Toy Day

Toy Day is anevent in theAnimal Crossing series that takes place on December 24.^{[nb 5]} It is based onChristmas and the holiday season and featuresJingle, a reindeer who delivers presents. In games prior toAnimal Crossing: New Leaf, Toy Day is the sole source of items from theJingle Series.

Appearances[edit]

In the first-generation games[edit]

Toy Day (December 23)[edit]

Tortimer speaking to the player on Toy Day inAnimal Crossing.

Beginning inDoubutsu no Mori+, on December 23,Tortimer appears near thewishing well and gives the player a gift if spoken to. If theplayer is a boy, they will receive aminiature car. If the player is a girl, they will receive adolly.

Jingle's visit (December 24)[edit]

Jingle introducing himself to the player on December 24 inAnimal Crossing.

In everyfirst-generationAnimal Crossing game on December 24, from 8 PM to 1 AM,Jingle will be out delivering presents. After the player speaks with Jingle for the first time, he will tell them that they are not on his list of people to give gifts to. If the player leaves the acre, Jingle will reappear in another acre and, if spoken to, will ask the player whether they like "big things" or "foldable things" more. Each time the player leaves the acre and finds Jingle again, he will have more dialogue; the next time he asks whether they like "woven things" or "printed things" more, then he asks which the player likes more out of the previous two answers. Afterward, Jingle will give the player a gift, and depending on their answer to the final question, the gift will be different; answering "Big things!" results in a piece of furniture from theJingle Series, "Foldable things!" results in aJingle shirt, "Woven things!" results in aJingle carpet, and "Printed things!" results in aJingle wall.

If the player speaks to Jingle again, he explains that he only gives one gift to each person; however, if the player changes their clothing, he mistakes them for another person and asks them another question. This time, Jingle asks the player to choose between two item types: one is always furniture, and the other, which is randomized after each gift, can be either wallpaper, carpet, or clothing. This can be repeated until the player has received a total of 10 gifts, after which Jingle realizes what they are doing and will not give out any more gifts. Since there are 13 total items available from Jingle (the 10 Jingle Series furniture items, the Jingle wall, Jingle carpet, and the Jingle shirt), it is not possible to receive every item in one night with a single player.

If the player received at least one item from Jingle on December 24 and played when the clock hit midnight, Jingle will send them a letter reading "Happy Holidays!!! Here's your present, straight from Jingle's workshop!" and containingBalloon Fight.

InDoubutsu no Mori e+, villagers wear Santa hats on December 24.

InCity Folk[edit]

Jingle inside a villager's house inCity Folk.

InAnimal Crossing: City Folk, Jingle can be found walking around the town or in houses from 8 PM to 12 AM.

Jingle will give the player gifts from the Jingle Series on Toy Day. He will ask the player some questions which determine what gift he will give. If the player answers "Things you step on!", they will be given the Jingle carpet. If the player answers "Things you lean on!", they will be given the Jingle wall. If the player answers "Huge things!", they will be given some other furniture.

The player can change their accessory, headgear, or hairstyle so that Jingle may mistake them for another character, repeating the process. Unlike inAnimal Crossing, changing shirts does not trick Jingle.

Sometimes, Jingle can be found in an emptyvillager'shome. This is the only time in the game that the player may enter a villager's home when they are not inside.

InNew Leaf[edit]

The player meets Jingle in their town inNew Leaf.

The player delivering a present toMolly inNew Leaf.

InAnimal Crossing: New Leaf, from December 1 to 23, each villager in the player's town will give two clues on a desired item for Toy Day. Every villager will mention a certain color in one conversation, while in another conversation, the type of item (carpeting, clothes, electronics, food, furniture, instrument, lamp, toy, umbrella, or wallpaper). These clues are then used to correctly identify and deliver the desired item during Toy Day.

For Toy Day, the player must dress up as Santa, wearing theSanta hat,Santa beard,Santa coat, andSanta pants, all available fromAble Sisters. TheSanta boots, available fromKicks, are optional. Only one of these items is sold in Able Sisters and in Kicks from December 1 to 23; however, on Toy Day, the entire outfit can be bought at once.

On December 24, the villagers will stop giving hints, but will be seen anticipating for their presents. By 6 PM, Jingle will appear in town, and, once dressed up as Santa, he will ask the player if they could be his partner in delivering presents. He will then give the player theSanta bag, which contains all of the villagers' requested items. The requested items are such that no two items will have the same color and type. If the bag has not been returned to Jingle, the bag will break the following day.

Giving the item to a villager requires the Santa outfit be worn and the Santa bag be worn. Villagers will refuse to go to sleep until they have been given a present. Their reaction will depend on whether the gift given matches their preferred color and type or not. Giving the wrong present will result in the villager expressing their disappointment to the player. Giving the correct present will cause them to express joy about their gift.

After delivering all the items to the villagers, the player can speak to Jingle to receive afestive wreath. If the player gets all the presents delivered to the correct villagers, they will be mailedJingle's pic.

InNew Horizons[edit]

The player giving a gift toSherb on Toy Day inNew Horizons.

While initially absent fromAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, Toy Day was added in the1.6.0 Free Winter Update.^{[nb 6]} Throughout December, toys are sold atNook's Cranny and holiday-themed clothing is sold at theAble Sisters.

On December 24,Tom Nook,Isabelle, Timmy, Tommy,Mable,Orville, and villagers all wear santa hats. Jingle appears outsideResident Services and, if spoken to, gives the player theDIY recipe forfestive wrapping paper and asks them to bring him three of them. Once the player brings the wrapping paper to him, Jingle rewards the player withToy Day stockings and gives them themagic bag to deliver presents to villagers. The presents can be delivered to villagers when spoken to while the player is wearing the bag, and if the villager has high friendship with the player, they will give them a gift in return. The gift received is always a toy available fromNook's Cranny during December. Once the player delivers half of the gifts and speaks to Jingle, he will reward them with the DIY recipe for agift pile, and once the player delivers all of the gifts, Jingle will give them aToy Day sleigh and take the magic bag back. Before the player delivers all the presents, the magic bag can be returned to Jingle at any time. After the player delivers all the presents and returns the magic bag, wrapped gifts can be given to villagers in exchange for toys.

The setting that Toy Day undergoes is dependent on hemisphere settings, since this event takes place in bothwinter andsummer. On northern hemisphere islands, it will be snowing all day on Toy Day and the background music will be softer and use jingle bells. Villagers will tell the player to stay warm and comment on the freezing temperatures. On southern hemisphere islands, it will be sunny on Toy Day and the music will be more vibrant and use extra percussion. Villagers will remind the player about the heat and to stay in the cool. If the player wears theSanta hat,Santa beard,Santa coat, andSanta pants, villagers will comment on them looking like Santa.

If the player interacts with the Toy Day stockings the day after they are hung up, beginning on December 25 and ending on January 1, they will receiveJingle's photo.

Brewster will also wish the player a happy Toy Day after they drink his coffee atThe Roost.

Inamiibo Festival[edit]

In theBoard Game mode inAnimal Crossing: amiibo Festival, Jingle appears on December 24 for Toy Day and gives all players 5Happy Points and 3,000Bells.

Item list[edit]

InAnimal Crossing[edit]

Tortimer's gifts[edit]

Tortimer's gifts inAnimal Crossing

#	Item	Image	Buy price	Sell price	Available from	Group	Interact	Fêng shui	Size
515	Dolly		Not for sale	2,500Bells	Tortimer	-	-	-
558	Miniature car		Not for sale	2,500Bells	Tortimer	-	-	Red

Includes data sourced from theData Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing (N64, GCN), compiled byTimeSword3D,AlexBot2004, Cuyler,Ruthless Cutie,SuperHamster,vmario, andChubby Bub.

Jingle's gifts[edit]

Jingle's gifts inAnimal Crossing

Item	Type	Buy price	Sell price	Available from
Balloon Fight	Furniture	3,000Bells	750Bells	Raffle Jingle
Jingle bed	Furniture	Not for sale	12,240Bells	Jingle
Jingle chair	Furniture	Not for sale	12,240Bells	Jingle
Jingle clock	Furniture	Not for sale	12,240Bells	Jingle
Jingle dresser	Furniture	Not for sale	12,240Bells	Jingle
Jingle lamp	Furniture	Not for sale	12,240Bells	Jingle
Jingle piano	Furniture	Not for sale	12,240Bells	Jingle
Jingle shelves	Furniture	Not for sale	12,240Bells	Jingle
Jingle sofa	Furniture	Not for sale	12,240Bells	Jingle
Jingle table	Furniture	Not for sale	12,240Bells	Jingle
Jingle wardrobe	Furniture	Not for sale	12,240Bells	Jingle
Jingle wall	Interior	Not for sale	12,240Bells	Jingle
Jingle carpet	Interior	Not for sale	12,240Bells	Jingle
Jingle shirt	Clothing	Not for sale	Bells	Jingle

Includes data sourced from theData Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing (N64, GCN), compiled byTimeSword3D,AlexBot2004, Cuyler,Ruthless Cutie,SuperHamster,vmario, andChubby Bub.

InNew Leaf[edit]

Santa outfit[edit]

Santa outfit inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf

#	Item	Buy price	Sell price^{[nb 7]}	Available from	Colors	Style	Category	Gender	HHA theme challenges
46	Santa beard	560Bells	140Bells	Able Sisters	White White	Cute	-	Male	-
88	Santa boots	960Bells	240Bells	Kicks (shop)	Black White	Cute	-	Unisex	Toy shop
112	Santa pants	800Bells	200Bells	Able Sisters	Red White	Cute	-	Unisex	Toy shop
177	Santa hat	640Bells	160Bells	Able Sisters	Red White	Cute	-	Unisex	Toy shop
397	Santa coat	420Bells	105Bells	Able Sisters RVs	Red White	Cute	Manufactured	Unisex	Toy shop

Includes data sourced from theData Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing: New Leaf, compiled byTimeSword3D,AlexBot2004,AlgebraManiacABC,Chubby Bub, Cuyler,HylianAngel,Kalina70,PanchamBro,SuperHamster, andvmario.

Jingle's gifts[edit]

Jingle's gifts inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf

Item	Image	Type	Buy price	Sell price^{[nb 7]}	Available from
Festive wreath		Furniture	Not for sale	320Bells	Jingle
Jingle's pic		Photo	Not for sale	10Bells	Jingle Wisp

InNew Horizons[edit]

Jingle's gifts inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons

#	Item	Image	Buy price	Sell price	Available from	HHA theme(s)	Interact	Customizable	Size
1,783	Toy Day sleigh		Not for sale	20,000Bells	Jingle	Fancy / Freezing cold	Seating	No
1,784	Toy Day stockings		Not for sale	500Bells	Jingle	Child's room / Fancy	-	No

Includes data sourced from theData Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing New Horizons, compiled and edited by 6480, noizhub, Ricky, chaiinchomp, saberslime, robotic_scarab, mollumisc,sunmarsh, kyrokey, obstinateRixatrix, jackiwi, Zalex,SuperHamster, kait, hyuum, Azarro, Czarcasm, cinnamon_swirlix, astronomyfortwo, Welcius, glowtopia, BriKun, Alyrei, dodocodes.com, StevieCoops, sneeze, Shiny190, TwistedPeach, LavaToaster, capstone,vmario, rocklamp, Alexis, Aeon, andPanchamBro.

Gallery[edit]

Animal Crossing
Jingle realizing the player's disguise inAnimal Crossing.
Egbert wearing a Santa hat inDoubutsu no Mori e+.
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Jingle introducing himself inNew Leaf.
A villager recognizing the player as the outfit is incomplete inNew Leaf.
A villager receiving the wrong present inNew Leaf.
A villager receiving the correct present inNew Leaf.
A villager expressing disappointment to the player inNew Leaf.
The letter sent by Jingle inNew Leaf.
The player dressed as Santa with a bag of gifts inNew Horizons.
The player giving a gift toSherb inNew Horizons.
The Resident Service plaza with Jingle on a Northern Hemisphere island inNew Horizons.
The Resident Service plaza with Jingle on a Southern Hemisphere island inNew Horizons.

Notes[edit]

↑^1.0^1.1InAnimal Crossing (Tortimer)
↑InAnimal Crossing (Jingle)
↑InCity Folk andNew Leaf
↑InNew Horizons
↑InAnimal Crossing, a different event, albeit still called Toy Day, takes place on December 23. The event with Jingle takes place on December 24 and remains unnamed.
↑While the event was added in version 1.6.0, it was not unlocked until version 1.6.0c, and the festivities leading up to it were not unlocked until version 1.6.0b.
↑^7.0^7.1Re-Tail sell price; if item can be sold atTimmy and Tommy's store, it is 80% of the sell price; if item can be sold toLeila atTortimer Island, it is 5% of the sell price.