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Summer Season Guide

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This is a guide for Summer and its exclusive DIY recipes and furniture for Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) for the Nintendo Switch. Read on to find out about how to get Summer's seasonal furniture and items!

Summer DIY Recipes

Summer Shell Series

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Seasonal Material Summer Shells
Availability Northern Hemisphere: June 1 to August 31
Southern Hemisphere: December 1 to February 28
How to Get Get from Balloon Presents

Summer turns the island's grass a vibrant green and new bugs and fish will start appearing. You'll also experience the longest day of the year called the Summer Solstice, with the sun staying up in the sky longer than usual.

Note: Other Shell materials, excluding Summer Shells, are available all year round.

List of Shell Series Recipes

Shell Materials

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The Shell Series are furniture and items that have a Mermaid aesthetic and are crafted from shells you'll find on the beach and other DIY material.

Summer Shells are only available during Summer, so don't miss the chance to collect them!

All Shell Materials
Conch Icon Conch Coral Icon Coral Cowrie Icon Cowrie
Giant Clam Icon Giant Clam Sand Dollar Icon Sand Dollar Sea Snail Icon Sea Snail
Summer Shell Icon Summer Shell Venus Comb Icon Venus Comb -

Check each material's individual page for information on how to obtain them!

Where to Get DIY Recipes

Get from Villagers

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At least one villager is wokring on a DIY project which they'll happily share with you every day. Check each house on your island so you can get the DIY recipe!

Receive the Shell Wreath Recipe During the Daily Broadcast

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Recipe Shell Wreath
Available Period February 25 to May 31 (Northern Hemisphere)
August 25 to November 30 (Southern Hemisphere)

Summer officially starts when Isabelle announces the appearance of Summer Shells, which are only available during Summer, of course! She'll also give you the Shell Wreath DIY recipe during the island-wide broadcast.

Shoot Down Balloons

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You can get DIY recipes for Shell items from balloon presents during Summer. These recipes are very rare so make sure to keep an eye out for any and all balloons you come across!

How to Get Presents from Balloons

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