i am NEVER building a 64x64 lot again. 

Simsie: "this is a safe family friendly lot" Also Simsie: *puts a dangerous cow plant on the lot*

I love when Kayla doesn’t give herself pack limitations, this build is so cool

Theory about why the Sims team wanted the tragic clown: If your adult sim has a creativity-related midlife crisis, one of the suggested activities is to view the tragic clown painting. So, it's referenced in Growing Together.

Sometimes man's hubris involves seeing a giant lot in the sims and going "I'm gonna build There" Also! I live in a place where it rains a lot. Indoor rec centers like this are honestly the lifeblood of communities here, its where u come because there's an indoor pool and stuff to do for kids thats not out in the rain!

The detail with the sink in the art room was so adorable for no reason. Like who thinks of that when they’re making a Sims build? Precious.

Kayla. Your effort is amazing. You’ve also learnt a lesson 😂 No more 64 x 64 building 😂

the bathroom changing tables are probably my favorite item it’s just so cute and realistic

I love the rec center idea. When I was "middle school" age, I lived across the street from a rec center. I took dance classes, pottery classes, as well as other art classes. I learned to play chess there. It was a great skill-building place. The Growing Together rec center has that feel for me in a way that the Evergreen Harbor community lots did not.

I love this like crazy because it is SO indicative of why the sims is beloved. Cow plants, killer vending machines, meat walls and observatories alongside quaint card tables and toddler playpens. Kayla nailed it. This is everything that makes “The Sims,” and I am HERE FOR IT 👏👏

I didn't knew that Kayla built the official rec center but when I first saw it I kind of expected it. There's a lot of attention to details, like the art room that has enough decor to get your sim to be really inspired and things like that. I'm glad that you're redoing it but with things from all kinds of packs because the more things this lot has, the better!

i think Simsie just likes suffering at this point

“Once you go ballpit, you might as well put everything else.” Kayla is spitting Sims facts. 😂 It would be so cool if sims could give music/art classes! Like how Sims can host yoga classes or train others in the gym. I love this build!

build challenge idea: you can't use any items from the base game, it has to be in a world thats not in the base game

The problem with throwing events at a reck space is that your Sims will get distracted by EVERYTHING. Like you throw a birthday party guest's come. You try to have the party. 1 guest is painting in the Art Studio, another guest is swimming on the pool, and another guest is playing in the Music Room.

I'm currently renovating simsie's rec center mostly to add extra stuff to do from other packs and add extra decorations. She honestly did such an amazing job with the limitations she had. I feel bad about changing it but luckily I've been able to build down into the basement so I can keep things looking mostly the same. It is taking me forever because I am ridiculous and always put clutter everywhere besides where it makes it not functional

I wish people wouldn’t make a huge fuss over you using packs, I have all of them and I love your builds but most of the time they’re only base game 😩 so I will be using this Rec center like crazy. Thank you lilsimsie

My favorite builds simsie does are always when she isn’t limited to a certain amount of packs. Really showcases her ability, love this one!!

Kayla, I have been watching your videos for a long time now, and let me say, as an audiovisual producer myself, that the light and color grading of your videos lately are fantastic! This autumn clear vibes match so much with you, and really make you glow. Def your color palette. Sooo beautiful!

Love this! Downloaded this into my legacy save and added cheerleading mats as well. AMAZING build! I use your High School build and it just makes playing so much easier.

I love Snap cameos. Her cute little tail and the occasional head butting ❤💚😻

So glad you put in a pool in this one! Every rec center I've ever been too has a pool so that was weirdly missing in the official one.

This is perfect for a baby shower, family reunion and other events I’m definitely replacing the rec center with this one great job simsie you thought of literally everything 👏🏾👏🏾

Can we appreciate the effort Kayla puts into her videos

Just watching you build this is making me want to build a recreation center of my own with a pool, separate toddler and kids’ playgrounds, basketball courts (both inside and outside) and a designated skill building area for any skill I can think of that would be commonly used/considered useful aside from the required skill building items.

This would be so good for the 100 babies challenge. There’s stuff for all ages so that the kids can gain skills while the mom can work out or paint

My thing is that I hate how all the big lots are usually already dedicated to something community-based, and are situated dead-center of busy areas. There aren’t enough large residential lots. They don’t have to be 50x50 huge…but maybe 40x40 or even 40x30? 30x30 and 30x20 lots seem so small to me. You end up having to sacrifice either house space or land space.

pls get ur cat a mini-computer! cats tend to walk over your stuff because they want to be doing it with you (and also it'd be iconic)

A while ago I built (most of) a rec/community center in Kiyomatsu Point (50x50). I got the idea while I was doing the stolen parents scenario and wanted a place they could go for activities and community instead of an empty house, and have a warm shelter if in theory they lost the house. I used the community lot from Eco Lifestyle, and because Shigeru(?) doesn't want it developed, I challenged myself to not move/delete any of the trees, and keep the above ground building minimal. So it's basically all underground with an elevator down (everything except the climbing walls was designed to be wheelchair accessible), and skylights fit between the trees (that are permanently snowed on and dark T_T). I probably spent the most time on putting together a spreadsheet of all the plants, and having a program organize them into seasons (three greenhouses and an above ground garden for winter). It has a gym, yoga room, meditation room, a couple massage rooms. A crafting room, and sell tables where you can donate your crafts or buy others' to help fund the center. Locker/shower room, pool (with a small room on the side for the toddler pool), sauna, hot spring. A community kitchen for cooking classes, but also a place to make your own food using all the produce grown there, and serves the cafeteria. Cafeteria is great for parties, and comes with a stage for musical/acting performances. There's a library/computer lab, with a behind-the-bookshelf room for the owners. Two rec rooms - for kids, and adults. And emergency housing rooms with storage lockers and laundry facilities. There's also a space for strays to stay out of the cold, and the snow jungle gym above ground. At first it was just kind of a branch here, a branch there, sticking skylights and the rooms where they'd fit between the trees, and just connecting them with hallways. I ended up using almost every tile of that lot 'XD

No pack limitations, no budget and objects limitations and what a masterpiece! This build is so cool. It really has everything. Just wow!

When I read the title I was like "oh no, not the rec center again" hahahahaha omg those livestreams!!!!!

One of the first builds of yours I will DEF be downloading! I have all of these packs and have been too lazy to build my own rec center. Thank you for making an unrestricted rec center, I absolutely love it!

As a parent, I am obsessed with places that have random pack and plays. ESPECIALLY in a family washroom, cause then I don't have to put my baby on the ground while I pee 😅

This build looks so cool and I love all the little details, like the sink in the art room or the barre in the music room!!

My current legacy heir meets with her "after school art club" at the rec center! Its such a lovely lot and it's clear how much thought you put into it!

I love the party room, the tragic clown is a perfect finishing touch

This is such a really pretty build! OMG! Kayla you've really outdone yourself I love it and will use it all the time!!!😻💕😭

A 64x64 lot is a nightmare lol 😅

this is one of my favourite lots you've done simsie, it's so well done and i love how it literally has everything that your sims could do. if i had all the packs, i would download this in a heartbeat. amazing job! :D

Sometimes I wish you’d post the sped up footage with nothing cut out and just relaxing music or something over it as well as these videos. Because you always say we don’t need that, but I’d honestly love to see it, it really helps to see other people’s methods. I love your content anyway, just saying what I personally wish for.

Love this build! I created a couple of clubs using Get Together, one for music class ( activities are playing music etc) one for art class etc and I set this Rec centre as our hangout. It’s makes this lot the best place in the world!

i think this is my favorite build ive seen you do! it all looks so nice together and you can clearly see the effort you put into it

Yeeeeesss! This is amazing! I've been wanting something like this! Love when you build without resteictions, the outcome is incredible

I loved it, it's AMAZING! We needed this so bad! I was kind of expecting to see the climbing wall that is SO hard to put ANYWHERE. Totally gonna add it when I download it!

I live next to a rec center and in fact, my school has gym class in the Rec center. And this is not over done at all. My rec center has all sorts of things. A roller skate rink, multiple gym areas, multiple pools, an art room, a skating rink, multiple party rooms, multiple day care areas, two cafeterias, an indoor basketball court, indoor volleyball court, gymnastics room, ballet room, an overall dance room, a yoga room, and probably more that I don’t know about. It’s huge, with a huge parking lot as well. It’s got a lot.

I LOVE this build. I needed something for a toddler play date and this is perfect. Its so nice to be able to have somewhere to bring Sims and every age group has something to do.

I love it when you use multiple packs! Even if they are ones I don't have, it's much easier to swap things out than re-make lots myself !

the inside of this feels so nostalgic, reminds me of the YMCA we'd go to when i was a kid also i love building on 64x64 lots, such a fun challenge!

This building is amazing! I don’t have some of the packs but I still downloaded it and modified it. It has everything!

I was hoping you'd do something like this! I think the original lot is great, but I have most of the packs so this is gonna be more fun to play in 💛

I love my 64X64 lot. I've made it a family lot. Main house is now the adult/grandparents house, another rouse is for all the kids and the main family. I have a camping area, abbar/gazeebowith pool, the roller and ice rink, music area with it, farm animals and garden, with a green house. I love it!!

i immediately downloaded this, kayla. other versions were too much, I like how simple this is, although I did add more gym equipment. ❤❤❤ thank you so much

You did a great job on the Rec Center you did for EA and I love this one too. Will definitely download this. You're so talented. Snap is a cute kitty. I love seeing her appear in your videos.

This was way to fun to watch 😊😂 I also love how she just does these kind of things for us to watch 😁

I love all the little details like the sink in the art room

I love how Kayla says “no one needs to sit here and listen to me talk over footage for an HOUR straight”…. As if I don’t sit and watch her videos for over an hour at a time

I really enjoy seeing you use those random items from various packs in something like this. Makes the game feel more cohesive than it often seems lmao

I think the chandelier looks beautiful! Especially with the high ceiling. The entirety of your decorating looks Amazing!

Now this is amazing! My computer may want to blow up from using it but hay I love it with all the stuff to do on one big lot😊 Not sure about the cow plant.. those things creep me out but I know most people love them like you do! I know as long as you don’t eat the cake you’re fine but they still give me shivers 😂❤

I would watch you build rec centers once a week for the rest of the year. This is great content and what a good build. I especially appreciate all the pack incorporation

This turned out amazing! I saw some of the footage live and I am honestly impressed how well you endet up handeling all of the ideas and "critiques" in the stream. It partially was really mean, but you made something incredible out oft it! Adore this!

Kayla this is the best lot ever!!! Placing immediately, can't wait to have my artist nana do the mural while the kids build skills and baby naps 😍

I was kind of spacing out while dual streaming, and I came back into focus to GIANT SAD CLOWN. So jarring, I snort laughed.

im so impressed with this! you don't build many big lots but this one feels so full and cozy!

will definitely be using this one from now on, so much more to do when you add pack stuff

At the rec center I work at, we have a weight room, a pool, an indoor basketball court, 2 meeting rooms, and above the basketball court there is a track to walk and 2 ballet studios for like yoga classes. Outside we have an outdoor pool with water slides, baseball fields, and a playground that is built for kids with disabilities

I love how simsie is embracing and seeking out the discomfort of trying new thing 😂✨

did y'all know you can resize the mural blueprints and they'll still work!! and the paintings will be scaled as well.

As a former YMCA Child Watch employee... this is VERY accurate. (Baby crib included.)

I love this! And I really appreciate that you used the majority of packs. Will definitely be downloading this for my game.

your creativity really shines in this build!!

Love this build! Can't wait to download it and use it for my sim families! ❤

Honestly, I love the ball pit. It gets the toddlers motor skill up so fast! I only got the base game update for infant stuff, and I am so upset that the playmats didn't come in the base game! And the changing table. Ugh, but i am playing a legacy challenge now and can't wait for my first infant! I just built a baby room! Thank you for all that you do!

i love how you rebuild all your builds you do to make them how you want!

Iv watched your channel for a while and this year was the year I decided to watch some of your videos to get out of my comfort zone and start building now every time I watch your videos I get inspired into building different lots .

Downloaded and touring and WOW! I loved the pack original, but this is basically what I was trying to gear myself up to building but better! thank you!

They should come out with a gym pack which includes more equipment like squat racks, weights, benches, machines and generally more workout equipment/interactions. I would definitely buy it as i make alot of my sims pretty gym orientated.

You have no idea how much I'm going to use this build- So many cute family pictures and stuff will happen here!!!

Oh I am downloading this as soon as I get home. Absolutely awesome, Kayla!!! 😍😍😍

I genuinely love the kitty cameos :D I wish I could afford all those dang packs so I could get all your pretty builds !!

Definitely downloading this version!!! I love it 💜

That fountain looks like a mansion model. You could build a house that makes the fountain's format!

I live in Australia and down the next street is a recreation centre type of property, in the main building is girl guides, youth recourses, a gym, martial arts and gymnastics club next closest building is a bowling club and then the other side is a badminton centre, a tennis club and there’s two big open fields one is the sporting club for footy, soccer cricket ect and a smaller one for the junior football club

This build is so insanely impressive and well thought out. I think it is so cool and usefull

I love this so much I would have loved to see a theatre room to hold plays and stuff

I've used the gym decals from growing together waaaaaaay more than I thought. Anything with a gym they look great in

I have an idea for a Sims challenge that might be fun to try out 🤔 Move into a house, whichever size you want to, but the house is completely empty and you need to furnish it. The rest is kinda like rags to riches, except that you are not allowed the usual tricks of any successful get rich quick schemes, so no painting, digging for treasures, frog breeding, fishing etc. You are only allowed, at the start at least, to earn your money via your job, which you start at lvl 1. Then, you need to furnish your home in a realistic way, meaning, you cannot buy a, f.e. tread mill before you buy the basics (bed, toilet, fridge, oven, shower/bath) and you can buy those in any order you prefer. Next you are allowed to buy things that will help you gain skills you need to lvl up in your job, like a mirror for charisma (you are not allowed to use community lots or other sims' houses to upgrade your skills; if one wants to be more cruel toward your sims, it could be fun to have the additional challenge of not being able to use things like toilets, showers, beds, kitchens (or any free food for that matter) from any other lots than your home) You can eat your meals elsewhere, so long you can pay for them - no stealing from other sims or eating food that other sims make!! Only then you can buy other items like a PC or an easel (and only then you start to earn the money via painting, writing, programming etc). If anyone ends up trying the challenge, I hope you have fun!! 😊

Nice build Simsie...I'll be downloading this one!

This build is absolutely amazing!!! This is the rec center of my dreams. Thank you!

I just love your channel is like visual asmr for me

The tragic clown painting has been a thing since sims 1. I’ve been playing sims since the very first sims 1 ep (livin’ large) came out. There was a lot less for sims to do at that point, if you can imagine, so I had the clown visit on many, many occasions. (Plus I was a kid, so I, of course, thought it was the funniest thing ever!)

Simsie, I LOVE this build, and I genuinely can't wait to play on it.

Sooo downloading this!! Love this rec center!!!❤❤ You have inspired me can’t wait to build one…. Someday lol

Honestly, this kinda reminds me of the church I grew up going to. Like obviously the church building was there but they had a whole rec hall where there was a cafeteria that wasn’t staffed regularly but you could use for events, a big hall for wedding receptions, a gym with basketball and volleyball, outdoor basketball courts, a stage in the gym, an outdoor play structure, a prayer garden, plus a whole ass elementary school etc. like you could really do anything there and I think that’s kinda the idea of these rec centers, just secular which I think is awesome!

Wasn't watching some of your newer videos because I had a 18 hour car ride. I wanted to save them for! I am absolutely happy I did because I now have something to do!

wow! what a great build! the moment i buy the new pack i will download this to play in. love it 🥰

this rec center you built here is def much more realistic to an actual rec center. i would go to rec center every day for a few summers as a kid. now i want to re create the rec center i grew up at!!

this was so fun to watch. You should do more builds without pack limitation’s from now on!!

Getting these small fun behind the scenes glimpses like the last minute clown painting request from simmers who've built lots for the game is so much fun, even though I don't think anyone's ever going to beat that time a developer just stole James Turner's terrain paint and put it outside the lot 🤣

I used to have an awesome rec center in my old town. It has a basket hall court and a video Game Center and lots of other stuff. Definitely a community hangout spot.

Okay with Kayla using the ballpit in this build I kinda wanna see her try and build a McDonalds play place/chuck e cheese kinda fast food restaurant now (using the ballpit of course)