Shopping for items
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There are some items in the game that only appear when purchased through the shop. To access the shop, select the map from the toy box, hover over the house, and then hover over the shop.
The lemurs are constantly finding new things along the shore of Fiddler Beach. They sell them from their cart (they just love the shiny gold coins!)
To buy something, swipe to whatever category you wish to shop from (e.g. furniture, play items, etc) Occasionally, there will be sub-categories like flying toys, or pieces of furniture. Just swipe your hand to view the different things you can buy. Some items are locked, and can only be unlocked when you score high enough in one of the contests. Simply hpver over the locked item to find out what to do in order to unlock that item.
When you find the item you wish to buy, just select it and then select "Yes" or "No" to confirm. To leave the shop, keep selecting "back" until you get to the main menu and the arrow says "Leave"