End of Summer Sparkler 2018

Summer may be almost over, but we're still celebrating with one final summer event; the End of Summer Sparkler. As a light talent, celebrating with beautiful lanterns is such a wonderful way to celebrate the end of summer before it's time to start getting into autumn.

The End of Summer sparkler started in 2009 with beautiful lanterns in Acorn Summit and Springtime Orchard. Why these two meadows? These were the areas where the light talent games were located at the time. Sure, Fairy Fireworks is a minister game, but I'd consider it a light talent game too.

In 2009 and 2010, there was a special Iridessa quest for the sparkler. It was an event preparation quest in 2009. Here were the rewards:
2009-Buttercup Yellow Fairy Light Catcher
2010-Lavender Purple Blaze Plush

And here's how to earn the Sparkler badge every year:
2009-Play Fairy Fireworks
2011-Play Gem Juggle
2012-Throw a Neverlight party

The End of Summer Sparkler was Pixie Hollow's last event before it closed and corresponded with the Farewell event. And from 2011 onward, it overlapped with the end of Camp Pixie Dust.

And speaking of Camp Pixie Dust, a cool thing that happened in the last week of camp in 2010 were end of camp ceremonies. The campfire in the theatre was replaced with a stage that week. A ceremony was held every day. Some had five Pixie Pals (camp counselors) visit and others had two never council members. The ceremony was actually my first encounter with the Pixie Pals actually.

Before we say goodbye to Camp Pixie Dust, let's wrap things up with one of my favorite Lyria tales; the one from 2013!

Unicorn Tale

You've all flown here today for a campfire story
But this is more than a story -- this is real pixie history!
It's happening right now during Camp Pixie Dust
And it doesn't happen often, that you can trust
Yes, only once out of every one-thousand years
This amazingly fantastical creature appears
She's sweet and beautiful and noble and true
And she flies on pixie dust, so she's magical too!
She's a winged white stallion adorned with a horn
Everyone she's met calls her the Never Unicorn!
Whenever she visits our green little Hollow
This Camp Pixie Dust marks the one-thousandth year
Since we last saw the fabulous Never Unicorn here
And I'm happy to announce how lucky we are
The Never Unicorn has already returned from afar!
She'll stay through Camp Pixie Dust but is VERY hard to find,
She's shy and she's gentle, but her heart is pure and kind.
The Never Unicorn is difficult to locate, that is true
But ask the mentor Fairies how they found her, and you might too!
...for those showing their Camp Pixie Dust pride!

I loved getting to see the Never Unicorn in 2013, but it would've been more exciting if Pixie Hollow wasn't closing.

And here's a sparkler badge.

Thanks for reading, and I'll post my fall blog post schedule on FairyABC within this week.