Mel Sparks

Melissa Sparks, commonly referred to as Mel, is the paternal first cousin of Carl and Sarah Cooper, the wife of Timm Sparks and mother of Amanda Sparks.

Physical Appearance
Mel is tall, thin and fair-skinned, with long waves of brown hair, sky blue eyes with magenta eye shadow, a pointy nose and a beauty mark on her left cheek. She wears several outfits throughout her appearances, but her signature one is a bubblegum pink shirt, a ruby red scarf around her neck, a cornflower blue mid-length skirt with a white belt, several bracelets on her left arm, white socks and red shoes.

For sleepwear, she wears a mid-length ruby red bathrobe with matching slippers and a fuchsia eye mask.

In her school uniform, she wore a brown collared blouse, a yellow-and-brown striped scarf through the collar, a yellow blazer with the Solaris Academy insignia, a pleated yellow miniskirt, brown knee socks and black Mary Jane shoes.

Personality
Mel is kind at heart, but often shows sarcasm and snark in her speech, mostly due to having just finished college and having to be a stay-at-home mother while Timm works for many days and nights on his photography. She also has a very competitive nature, especially around her second cousin/rival Flauipaui, as each declare themselves the superior big cousin to Carl and Sarah.

Powers and Abilities
Because Mel is a witch, she is capable of casting magic to her benefits/advantage. While in school, she excelled at Potions, Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts, but her favorite class was Home Ec which proved helpful for when she got married and became a housewife.

One of Mel's best skills is her affinity for preparing food, especially for her family. Easily her most popular dishes are the ones involving pasta, with second place going to her sandwiches and third given to her desserts and baked goods. Her cooking skills surpass even Flaui's and Sarah's, as she had training from her mother and Aunt Venus (the latter of whom was her Home Ec teacher at Solaris Academy).

Trivia

 * Mel is left-handed, unlike her father and like her mother. The creator noted that he made it this way on purpose to contrast with Flauipaui, who is right-handed like her father and unlike her mother.
 * This also makes her one of the few left-handed members of Carl and Sarah's extended family.
 * Her favorite food is pasta, hence why she likes to cook with it so much, and her favorite drink is Fizzy Tizzy.
 * She is an only child, as revealed in "Cousin Wars."
 * Mel's name is taken from Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer, but is far less malicious than the Cousin Mel in that special.
 * She is described as "an older version of Carl if he were a female called Carla."