Growing Valley - Child NPCs
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #29 of 83 New Characters mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Current Translations:
中文 (Mandarin Chinese) v1. 4. 3 by KuiE813
Русский (Russian) v1. 4. 0 by PavPro
Español (Spanish) v1. 3. 0 by Chuvyanne
Português (Brazilian Portuguese) v1. 4. 0 by LottieValley
Growing Valley - Child NPCs is a work in progress mod for Stardew Valley that lets the player's kids grow up, with one unique child for each marriage candidate. Currently, children for Alex, Leah, Penny, Sebastian, Elliott, Emily, and Maru have been implemented. Aside from these seven unique children, this mod also includes an older and younger NPC child of the farmer with their own schedules and dialogue.
Each child has alternative winter outfits so they can stay warm in the cold, and they'll bundle up in them once winter starts.
This mod download also includes a recommended companion mod, Growing Valley - Growth Spurt, which gives Jas and Vincent (and Leo, if he's in the valley) updated appearances meant to look slightly older and more distinct from the unique children added by this mod. You can delete the component if you don't want it (it's the " GVGrowthSpurt" folder included in the mod).
You can configure what your children call you and your spouse/roommate in the config.json file (not recommended) or using Generic Mod Config Menu (highly recommended). You can also change your generic children's hairstyles, clothing, hair colours, and eye colours.
You can also configure which child you have; select whichever unique or customizable child you want in the Advanced Config, and choose one of three dialogue presets to better fit your situation!
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[]"Canonical" is the default when married/living with a roommate, and your child may make references to the personality or family of the specific character whom they are intended to be the child of.
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]"Generic" removes references to that assumed parent's personality, allowing you to seamlessly use unique children with any spouse. - "Single" removes all references to another parent, and is the default used when living without a spouse or roommate.
For the full selection of customization options for your generic children, download the optional files "Customization Suite" and "Vanilla Suite". "Vanilla Suite" will also allow your children to default to having your spouse or roommate's hair colour if your spouse/roommate is a vanilla NPC.
In addition to being a LittleNPCs content pack, this mod has additional templates for making mods featuring custom children in the same format. These can be downloaded from the Miscellaneous Files.
Leah's son:
An observant boy who loves colours and trees. You might find him wandering into places he shouldn't be...
Alex's daughter:
Growing Valley - Child NPCs is a content pack for LittleNPCs that lets toddlers grow into children who resemble their spouse. It includes templates for creating custom kids. With 1,499 endorsements and 128,276 downloads, it's a popular choice for players seeking family life expansion.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 1,499 endorsements and over 128k downloads.
- Adds a new layer of family gameplay—seeing your kids grow up is a game-changer.
- Templates give you creative freedom to design your own unique children.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires LittleNPCs mod to work—make sure you have it installed first.
- Last updated in January 2026—might not be compatible with future game patches.
- No detailed documentation provided, so you'll need to figure out some things on your own.
For Stardew Valley players who want deeper family dynamics and love seeing their kids grow up. Perfect for roleplayers and those who enjoy customizing NPCs. Skip if you're not interested in family-focused content or don't want to install additional mods.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure LittleNPCs is installed and up to date before adding this pack.
- Use the templates to create custom kids that match your playthrough's story.
- Check the mod's page for any compatibility notes with other child-related mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Stardew Valley Mods
- Author
- siliconmodding
- Version
- 1.5.0
- Downloads
- 128,276
- Endorsements
- 1,499
- Category
- New Characters
- Created
- 5/19/2024
- Updated
- 1/24/2026
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