If it's a Round, Square, Crescent:   
small left leaning bud ----- red, green or violet
small right leaning bud ----orange or blue
fat bud  --------------------- yellow or indigo

If it's a Loop, Pentagon:
small left leaning bud----- yellow or indigo
small right leaning bud ---red, green or violet
fat bud -------------------- orange or blue

If it's a Triangle, Heart:
small left leaning bud: ---- orange or blue
small right leaning bud:---yellow or indigo
fat bud ------------------- red, green or violet

Candydevil: Berries
Round
Cherrymole: Berries
Triangle

Lollipop: Fruit
Loop
Sugarsnout: Fruit
Pentagon

Sweettooth: Veggies
Square
Chocobug: Veggies
Cresent

Jellybeak: Birdmix
Heart

If you get:
A red critter - Your 1st postition is right
A yellow critter - 2nd  - - - - - - - - - --
A blue critter - 3rd postition
shape is right
but wrong colour

If you get:
An Orange critter - your 1st position
A green critter - your 2nd  - - - - - -
An Indigo critter - your 3rd - - - - -
Shape and colour is right

I really didnt find the mushroom to be much help but everyone is different. I didnt use a mushroom with alice and I did fine. I will stay beside you until the light bulb goes off dont worry.:):):)

ok so you need to take it slow. Only use veggies for right now or you will confuse your self. we know that you need 3 rounds and you will have 3 rounds in the morning and then you can move the 3 rounds around lol

Candydevil: Round
Lollipup     : Loop.
Cherrymole: Triangle.
Sweettooth: Square.
Sugarsnout: Pentagon.
Jellybeak  :  Heart.
Chocobug: Crescent

ok you need to diamond dust them and fruit dust them and they will be ready in 12 hours

Round, Square, Crescent:   
small left leaning bud ----- red, green or violet
small right leaning bud ----orange or blue
fat bud  --------------------- yellow or indigo

Loop, Pentagon:
small left leaning bud----- yellow or indigo
small right leaning bud ---red, green or violet
fat bud -------------------- orange or blue

Triangle, Heart:
small left leaning bud: ---- orange or blue
small right leaning bud:---yellow or indigo
fat bud ------------------- red, green or violet

There's the candies guide that will give you hints below

https://www.freedomfairies.com/fairyland-guide/candy-guide