99 Nights in the Forest: Kids Have Jobs Update Guide
Learn how to level up all four kids in 99 Nights in the Forest's Kids Have Jobs update and automate your camp's resources.
TL;DR
The Kids Have Jobs update gives all four rescued kids their own automated task. Level them up by feeding them and returning their trinkets, hit Level 5 to unlock their full job, and claim your badges from the badge board for Diamonds and a Tree Swing item.
99 Nights in the Forest built its Dino Kid system around one child helping out at camp. The Kids Have Jobs update takes that same idea and hands it to all four rescued kids, turning your entire crew into a working team instead of just one lucky helper.
Now Dino Kid, Kraken Kid, Squid Kid, and Koala Kid each take on their own task once leveled up, from chopping wood to fishing, cooking, and scrap collection. Rescue them, feed them, and hunt down their lost trinkets, and you'll free up serious time you'd otherwise spend grinding those chores yourself.
In this article, we'll explore how the Kids Have Jobs update works, how to level up each kid, and what rewards you can unlock along the way.
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How to Level Up Your Kids
Leveling up your kids works the same way it did with Dino Kid, just applied to all four now. Two things raise their level: feeding them and returning their lost trinkets.
Feeding is straightforward; higher-quality food like stew speeds things up. You can reach Level 5 through feeding alone, but it takes significantly longer. Trinkets are the faster route; each kid has belongings scattered across the forest, and returning them gives a big chunk of experience. The best approach is hunting trinkets early to accelerate leveling, then relying on stew to close the gap.
Once a kid hits Level 5, they unlock their full job tier and start automating a camp task, whether that's wood chopping, fishing, cooking, or scrap collection.
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What Each Kid's Job Does
Each kid handles one specific resource once leveled up, and together they cover the four biggest chores in your camp:
- Dino Kid: Chops wood, delivers it to his tent, the Campfire, or the Scrapper
- Kraken Kid: Catches fish, delivers it to her tent
- Squid Kid: Cooks food, leaves it at his tent or places it directly in the Crockpot once it's empty
- Koala Kid: Scavenges scrap, delivers it to her tent or directly to the Scrapper
Once all four are working, your camp passively generates wood, fish, cooked food, and scrap without you lifting a finger. That's a huge chunk of manual grinding taken off your hands, especially later in a run when nights get harder and time matters more.
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Conclusion
The Kids Have Jobs update turns your entire camp into a self-sustaining operation instead of relying on manual grinding for every resource. Rescue all four kids, keep them fed, track down their trinkets, and you'll have wood, fish, cooked food, and scrap coming in passively while you focus on surviving the night. It's a straightforward system once you know the steps, and the payoff is well worth the effort.
