To get the collection items to appe...
To get the collection items to appear more often. Try taking a master parent and "teach the children". Drop them on one of the kids. Also admiring the gong encasement and reading the wall with the writing also sometimes brings around the collection items and mushroom. It does not happen every time but it does seem to help. Keep scanning the village. It may take a minute or a few secconds for the item to show up.