In The Sims 4, an exciting addition titled "Seasons" brought a range of new and interesting features for players. This expansion enhances gameplay by incorporating elements related to the changing seasons and introduces a calendar brimming with various holidays specific to each season. 

For instance, during the autumn period, the Harvestfest takes place, where mischievous gnomes make their appearance on the lot. These magical toys are equipped with mood indicators that dictate their behavior. If these characters have halos over their heads, they will leave a gift. Conversely, if a red light appears, the characters become angry and start causing trouble for the Sims.

How to calm down gnomes in Sims 4

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Ignoring the gnomes or actively interacting with them is the player's choice. However, if one wants the Sims' holiday to be successful, it's better to appease the magical creatures.

These magical beings appear as soon as the in-game calendar notifies that Harvestfest has begun. If one kicks a gnome or gives it an unwanted item, the creature will become angry. A red light will appear over its head.

It's easy to calm down the villain by giving them the right gift or asking for forgiveness. To do this, approach the toy and start interacting: "Give Gift", "Ask for Forgiveness". There's no guarantee that the gnome will forgive you, so don't risk it. If the apology is accepted or the gift is liked, the gnome will become kind, and a yellow halo will appear over its head. In a good mood, this wizard will leave gifts for the Sims' family — a packet of seeds for different seasons: winter, spring, summer, and autumn.

Gifts do not need to be purchased separately; they don't have to be in the inventory. Simply start interacting with the garden gnome figurine, and a list of gifts will appear: coffee, fruit cake, toy, pie, salad, cube of the future.

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Gifts for gnomes

To find out which gift to give to a gnome in Sims 4 that come into view for the holiday, one can use the trial and error method or refer to this table:

ImageGnomeGifts
How to calm down a gnome in The Sims 4

Universe Guardian Gnome

Toys, Cube of the Future, Coffee.
How to calm down a gnome in The Sims 4Baby GnomeCube of the Future, Coffee, Fruit Cake.
How to calm down a gnome in The Sims 4Mr. FloppyToys, Pie, Salad.
How to calm down a gnome in The Sims 4Poolside GnomeCoffee, Pie, Toys.
How to calm down a gnome in The Sims 4Fear Not GnomereaperPie, Salad, Toys.
How to calm down a gnome in The Sims 4Fundamentals of GnudePie, Salad, Toys.

Interesting fact: if there were already gnome figurines on a family's lot, they come to life during the holiday. These creatures can also be given gifts. Write in the comments if you knew about this!

Through the festival, special gnomes appear that cannot be bought in the store. When the holiday is over, you can either leave them on the lot or add them to a character's inventory and sell them.

How to get rid of gnomes forever in The Sims 4

In the holiday settings, you can disable the tradition of creatures appearing on the lot and no longer have to rack your brains looking for ways to calm down gnomes in Sims 4.

Go to the calendar, find the autumn holidays, select the relevant one, and on the left, where detailed information is written, click on the pencil icon.

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A new menu with a description of the holiday will appear. Disable the "Festive Gnomes" tradition. Uncheck this line, click "Ok" to save and apply the settings, and no more strange magical objects will appear.

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To bring back the gnomes, open the calendar and check the box next to this tradition in the settings.

We hope this guide has helped you with the gnome problem on your lot and now you know how Sims should behave if magical toys appear. We wish you a pleasant game, kind gnomes!

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