{"id":918758,"date":"2025-12-27T06:58:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T06:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/WAYJeb7sipuY99eNGm58JF"},"modified":"2025-12-27T06:58:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T06:58:16","slug":"how-to-age-up-an-infant-in-the-sims-4-with-either-a-cake-or-a-cheat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-age-up-an-infant-in-the-sims-4-with-either-a-cake-or-a-cheat\/","title":{"rendered":"How to age up an infant in The Sims 4 with either a cake or a cheat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Though they’re no longer confined to their crib prisons since their base game overhaul, you may still want to age up an infant in The Sims 4<\/a> if you’re ready for their next life stage. Whether you want to give them a glorious birthday party or just want to get the job done with cheats so they\u2019ll stop digging in your dresser and leaving trash everywhere, there are a few ways to age them up into\u2026 toddlers who are pretty much just as messy.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, with a little help from their parents or other older Sims, infants are just one candle-topped cake (or cheat) away from their birthday. Here\u2019s everything you\u2019ll need to know about aging up infants in The Sims 4, including how to do it manually, how to let it happen naturally, and how to cheat your way to the next stage of Sim life.<\/p>\n

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Just like with other Sims, the best way to age up an infant is with a good old birthday cake<\/strong>, even if it isn’t actually their birthday yet. You can bake a cake by using an oven and then clicking on a cake to add birthday candles<\/strong> for 10 Simoleons. However, since infants are so tiny and adorable, they can\u2019t blow out candles on their own! Instead, you\u2019ll need one of your older Sims to interact with the cake, click “Help Blow Out Candles\u2026” and then select your infant Sim. Or, while playing as your infant, you can click on the cake and click “Candles Help\u2026” to select a grown Sim of your choice.<\/p>\n

If you have “Auto Age” turned on in your gameplay options menu, you can also just sit back and wait for your infant Sims to age up on their own, which happens after their birthday ends. They\u2019ll be understandably devastated about their birthday being forgotten if you skip the cake though. But, if you\u2019re trying to really save your Simoleons or be the worst parent possible, well, it’s an option. You can check the in-game calendar to find out when a Sim\u2019s birthday is, but depending on the lifespan length you’ve selected in the gameplay options menu, here\u2019s how long it\u2019ll take your infant Sim to age up<\/strong>:<\/p>\n