How to get the most out of your sims when sending them to work? I've wondered about that. Some of the employment hours are very attractive to send a sim away for a few hours without needing attention and earning a nice bit of money and XP in the long term. (Last update February 2015).
Note: as of the Neighbours Update it is possible to start and do every hobby in a neighbour's town, provided they do have the requirements. First you'll need to build the community centre:
Technical support (if your game does not work as expected, like no goals, no building options, crashes and such) use: https://firemonkeys.zendesk.com/ Note: as of the Neighbours Update it is possible to start and do every hobby in a neighbour's town, provided they do have the requirements.
Pre-Teens, Teens and Adults can take part in this hobby!
Note: as of the Neighbours Update it is possible to start and do every hobby in a neighbour's town, provided they do have the requirements.
For both Karate and Ballet you'll need a Community Centre:
Alternatively you can 'buy' a "Record Player" for your ballet aspiring pre-teen for either 7 NBRs or 25 LP. The Karate "Sparring Dummy" costs 8 NBRs or 20 LPs.