Wow! I didn't know that you could look at the map and see the collectables. That is certainly easier than scrolling around the village constantly which is what I usually do. My main problem isn't finding the items it is that the rare items really are rare items and I can't ever seem to catch them. I can try all day long and I might get 18 red butterflies but not one of the blue ones I need. I wish I knew of a way to stimulate certain outcomes but I am pretty certain it is all random from what I am hearing. I am not going to give up though. As soon as I get all 4 collections in one of my games I will be sure to post. I wonder how long it will actually take to do so. I keep wondering how the others have done it. Do they sit on their computers constantly? Maybe they are just REALLY lucky people. LOL Anyway, thanks for the info Charley! Fluteteacher