Santa just returned to the north-pole and thousands of new players are starting their Animal Crossing New Horizons Island Getaway Adventure – here some things you should know before getting started.

With New Horizons having been released for nearly a year now, we’ve all got a pretty good idea of what we’re doing. However, the saying ‘you learn something new every day’ rang true for me! And sharing is caring right? So here’s some handy to know tips & tricks in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

• If you take a while to collect Wisp’s spirit pieces, they tend to float around residents services to make things a bit easier for you.

• Keep a few tree stumps on your island in order to catch certain insects and add them to your critterpedia.

• Always hold a net when shaking trees (and do this before chopping at one with an axe). This way you can catch any wasps if you’re lucky. If you catch wasps 5 times in a row without getting stung, you will receive 1,000 Nook Miles for the ‘Netting Better!’ award.

• If you speak to Sable every day, she’ll warm to you and eventually start giving you daily patterns to use when customizing furniture. (You’ll also get an insight into the relationship and history of Sable, Mabel, and Label).

• Be sure to dig the glowing spots on your island each day. You’ll dig up bells and can plant a money tree in the glowing hole. But don’t just settle for burying what you just dug up, if you plant 10,000 bells from your inventory instead, you’ll be harvesting 20,000 bells each day.

• Make sure to pop into residents’ houses if they have a crafting bench. If you catch them crafting something, they will give you the recipe for it. There are some cute crafting benches out there, so even if you want to keep a resident’s house cute, you can give them a nice bench AND profit by getting more DIY recipes

• You can actually put items in trash cans that you place around the island. This I did not now until now.

• Make sure to check the recycling box regularly, even if you are the only human player. You’ll find other items in there from time to time.

• On a similar note, the recycling box is a good place to find cardboard boxes. Ensure to collect things such as cardboard boxes, shells, iron, and even weeds. If you invite someone to your campsite and they request something, you’ll only have a day to craft it, and may have insufficient materials.

• If you have a stack of flowers that you wish to keep on you, but need an extra storage slot, worry not! You can wear all 10 at once, without it even looking like you’re wearing more than one!

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