early game

start at 10/1/25 4:28AM

set birthday as 10/1

make a south hemisphere island

always complete the money rock before starting the holiday segment

left nookling

25 tree branches 6 fruit

talk to nook after naming island to get bed

after sleeping pick up bed

take off pants, socks, and shoes

and place them in the tent

deny adding island advice 101

post on the bulletin board

on the way to Resident Services

Participate in Tom Nook’s DIY lesson

(2nd option)

Use your extra sticks to make a flimsy net

catch a total of 5 creatures and donate them

(2nd option)

shake trees from the front

with your net out to make wasp catching easy.

pick up furniture (shady shakedown is important)

pick up tree branches

after creatures place net and rod outside for later use

craft 3 flimsy axes after getting the museum tent (get 3 stones)

buy 5 extra flowers for miles

go outside and plant the 10 flowers

place then museum plot

get the crafting table from your mail and learn it

pick up 20 fruits and sell them

Enter resident services at about 33-34 minutes on the timer after hitting all rocks

getting as much wood as possible (typically around 70-90)

and the crafting table DIY recipe

buy something from ABD

open designs and slightly edit first design save and quit

edit passport phrase

open nook phone 9 times and on 10th time open nook miles app

redeem all stamps until 5000 and pay off your 1st debt

talk again to upgrade house (2nd option twice)

now go outside

day 2:

go to museum to get shovel and vaulting pole recipes

talk to Timmy to listen about a shop

craft a vaulting pole and crafting table

buy 1 shovel and 1 axe from Timmy

buy pretty good tools DIY set from nook miles

farm resources (rocks trees)

make 2-3 stone axes, 1 shovel depending on iron

need 30 of all woods and 30 iron

keep going forward until all materials

check for Yule log in Nook Shopping

submit items

place shop plot

check for Yule log in Nook Shopping

go forward 3 days

hit rocks & trees

go to resident services

talk to nook choose 1st option

craft and place bridge (4 log stakes (12 wood), 4 clay, 4 stone)

talk to nook choose 1st option

place housing plots

craft ladder

House 1

IN

• Fruit Item 1 (10 Fruit + ???)

• Fruit Item 2 (10 Fruit + ???)

• Pot (5 Clay)

Apple - 4 Wood & 2 Iron

Orange - 6 Wood

Cherry - 2 Iron & 2 Clay

Pear - 5 Wood & 6 Softwood

Peach - 5 Wood & 4 Softwood

EX

• Hay Bed (20 Weeds)

• Swinging Bench (5 Wood + 7 Softwood)

• Barrel (5 Wood + 2 Iron)

or

• Clothesline (10 Sticks)

• Stone Stool (3 Stone)

• Stone Table (8 Stone)

House 2

IN

• Wooden-block Stereo (W-B T + 5 Softwood + 2 Iron)

• Wooden-block Table (W-B T + 8 Softwood)

• Flower Item (3 of each flower color)

EX

• Iron Garden Chair (3 Iron)

• Iron Garden Table (5 Iron)

• Birdhouse (2 Wood + 5 Softwood)

or

• Natural Garden Chair (6 Hardwood + 2 Iron)

• Natural Garden Table (9 Hardwood + 3 Iron)

• Birdbath (6 Stone)

House 3

IN

• Wooden Simple Bed (18 Wood)

• Wooden Chair (6 Wood)

• Classic Pitcher (4 Clay)

EX

• Log Dining Table (15 Hardwood)

• Log Bench (5 Hardwood)

• Wooden Bucket (3 Wood + 1 Iron)

or

• Log Garden Lounge (12 Hardwood)

• Log Stool (4 Hardwood)

• Water Pump (2 Iron + 6 Clay)

get fist pump

check for Yule log in Nook Shopping

when done go forward 3 days

farm for 3 of each wood and 15 iron for campsite

buy 2 pipes from nook shopping

go forward 3 days when done with rocks

open mail and place 1 pipe near house

buy 20x5 pumpkin starts

plant the pumpkins and place down custom design shirts (on other side of river, little on main land)

custom design shirts better on whatever side of beach is farther away

put custom design shirts where pine trees are, get wood while doing this

place the other pipe near pine trees

farm for 3 of each wood and 15 iron for campsite

go forward 3 days when you feel like it's good enough

go to upgraded resident services

talk to nook

craft campsite (15 all woods, 15 iron)

complete customize workshop (12 wood)

check for Yule log in Nook Shopping

place campsite close to resident services

farm rocks

go forward 1 day

place more custom designs (if you feel like it's needed)

farms rocks

go forward 1 day

farm rocks

go to campsite and talk to guy

go to resident services and talk to nook

buy 1 nook miles ticket

place house plot on main land

go back to resident services and keep buying house plots and place plot on main land

until you can't anymore

use nook mile ticket and get villager to move in (cranky villager good but otherwise it doesn't matter)

get coconuts from island

go forward 1 day

farm rocks

use another nook mile ticket to get a villager to move in

get coconuts from island

go forward 2 days

plant coconuts

pick up any items if you dropped anything

talk to nook and choose first option

talk to Isabelle and hope you have 3 stars

if you don't have 3 stars place more shirts and try again

check for Yule log in Nook Shopping

Holiday Segment:

Misc stuff:

learn more pocket space (5000 miles) whenever possible

invite cranky villager amiibo for DIY chance as much as possible

look if one of your cranky villagers (if any) are inside to see if they're crafting something

use a villagers kitchen to make spooky cookies

Halloween -> Turkey Day -> Toy Day -> Festivale -> Bunny Day

oct 30th load in

k.k. slider performance

buy wetsuit

buy 1 flimsy rod

buy 1 flimsy net

buy 2 slingshots

drop them near house

check for Yule Log

Invite Cranky Amiibo for DIY check

Halloween 5PM-12AM:

open mail from jack

talk to villager to get 3 free candy

find jack give candy twice to get robe and mask

equip both

talk to everyone outside

when inside take mask off, talk, then put back on for 2 candies

after you get as much candy as you can go back a day and go back to Halloween

keep repeating until 1 stack and a half of candy then start giving candy

(maybe only 1 stack and then start giving candy out)

give a lollipop to jack and another a villager whenever you get one

any more are useless

learn every DIYs given to avoid dupes

give candies to villagers until everything is learned or given

buy more pumpkin starts if you didn't get yellow, green or white pumpkins

(10% chance, only need 1 of each YEP)

plant before moving on

check for Yule Log

Invite Cranky Amiibo for DIY check

Turkey Day:

(11/27/25 9AM-12AM)

if you're missing a color pumpkin try again after this segment

(go back to oct 30th and then start toy day)

pick up flimsy rods

equip wetsuit incase you need to get a sea urchin

help a villager in their house until they give you flour

secret ingredients don't provide any exclusive rewards

franklin part 1: 3 Manila clams

franklin part 2: different colored pumpkins (use secret ingredients if possible here)

franklin part 3: (south) squid(3) and either sea urchin(small), carrot, potato

franklin part 4: (south) sea bass(5) and either olive flounder(4), flour, or red snapper(4)

check for Yule Log

Invite Cranky Amiibo for DIY check

after you complete all dishes go forward 1 day

buy cozy Turkey Day DIYs from Nook's Cranny

Toy Day:

12/24/25 (5AM-4AM)

go in pipe and get 3 of each ornament color

find Jingle and talk

learn DIY

craft and give 3 festive papers to Jingle

deliver all gifts and report back to Jingle

talk to random villager and they will give you 3 red wrapping paper (DIY material)

festive season (December 15th to January 6th):

start on 12/23 (skip 12/20, that's the Bug Off)

save and quit keep going backwards

look for crafting villagers to get festive series DIY

festive wreath is obtained by a villager pinging between

December 15 to December 23

after you learn everything stand at a pine tree with lights on it and shake until you have all the mats

materials required for festive DIY (not including wrapping paper)

cardboard box - 1 (recycle box)

red wrapping paper - 3

wooden-block toy (3 softwood) - 1

red ornament - 48

blue ornament - 39

gold ornament - 45

wood - 18

hardwood - 1

tree branch - 7

iron - 24

clay - 7

weeds - 5

Festivale:

2/16/26 5AM-4AM

3 feathers of same color required for 1 item, you cannot get dupes

pick up flimsy nets

craft 1 normal net

after 9 items got he wants 3 rainbow feathers

after that craft everything and sell it all

learn Be a Chef! DIY Recipes (3000 nook miles)

look for a villager's kitchen to cook spooky cookies

the lazy villager that moves in during the villager house development quest has a stove in their house (house plot 1)

if they are outside, try looking for a villager cooking in their house and use their stove instead

if the villager is crafting, try a different day

materials required for spooky DIY

orange pumpkin - 57

yellow pumpkin - 1

white pumpkin - 1

green pumpkin - 1

flour - 1

wood - 4

hardwood - 25

softwood - 13

iron - 4

clay - 4

weeds - 4

materials required for turkey day DIY

campfire (3 tree branch) - 1

wood - 5

hardwood - 12

softwood - 9

stone - 38

iron - 7

clay - 20

weeds - 15

Bunny Day:

Start 7 days before bunny day

3/29/26

pick up slingshots

look for zipper to get DIY recipe

buy nook mile ticket

use nook miles ticket chop all trees and hit rocks and dig star spots too (get coconuts if you feel like it)

then take a kapp'n tour to get more eggs

plant coconuts if gotten then farm wood eggs, leaf eggs, stone eggs on main island then move on

check for Yule Log

Invite Cranky Amiibo for DIY check

go forward to next year's first bunny day (7 days before)

3/21/27

get 10 water eggs from zipper, get wood eggs, stone eggs and leaf eggs

check for Yule Log

Invite Cranky Amiibo for DIY check

go forward to next year's first bunny day (7 days before)

4/9/28

get 10 water eggs from zipper, get wood eggs, stone eggs and leaf eggs

check for Yule Log

Invite Cranky Amiibo for DIY check

go to the actual bunny day 4/16/28 5AM-4AM

DIYs can be found from balloon presents, rainbow message bottles or villagers outside (few recipes left)

(villager recipes are clothing so i don't think they count(?))

materials required for bunny day DIY (includes bunny day fence)

clothing items are not required, just furniture and fence

earth egg - 20

stone egg - 20

leaf egg - 20

wood egg - 20

sky egg - 19

water egg - 19

go backwards in days until the bunny day exclusive nook's cranny items are completed

look for a cooking villager in their house to cook spooky cookies if you didn't already

if you don't have Yule Log yet its unfortunately time to start happy home paradise (or you can keep trying nook shopping)

play as normal until you've accumulated more then 150,000 Poki

keep buying chocolates in Wardell's shop until you unlock catalogue

(when full put chocolate in storage upstairs)

invite Yule Log unlocking amiibo

buy Yule Log from Wardell catalogue

go forward 1 day

open yule log

if you don't have Sleigh DIY yet keep inviting amiibo and checking cranky villager crafting

gg