Animal Crossing Hidden Features
Our family has been enjoying the game Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Nintendo Switch. You can buy the game in a cartridge format here or you can buy a digital code that allows you to simply enter the code on your Switch so you can play right away. Animal Crossing is our family’s favorite game right now. I love that there is no violence. I also love the cooperative nature of the game. One of my sons leaves gifts for the other son and they share fruit and items. It is so nice to see them cooperating and working together in the animal crossing world. This post was written by my kids who love playing Animal Crossing New Horizons. We hope you enjoy these Animal Crossing hidden features.
My kids can each have a different part of the world of Animal Crossing. They can also play the game without “messing up” their sibling’s game. That is a very important aspect when you have a big family.
Another thing I love about this game is that there are always new things to discover all over the island. Each day the island is full of surprises. There is something for everyone in this game. I love to play it when the kids are done with their turn. I love to catch bugs, fix up my home, and just escape and have fun. This post is designed to share with you some of the Animal Crossing hidden features that we did not know when we first started to play. While we are on quarantine right now, the Animal Crossing island is a lovely escape.
The first few times you play Animal Crossing: New Horizons you simply need to figure out all the fun things there are to see and do on the island. Once you know how the game works you can enjoy these Animal Crossing hidden features.
Our top 10 Animal Crossing Hidden Features:
1. Trees are important in Animal Crossing. You can pick fruit from the tree, but you can also dig up the entire tree and move it somewhere else. If you eat at least 10 pieces of fruit you have the ability to move the tree. Use your shovel and scoop up the tree and put the tree in your pocket, then plant it wherever you want to. Or, you can just shake a tree and collect the branches to make recipes with.
2. Speaking of recipes, you have to learn a recipe before you can use it. You can find recipes in message bottles on the beach or in the sky floating from a balloon. If the recipe is floating in a balloon, use your slingshot to shoot the balloon down and get your present, which could be a recipe. If you find a recipe or are given a recipe, you must learn it and then it is yours to create forever. You can also find presents floating in the water. Pick up any presents you see in the sky or the water.
3. Rocks are very important in this game. Rocks are an important resource as they can give you clay and iron. Pick up any rocks you see because you need them to make lots of the items.
4. Visit your Nook Stop (located in Tom Nook’s Tent) once a day. Here you will get bells. It is an easy way to earn free bells. Across from the Nook Stop, in the tent, there is a cooler. Open it up and you can sometimes find one free thing you can take.If you have Nook Miles + (from upgrading your first house) you can go to visit other islands and find new materials. Visit the Nook Stop, as pictured above, once a day.
5. If you get stung by a wasp and your eye swells up you have a few choices. You can wait until the next day for it to go away or you can talk to a villager. The villager can give you a recipe for medicine that needs very few ingredients and will fix your eye. If you want to avoid getting stung by the wasp you can either hold a net while you are shaking a tree and then you will catch the wasp. Or, you run really fast and the wasp will hopefully fly away.
6. Go fishing at night and walk to the beach. Find a big rock on the beach and then look up at the sky for a shooting star. The shooting star can give you nook miles or star fragments. The star fragments can be used to make a star wand. The star wand can help you change your clothes.
7. If you have Nook Miles + (from upgrading your first house) you can go to visit other islands and find new materials. Visit the Nook Stop, as pictured above, once a day.
8. Catch as many bugs and fish as you can. There are seasonal creatures added all the time. You should try to collect everything that you can. Sell the things you cannot use, but save some items for crafting. You need to have a lot of materials to build items for your house.
9. On the ground, you might see a glowing spot. You should dig it up with your shovel and collect the gold. If you want to, you can rebury the gold in the ground and sometimes make a money tree!
10. Eat a fruit (just one, no need to eat a whole bunch) and you can get stronger. You will be able to uproot a tree and break a whole rock in one hit.
Which of these Animal Crossing hidden features is your favorite? Leave a comment and tell me what your favorite part of the game is.
Update October 2020:
We have been playing Animal Crossing New Horizons for the past 6 months. This is the most relaxing and fun game that we have for the Switch. Today I have a guest post from my daughter. She is sharing the 5 reasons she enjoys playing Animal Crossing New Horizons. Take it away Diane!
Hi everyone. Animal Crossing New Horizons is such a fun game. I want to tell you my top 5 favorite things from the game. In case you also love this game, and you want a cute Animal Crossing sweatshirt like mine, you can find it here.
My Top 5 favorite things about Animal Crossing:
- I am loving the fall update! You can make a pumpkin patch and buy candy too! I am having fun decorating my island for Halloween. You can also get Halloween costumes and accessories for your characters. Once you grow pumpkins, you can use them for recipes. Buy your pumpkin starters at Leaf’s shop to get the best price.
- I love to check my mailbox and see what mail I get. I get gifts in the mail and I love to see what new letters are in there each day.
- Shaking trees can give me surprises. Every morning I shake all my trees with no fruit on them. You never know what will fall out of the tree. Each day I get bell drops and also furniture drops. It is exciting to get mysterious items each day.
- I love to shop. Shopping in Animal Crossing is just as fun. I sell turnips, bugs, and fish that I do not want so I have more money to spend. I always check the limited items and what is inside the cabinet. I look at the floors and items I can add to my house.
- Changing the clothes for my character is really fun too. You can go to the dressing room in Able Sisters and see all the clothing there is to choose from. Cute shoes, socks, shirts, pants, dresses, glasses, hats, in every color imaginable. There is so much great stuff to choose from!
In order to write this review, we received a complimentary copy of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. All thoughts and opinions are 100% our own. Some links on this page may be affiliate links.
Don’t forget to shake all the trees every day (non-fruit) as you get 2 pieces of furniture or accessories and the wasps sell for a good price (always shake from the front with the net in hand, you will automatically turn to face the wasps and just hit A as soon as you can and you will get them!)
Thank you for this great tip! It is such a fun game and I am going to try this tomorrow.
I do not have this system but my sisters do and they have younger kids that would love this game. I will try and get them a copy so they have a new game to play.
They will absolutely love this game! It is so much fun and perfect for young and old kids alike.
Cool! I just downloaded this recently and haven’t really messed with it too much. Looks fun though!
You have to play this game! It is so much fun. Once you start though, you will be hooked!
My son loves this game and has been playing it daily! I have to remind him to finish his schoolwork first. I’ll have to show him this post!
Sounds like your son is already an expert. I also have to remind the kids to do their homework first 🙂
It’s so good that they are making good games for the little kids. There is way too much violence out there already.
I totally agree with you! There are very few good games for little kids and families. This is a perfectly lovely game.
Thanks for the hidden features intel! Now I’ll impress my grandchildren for a change. Ha!
Your grandkids would be so impressed! I hope they are enjoying this game 🙂
This would be perfect for my nieces and nephews. Thanks for sharing!
You would be the best aunt if you buy this game for them!
They make the cutest toys for kids these days!! I would like to be a kid again!
Animal crossing has some really cute stuffed animals you can buy. My daughter is in love with all the little characters in this game.
I haven’t played animal crossing, but I have a lot of friends who do and enjoy it. I love that there are family friendly games like this available.
I completely agree with you! There are not enough family friendly games out there. This one is just perfect.
Such a cute post! I’ve been dying to get ahold of a Switch but they’re sold out everywhere.
I have heard that it is really hard to find a switch right now! I can suggest that you check Target online as late as possible, as they add their stock then. Good luck!
It looks like a fun game! I think my friend is playing this to help stay busy, I’ll have to share these tips with her!
This game really does help pass the time. It is so calming and feels like you are taking a little vacation to a tropical island.
Animal Crossing game sounds like an amazing game to play. Such a perfect and fun way to keep you occupied during these times. I will definitely check this out.
It really is a great way to relax during these stressful times.
We really want to get this game. I have heard so many great things about it!
The game is available everywhere. The switch system is much harder to find!
My kids don’t have this game, but I have heard a lot about this! These tips would be great to know about.
If you have a switch you should buy this game! It is so much fun for the whole family!
My nephew will be happy to receive this as his birthday’s gift!
You will be the favorite aunt if you buy this for your nephew! It is such a fun game!
Not familiar with this game but it looks like fun. I’ll definitely give it a try with my nieces and nephew when I see them soon. Thanks for introducing me to it.
I know your nieces and nephews will love it!
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