Ally
Oct 15, 2020
With the ability to customize awesome new items, place things outside, and terraform your own island, players have a lot of freedom in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
And in the months since its release, fans have embraced this freedom and demonstrated immense talent with some clever Animal Crossing: New Horizons design ideas. Impressive interiors, excellent exteriors, and countless custom designs have been created by players and shared all around the globe. 🌎
But even now, fans continue to impress. Before pumpkins were introduced in the fall update, players were already making pumpkin patches by using design codes and/or customizing items. ‘Castles‘ have been created by combining buildings, silos, and panels. ‘Pirate ships’ have been made using panels, plank design codes, and pre-existing pirate-y items. And to make the game more inclusive, Razor brand Gillette released a bunch of design codes celebrating all kinds of skin to promote body positivity back in the summer. These are just a few of the notorious examples. 🎃
Intrigued by the incredible imagination of players and their ability to plug practically any in-game gap, I decided to search for even more examples of clever creations. 💡
I regret to inform you that I couldn’t find one single example. Nothing. Nada. Error 404 ‘ACNH fan creativity’ not found. 😭…. Pffft. That’ll be the day. 😆
Here are a few of my favourite creative and clever Animal Crossing: New Horizons design ideas. 😍
Want To See More Cute Design Ideas As Inspiration?
If you particularly enjoyed the cuter-looking design ideas in this article, you may want to take a look at these cute little design pieces also. 🦆
- Oct 13, 2020
The internet is full of inspiring examples of gorgeous gardens, wonderful waterfalls and cool campsites from Animal Crossing: New Horizons. As inspiration is everywhere, you may have finished decorating your island. I thought I had. However, every Animal Crossing: New Horizons island has a pesky little strip of land that juts out into the sea.
These peninsulas are pesky in the sense that they can seem both too big and too small to do anything with, in addition to being oddly shaped.
Upon beginning the game back in the spring, I simply placed a bench and tourist telescope on mine. These two objects would remain there right up until recently, after I went searching for design ideas.
And design ideas I found! From terraformed terrain with lighthouses, to picturesque picnic spots for teddy bears, I discovered that there are plenty of creative ways to fill these spaces on your island. Whilst many more examples exist, here are a few of the best peninsula design ideas from Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Ideas With Lighthouses
Diving Spots
Thanks to the game’s summer update, players can now dive and swim. Whilst you can simply wade into the ocean from beach areas, fans came up with a much more fun way of entering the water: Diving spots! The more spectacular diving spots usually combine cliffs and a ramp (which allows suited up players to run and somersault into the sea).
(For more examples of diving platforms, click here)
Other Ideas
Rock Area Design Ideas From Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The rocky areas near the beaches on Animal Crossing: New Horizons islands can also be tricky to tackle. For inspiration, take a peek at these awesome examples of how players have been decorating their islands’ rocks.
Ways To Fill Other Pesky Spaces In The Game
Do you have other small and empty spaces on your island that you don’t know what to do with? If your answer was yes, make sure to check out these cute little design pieces too.
- Oct 7, 2020
Now that October is here and the Halloween update has come to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the spooky fun has begun! The Animal Crossing: New Horizons fall update has introduced a bunch of awesome new features! Pumpkin patches, new eye colors and skin tones and Halloween costumes, are just a few spooktacular examples.
The new Halloween costumes and clothing play an essential role in the October 31st festivites! However, there are also pre-halloween clothing items and costumes that are just as good as the official Halloween clothing items.
With the amount of clothing and accessories now available, players can mix and match clothing to make the perfect Halloween costume.
If you’re a little stumped, why not check out these Animal Crossing: New Horizons Halloween costumes for inspiration.
About Halloween Costumes & Clothing In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
For a comprehensive guide on Halloween costumes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, be sure to check out this article here!
How To Get The New Halloween Skin & Eye Colors
To find out how to unlock the new Halloween skin & eye colors, click here
More On Halloween In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
For information about the spooky items and furniture introduced in the recent update, click here.
Do you need inspiration with decorating your island for Halloween? Check out these spooky paths, creepy flags & town tunes, and Halloween-themed island ideas.
- Oct 5, 2020
The highly-anticipated Animal Crossing: New Horizons fall update is live. The update contains a bunch of cool features such as the ability to grow pumpkins, spooky new reactions, and new Halloween clothing and costumes. Additionally, players now have access to more skin and eye colors for their player to choose from.
Wicked witches with green skin, imps with red eyes, and orange-eyed cats are just a few ways the new Halloween skin & eye colors in Animal Crossing: New Horizons are making Halloween costumes better. However, they aren’t immediately available to players when using a mirror for character customization.
Like me, you may be wondering if you didn’t get this update feature. However, there is a way of obtaining the new skin and eye colors. In this article, we will explain how you get the new Halloween skin & eye colors in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Accessing The New Skin & Eye Colors – A How To
Step 1:
Albeit obvious, the very first thing you need to do is to install the fall update if you haven’t already done so.
Step 2:
Next, load up Animal Crossing: New Horizons and head to Residents Services.
Step 3:
Once inside, interact with the NookStop Terminal. Select the ‘Redeem Nook Miles’ option when prompted.
Step 4:
You will notice two new additions that can be redeemed with Nook Miles. The first addition is labelled ‘Body-Paint Costume Tips’. Redeem this option for 2,400 Nook Miles and you will then have unlocked the new Halloween skin colors too
The second new addition is called ‘Exploring New Eye Colors’. Redeem this option, which also costs 2,400 Nook Miles and you will then have access to the new Halloween eye colors too.
Step 5:
To access and try out the new skin and eye colors, simply interact with a mirror like you usually would when customizing your character’s features.
Body Paint Color Options
There are four new body paint color options for players to choose from after purchasing ‘Body Paint Costume Tips’ from the Nook Stop terminal. The four colors included are white, green, blue, and purple.
Eye Color Options
There are six new eye color options for players to choose from after purchasing ‘Exploring New Eye Colors’ from the Nook Stop terminal. The six new eye colors included are pink, orange, yellow, purple, grey and light green.
Examples Of Players Using The Feature To Make Costumes Even Better
NB: These new body-paint and eye color options are useable year round. However, as they are only redeemable in October, (make sure you get them from the Nook Stop terminal before the month ends).
In addition to body-paint, Halloween-themed face paint will make a one-day appearance on October 31st. Stay tuned for more information on this, as well as what the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Halloween event will be like!
Halloween Costumes
Take a peak at all the Halloween Costumes and accessories you can buy from the Able Sisters and Kicks in October!
- Oct 4, 2020
The Animal Crossing: New Horizons fall update has officially arrived! Pumpkins, new eye colors and skin tones, Halloween costumes, spooky furniture and more! I can hardly contain my excitement. If you’re curious about the new Halloween costumes and clothing and wish to know how to get them, you’re in the right place! Here’s everything you need to know about Halloween costumes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons!
How To Get Halloween Costumes In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
After downloading the Animal Crossing: New Horizons fall update, the Able Sisters will begin selling some Halloween costumes and clothing.
Kicks is also joining in with the halloween fun. He sells six different variations of Impish Wings. Players can purchase them for 1,000 bells each.
A Complete List Of The Clothing Items Introduced In The Halloween Update
Mage’s dress (6x variations: white, black, red, orange, green, purple)
Mage’s boots (6x variations: white, black, red, orange, green, purple)
Horizontal-striped tights (6x variations: white, black, red, orange, green, purple)
Mage’s striped hat (6x variations: white, black, red, orange, green, purple)
Magic-academy hood (6x variations: white, black, red, orange, green, purple)
Magic-academy robe (6x variations: white, black, red, orange, green, purple)
Raggedy outfit (6x variations: white, black, red, orange, green, purple)
Impish horns (6x variations: white, black, red, orange, green, purple)
Impish wings (6x variations: white, black, red, orange, green, purple)
Flashy round-ear animal hat (6x variations: white, black, red, orange, green, purple)
Flashy pointy-ear animal hat (6x variations: white, black, red, orange, green, purple)
Animal nose
Flashy animal costume (6x variations: white, black, red, orange, green, purple)
Flashy animal boots (6x variations: white, black, red, orange, green, purple)
What Garments Can Be Obatined From Jack, And How?
On Halloween night, you’ll be able to get a special costume from none other than Jack himself. To get them, you’ll have to give Jack candy or a lollipop in exchange. The clothing items are:
- Jack’s face
- Jack’s robe
Pre-Halloween Costumes
If you were disappointed that costumes such as mummy costumes were not included in the update, we have good news for you. Halloween-themed costumes and clothing items such as the Mummy outfit and Bone costume have actually been around for a while. Therefore if none of the costumes introduced in the update take your fancy, you still have plenty of other outfit options.
Some pre-existing costumes and items of clothing are just as good as the official Halloween clothing items. Some examples of clothing ensembles perfect for Halloween that were introduced prior to the fall update include:
- Bone costume and Skeleton hood
- Mummy outfit and Mummy mask
- Mage’s robe, Mage’s hat, and Mage’s booties
- Devil costume and Devil hat
- Pirate outfit, Pirate bandana, Pirate eye patch, Pirate boots
- Pirate-treasure robe, Pirate-treasure crown, Pirate beard, Pirate boots
- Pirate dress, Pirate’s hat, Pirate eye patch, Pirate boots
- Witch’s hat and Magician’s robe
- Wizard’s cap and Wizard’s robe
- Thief’s costume
- Vampire costume
- Frugal hat and Frugal outfit/Frugal dress
- Viking top, Viking helmet, Ancient boots, Torn pants
More On Halloween In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
For information about the spooky items and furniture introduced in the recent update, click here.
Check out these spooky paths, creepy flags & town tunes, and Halloween-themed island ideas to inspire you when decorating your own island for Halloween.
A big thanks to Kaylynn Touchette (left) and Alyssa Lee Henry (right) for modelling as mages with me! 🎃🦇🧙♀️ - Oct 1, 2020
The Animal Crossing: New Horizons fall update has officially arrived! Pumpkins, new eye colors and skin tones, Halloween costumes, spooky furniture and more! I can hardly contain my excitement. If you’re curious about the new spooky items and how to get them all, you’re in the right place! Here’s everything you need to know about the spooky items for Halloween in Animal Crossing: New Horizons!
How To Get Spooky Furniture & DIY Recipes
There are numerous ways in which players can get their hands on spooky items. Below are some confirmed ways of obtaining Spooky items and Spooky item DIY recipes.
Buy Items From Nook’s Cranny Throughout October
You can get some Spooky items at Nook’s Cranny during the month of October. The Spooky item for sale changes daily.
Residents May Give You Spooky DIY Recipes When You Find Them Crafting In Their Homes
Talk to animals while they are crafting in their homes and you may get given a Halloween-themed DIY recipe.
Get DIY Recipes From Balloon Presents
There are rumours that Halloween DIY recipes can be found in balloon presents. Due to the update being super recent however, this has not been officially confirmed.
Get DIY Recipes and Furniture by Giving Candies On October 31st
On the night of Halloween, you can give Candy to villagers and Jack. They will give you a Spooky DIY recipe or a Spooky item as thanks!
The following items can be obtained on October 31st — some from Jack and others from villagers:
- Spooky Carriage
- Spooky Garland
- Spooky Table Setting
- Spooky Wand
- Spooky Wall
- Spooky Flooring
- Spooky Rug
Full List Of Halloween Furniture
List Of Spooky Furniture & Items
Spooky Arch
You can purchase the Spooky Arch from the upgraded Nook’s Cranny during October for 18,000 Bells or craft it with a DIY recipe.
Spooky Candy Set
You can purchase the Spooky Candy Set from the upgraded Nook’s Cranny during October for 3,500 Bells or craft it with a DIY recipe.
Spooky Chair
You can purchase the Spooky Chair from the upgraded Nook’s Cranny during October for 5,000 Bells or craft it with a DIY recipe.
Spooky Table
You can purchase the Spooky Table from the upgraded Nook’s Cranny during October for 22,000 Bells or craft it with a DIY recipe.
Spooky Lantern
You can purchase the Spooky Lantern from the upgraded Nook’s Cranny during October for 5,600 Bells or craft it with a DIY recipe.
Spooky Lantern Set
You can purchase the Spooky Lantern Set from the upgraded Nook’s Cranny during October for 5,900 Bells or craft it with a DIY recipe.
Spooky Tower
You can purchase the Spooky Tower from the upgraded Nook’s Cranny during October for 9,800 Bells or craft it with a DIY recipe.
Spooky Scarecrow
You can purchase the Spooky Scarecrow from the upgraded Nook’s Cranny during October for 5,200 Bells or craft it with a DIY recipe.
Spooky Standing Lamp (somebody give that poor guy some candy! 😞)
You can purchase the Spooky Standing Lamp from the upgraded Nook’s Cranny during October for 5,800 Bells or craft it with a DIY recipe.
Spooky Fence
You can learn the Spooky Fence recipe from a villager crafting in their house.
Spooky Garland
You can get the Spooky Garland recipe by giving villagers candy on October 31st.
Spooky Carriage
You can get the Spooky Carriage by giving Jack lollipops on October 31st.
Spooky Table Setting
The Spooky Table Setting item and recipe can be obtained from giving villagers candy on October 31st.
Spooky Wand
You can get the Spooky Wand recipe by giving Jack lollipops on October 31st.
Spooky Wall, Flooring and Rug
The only way to get the Spooky Wall, Flooring and Rug is by giving your Villagers a treat during the Halloween Event itself.
As most Spooky DIY recipes require pumpkins as crafting materials, why not check out this guide on growing pumpkins?
Watch this space for info on the Halloween costumes and clothing available from Kicks, Jack, and the Able Sisters.
- Oct 1, 2020
Pumpkins. The latest Animal Crossing: New Horizons update allows players to plant, grow and harvest pumpkins. This allows players to create some awesome, authentic-looking little pumpkin patches! In addition to this, pumpkins are essential to craft the new Halloween-themed items. To lend fellow fans a hand, here is a quick guide on how to grow pumpkins in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
How To Grow Pumpkins
Where To Buy Pumpkin Starts/Seeds
Pumpkin starts are purchasable from the cabinet inside of Nook’s Cranny for 280 bells each. Alternatively, when Leif visits, he sells them a bit cheaper at 140 bells a pop.
How To Plant Pumpkin Starts
You can plant pumpkin starts by standing on an empty piece of land, opening your inventory, and then planting the starts.
Alternatively, you can dig a hole with your shovel and then open your inventory to plant the starts.
Tip: Using the Island Designer app on your NookPhone to place dirt tiles to plant the starts on, is a cute way of making a proper little pumpkin patch.
Watering Your Pumpkins
It’s important to water your pumpkins regularly as they will then produce more pumpkins for you to harvest later on
If you water your planted pumpkin starts everyday (barring rainy days) until the pumpkins are fully grown, You will be able to harvest three pumpkins as opposed to the fewer pumpkins that grow when you don’t water them each day.
Like flowers, the pumpkins will twinkle when watered.
The Stages Of Pumpkin Growth
There are four different stages of Pumpkin growth. These four stages happen over the course of the four days it takes for Pumpkins to be ready for harvesting.
Stage 1 (Planted)
Stage 2 (Growing)
Stage 3 (More Growing..)
Stage 4 (Ready!)
Harvesting Pumpkins
When your pumpkin(s) have reached the fourth stage of growth (as illustrated above), they are ready for harvesting!
To harvest a pumpkin, stand over it and press the Y button. The pumpkin will then be in your inventory, and can now be used as a crafting material!
Do Pumpkins Regrow After Being Harvested?
Yes, pumpkins do indeed regrow after being harvested. So there’s no need to dig the plants up, as more pumpkins will contine to sprout.
The Different Types of Pumpkins & Their Role In Customization
There are four different types of pumpkins that can grow from a pumpkin start and then be harvested. The pumpkins grow in orange, yellow, white, and green.
The orange pumpkin is the most common colored pumpkin to sprout. The other three colored pumpkins are uncommon in comparison. This does make sense however, as the spooky item DIY’s require solely orange pumpkins as crafting materials.
But to customize your Spooky Set items, you’ll still need the other colored pumpkins which sprout in yellow, white, and green.
- Sep 29, 2020
Spooky season in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is here!
Nintendo recently revealed information about the long-awaited Animal Crossing: New Horizons Halloween event.
The video released by Nintendo shows that the game’s Halloween update contains a whole bunch of great features. New skin colors, purchasable Halloween costumes, spooky new reactions, and the ability to grow pumpkins (and use them in new DIY recipes!).
These are just some of the things we’ll get for Halloween in Animal Crossing: New Horizons!
Halloween festivities kick off on October the 1st and with the fall update already here, we can start decorating! To help you get in the spirit, I’ve shared some spooktacular island tunes and flags with you.
I also compiled a list of some of our favourite Halloween-themed island ideas. To spook-ify your island even further and compliment your take on these island ideas (and/or the new items coming to the game in the update), here are just a few examples of some awesome paving designs for you to use.
Things You Might Have Missed In The Recent Halloween Update Trailer
For a full analysis of the Halloween update trailer, including hidden details you might have missed, check out the video below!
Pumpkin Patch Ideas
For more seriously creative ideas for Halloween in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, take a look at these pumpkin patches!
