloe.

  Chloe loves making crafts like pottery and handmade quilts. She gets along well with most of her siblings.

Scoring for Chloe

+5 for being adopted as a child
+30 for every skill point (3 creativity and 3 cooking)
+5 for learning to do homework
+10 for two talent badges (bronze and silver pottery and bronze and silver sewing)
+40 for every hobby maximized (arts and crafts and cuisine)
+5 for happy birthday
+30 for outside friend (gloria oaks, marney thomasin and lilly valentine)

Natasha adopts her eleventh child, a baby named Blake.

      Blake loves to fix things and play games. His best friend is his brother Alec.

Scoring for Blake:

+20 for being adopted as an infant
+35 for every skill point (2 creativity, 2 logic, 3 mechanical)
+30 for every toddler skill mastered (talk, walk, and potty)
+5 for learning to do homework
+10 for every talent badge earned (bronze and silver fishing)
+40 for every hobby maximized (tinkering and)
+15 for happy birthday
+20 for outside friends (ethan oaks and hunter knight)

Natasha adopts her twelfth child, a boy named Kevin.

  Kevin is a smart child. He loves to read, play chess, and garden.

Scoring for Kevin:

+5 for being adopted as a child
+40 for every skill point (4 creativity, 2 creativitiy, and 2 mechanical.
+5 for learning to do homework
+10 for two talent bages (bronze and silver gardening)
+20 for every hobby maximized (nature)
+5 for happy birthday
+10 for outside friend (Gavin Haley)

Natasha adopts her thirteenth child, a girl named Sabrina.

   

Sabrina is very outgoing and loves to sing and dance.

Scoring for Sabrina:

+5 for being adopted as a child
+30 for every skill point (3 creativity, 2 charisma, and 1 logic.
+5 for learning to do homework
+5 for talent bages (bronze gardening)
+20 for every hobby maximized (music and dance)
+5 for happy birthday
+20 for outside friend (heather oaks and gretchen valentine)

Natasha adopts her fourteenth child, a girl named Kimberly.

  

Kimberly is kind and smart. She enjoys blogging, gardening, and playing her violin.

Scoring for Kimberly:

+5 for being adopted as a child
+50 for every skill point (4 creativity, 4 logic, 1 mechanical, and 1 cooking.
+5 for learning to do homework
+20 for four talent badges talent bages (bronze and silver gardening, bronze fishing, and bronze sewing)
+40 for every hobby maximized (nature & music and dance)
+5 for happy birthday
+20 for outside friend (Mousse McAlister and Moxie Goodchild)

Natasha adopts her fifteenth child, a toddler named Finn.

      

Finn loves anything that has to do with water: swimming, fishing, or just lounging by the lake.

Scoring for Finn:

+5 for being adopted as a child
+40 for every skill point (4 creativity, 2 logic, and 2 body.
+5 for learning to do homework
+20 for four talent badges talent bages (bronze gardening, and gold fishing) +10 for every gold badge
+20 for every hobby maximized (nature)
+5 for happy birthday
+10 for outside friend (Zora Zaxxon)

Natasha adopts her sixteenth child, a girl named Gretchen.

  

Gretchen is the most mischievous of all Natasha's foster children. She always stays in trouble. 

Scoring for Gretchen:

+5 for being adopted as a child
+35 for every skill point (2 creativity, 3 logic, and 2 charisma.
+5 for learning to do homework
+10 for two talent badges talent bages (bronze toymaking and bronze fishing)
+20 for every hobby maximized (games)
+5 for happy birthday
+10 for outside friend (Suzie Peyton)

Natasha adopts her seventeenth child, a teen named Troy.

Troy's one passion in life is cars. He loves driving them, working on them, and even their smell.

Scoring for Troy:

+0 for being adopted as a teen (by using a mod)
+45 for every skill point (4 mechanical, 3 body, 1 logic, and 1 creativity.
+5 for learning to do homework
+10 for two talent badges talent bages (bronze and silver fishing)
+20 for every hobby maximized (tinkering)
+0 for happy birthday
+20 for outside friend (Billy Flynn and Elizabeth Fuchs)

Natasha adopts her eighteenth child, a teen named Kira.

Keira is bold and uninhibited.  She always goes with the flow and does whatever her instincts tell her to do.

Scoring for Kira:

+0 for being adopted as a teen (by using a mod)
+40 for every skill point (4 creativity, 2 logic, and 2 charisma.
+5 for learning to do homework
+10 for two talent badges talent bages (bronze gardening and bronze fishing)
+20 for every hobby maximized (nature)
+0 for happy birthday
+10 for outside friend (Lucy Valentine)

Natasha adopts her nineteenth child, a boy named Simon.

  imon is a shy but active child. He like to go camping and fishing, ride his bike, and skateboard.

Scoring for Simon:

+5 for being adopted as a child
+30 for every skill point (3 body, 2 logic, and 1 creativity.
+5 for learning to do homework
+10 for talent bages (bronze and silver fishing)
+20 for every hobby maximized (nature)
+5 for happy birthday
+10 for outside friend (Ivan Peyton)

Natasha adopts her twentieth child, a girl named Brittany.

  

Brittany is sweet and caring. She loves listening to, dancing to, and playing music.

Scoring for Brittany:

+5 for being adopted as a child
+35 for every skill point (4 creativity and 3 charisma.
+5 for learning to do homework
+5 for talent bages (bronze fishing)
+20 for every hobby maximized (music and dance)
+5 for happy birthday
+20 for outside friend (heather oaks and lucy valentine)

Natasha adopts her twenty-first child, a boy named Matthew.

   

Matthew, like his older brother Drake, loves anything that has to do with nature.

Scoring for Matthew:

+5 for being adopted as a child
+40 for every skill point (3 creativity, 2 mechanical, and 3 logic.
+5 for learning to do homework
+20 for talent badges (bronze and silver gardening and bronze and silver fishing)
+20 for every hobby maximized (nature)
+5 for happy birthday
+20 for outside friend (Ivan Peyton and Toby Otaku)

The challenge is done!

Total score = 3655.

After the challenge...

When Natasha sent her last foster child Matthew to college, she felt that she couldn't go on any more. She was about to be an elder and was too tired and old to take care of children. Soon after she met her friend Marilis's brother Sam. They then fell in love and are now married and living happily ever after.

The end.