Fairy Insider

Fairy Insider is an activity book with quizzes and trivia information.

Synopsis
"We are the Winx! Come join the fun! With a little help from five teenage fairies who have a passion for fashion and a flair for magic, unlock all the secrets to what's bewitching! This insiders' guide to all that is Winx Club includes beauty tips, fashion trends, decorating hints, horoscopes, and a fairy stylish nail appliqués!"

Characters
Bloom, Stella, Musa, Flora, Tecna, Icy, Darcy, Stormy.

Only mentioned: Sky, Brandon, Timmy, Riven.

Plot
The book start with the Winx talking with the reader. The Trix interlude, however being stopped by the Winx without explanation to how. Throughout the book information and briefly questions are given.

Flora's
Flower Language (flower messages with secret codes):
 * Carnation (solid color) - Yes
 * Carnation (striped) - No
 * Cherry Blossom - Good luck on your test
 * Daisy - I will never tell
 * Dead Leaves - I am feeling sad
 * Forsythia - I can not wait
 * Purple Hyacinth - Please forgive me
 * Orange Lily - I am mad at you
 * Mistletoe - Give me a kiss
 * Olive Branch - Let's make up
 * Yellow Rose - Let's be friends
 * Sweet Pea - Good-bye
 * Venus Flytrap - Gotcha
 * Witch Hazel - I have cast a spell
 * Wolfsbane - I have got a knight in shining armor

Daisies are said to have magical love powers. Plucking each petal, the last one reveals the feelings of the love subject.

Tea Leaf Messages (reading):
 * Number - day, month or year
 * Triangle - good luck
 * Square - be careful
 * Circle - success on the way
 * Bear - bad luck
 * Raised finger - watch out
 * Boat - a visit from a friend
 * Kite - wish will come true
 * Net - trap
 * Mask - keep a secret
 * Snake - enemy nearby
 * Garden - party
 * Wolf - jealousy
 * Vase - secret admirer

Potpourri (soap / effect / for people):
 * Rose / revitalizing / delicate.
 * Verbena / calming, refreshing / full of life
 * Sage / disinfects, refreshes skin / sporty
 * Lavender / calming, resting / love quiet

Stella's Recipes
Stella's Stellar Spa Specials (face wash):
 * Super Sugar Scrub - a teaspoon of sugar to soap and water
 * Salad for Your Face - small tomato, one quarter cup chopped cucumber, two tablespoons of chopped fresh parsley, teaspoon of lemon juice, all on blender
 * Summer Spectacular Mask - mash a quarter cup of watermelon without rind
 * Spritzer - cup of puréed fresh pineapple mixed with two cups of seltzer water

Stella's Tremendous Tea Tan: two cups of boiling water with four regular teabags (not herbal). Let them steep until the tea is dark brown and let it cool.

Solaria's Jewelry
In Solaria jewelry has "magical meaning" and wearing birthstones brings "magical gifts."
 * Garnet - courage, confidence, protect from sadness
 * Amethyst - heals body and soul
 * Aquamarine - peace and helps communication
 * Diamond - strength, bravery
 * Emerald - happiness, success
 * Moonstone - friends/family harmony, attract new friends
 * Ruby - good luck, leadership
 * Peridot - creativity, patience
 * Sapphire - magic, protection, friendship
 * Opal - beauty, imagination
 * Topaz - good dreams, connect to the universe
 * Turquoise - good fortune, happy home

Signs
Zodiac elements:
 * Fire: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
 * Earth: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
 * Air: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
 * Water: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

Nature Fairy sign define what tree watches over you.

Earth
Good Luck Charms:
 * To carry/wear: rabbit left foot, four-leaf clover, tiny elephant, charm bracelet, good-luck coins (usually of brass, with good-luck sayings)
 * Others: horseshoe (nailed over the door to keep bad luck from entering), wishbone from thanksgiving (wish determiner)

Elements dragons (what they stand for):
 * Earth Dragon - potential power, protect from getting hurt, make scare us to see what is inside ourselves. Said to reside inside all of us.
 * Air Dragon - inspiration. Present in old stories, being told to fly.
 * Fire Dragon - mastery, energy, courage. In fairy tales, not all were wicked.
 * Water Dragon - memories, dreams, overwhelm with emotions. If treated as a friend "she" can bring compassion and depth of feelings.

Tecna's Experimental Magical Inks
Ink Potions: To see the messages hold it up to a candle or pass an iron over it.
 * 1) Lemon squeezed
 * 2) Two teaspoons of salt to a glass of water
 * 3) Chopped red onion with poured vinegar

Musa's Smoothies
Using a blender:
 * Stella's Honey Orange Smash - 1/2 cup milk, 1 ripe banana, 2 tablespoons honey, 1/2 cup orange juice, 1/2/ cup crushed ice. Serve with a yellow beach umbrella.
 * Tecna's Tofy Shake - 1/2 cup soft dates with 1 cup milk, blend at low speed then add 5 ice cubes, 1/2 cup silken tofu, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/4 teaspoon orange-flower water, blended at high speed. Bits of dates will float, then pour into iced glasses with antenna.
 * Flora's Magnificent Melons - 1/2 cup watermelon, 1/2 cup honeydew melon, 1/2 cup cantaloupe, 1/2 cup plain yogurt, 1/2 cup skim milk, 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons of sugar. Serve with sunflower.
 * Bloom's Mango Madness - 1/2 ripe mango, 2 tablespoon sugar, 3/4 cup plain yogurt, 1 to 1 1/2 cups cold water. Serve with big striped straw.

Quizzes
Apart from questions with blank spaces for the reader to fill, the book has seven quizzes: There was no quiz related with Tecna, Icy and Stormy. Bloom has three quizzes, counting with the unnamed one.
 * Stella's Style Quiz - What is your look? Adventure/funky, Sport, Classy or Princess.
 * Musa's Music Check - If you were a kind of music, what would you be? Country, Rock, Classical or Jazz.
 * Darcy's Creature of the Night Roll Call - "Witch" creature of the night are you? Vampire, Werewolf, Ghost or Witch.
 * Bloom's Mystery Date Quiz - Who's your dream guy? Jock, Brain, Rebel or Prince.
 * Flora's Season in the Sun Quiz - What is your favorite season? Winter, Summer, Spring or Fall.
 * Bloom's Dragon Detector - What dragon are you? Earth, Air, Fire or Water.
 * (Unnamed) - Find out if you belong at Cloud Tower or Alfea. Fairy, Witch or Equal.

Trivia

 * Bloom likes tales of fairy princesses trapped in castles as the brave knight come to rescue and dragons.
 * Stella
 * paints her toenails before going to bed
 * favorite color is orange and she goes "ga-ga" over "flicks" full of drama and romance
 * got kitchen duty when she clogged up all the sinks with her "super-rich" hair conditioner
 * when she aced on her Illusions and Charms exam, the girls had made for her a study schedule, quizzed her at every meal and turned off her phone
 * has a special compact with the sun and moon on it, that was her grandmother's
 * admires her mother and learned with her how to accessorize, put her hair in a twist and match the lip gloss with the nail polish.
 * Musa
 * gets her power from all types of music
 * "knows a lot about the stars" (zodiacs' elements)
 * likes to work out, loves red and loves the sun
 * eats healthy food, does yoga, is tired when she gets home, sings in her sleep
 * has a little set of pan pipes on which she plays "Somewhere over the Rainbow" before every quiz
 * is more about the soundtrack, loving musicals and movies involving a band, yet shes does not sit still when there is a good song
 * admires "Ludwig van Boothaven" a famous composer from Melody that composed the Number Five and Half symphony
 * in the summer she visits Stella in Solaria and sits out by the castle pool, making her "famous smoothies"
 * Flora
 * favorite color is green and favorite school subjects are English, History and Magical Forestry
 * make tea to the girls
 * her grandmother taught her how to read tea leaves
 * says good night to all her plants and that they wish her good night first
 * has a little pansy shaped pendent that has been in her family for hundreds of years
 * prefers movies based on true stories and historical pieces
 * by Bloom's request, Flora made sachets filled with potpourri for their room, with colored ribbon, fabric of polka dots, flowers and stripes, cut in rectangles and filled with lavender
 * admires her grandmother that developed 12 new species of flowers used in medicines
 * as her home is an "All Green Fairyland" they love all seasons, each bringing new flowers, plants and fruits.
 * Tecna
 * draws her power from all that is high-tech
 * favorite color is purple and favorite school subjects are Science and Math
 * she developed an electronic closet organizer for Stella
 * dreams of electronic sheep
 * has a lucky computer chip, yet as she does not believe in luck, she calls it her "computer chip of statistical favorability"
 * as her home is a "Techno Dust Fairyland," a wired realm with no seasons, she has no favorite season
 * enjoys spending time with her friends by the pool, yet as is no good for her circuits they go back inside to watch movies
 * favorite stars/movies are futuristic full of robots, aliens, sci-fi, and she has space-age android movies on DVD
 * admires Albert Einstein and has E=mc² earrings