This is my recomended order of taking on the levels in this game, which involes the least amount of backtracking. Though there are limitations, feel free to do them in any order you wish. If you can't finish a level the first time you can always come back to pick up more Gems and Orbs later.
Summer Forest
Glimmer 1 - Start
Summer Forest Home 1 - Glimmer Talisman
Colossus - Glide and swim
Learn to swim underwater - Pay Moneybags 500 Gems
Idol Springs - Jump over the water
Summer Forest Home 2 - Learn to swim underwater
Hurricos - Open The doors
Sunny Beach 1 - Jump over the water
Aquaria Towers - Pay Moneybags 400 Gems
Ocean Speedway - 3 Orbs
Crush's Dungeon - 6 Talismans
Autumn Plains
Autumn Plains Home - Defeat Crush
Learn to climb - Pay Moneybags: 500 Gems
Back to:Summer Forest Home 3 - Learn to climbSunny Beach 2 - Learn to climbGlimmer 2 - Learn to climb
Crystal Glacier - Jump up two steps
Skelos Badlands - Cross the pool
Breeze Harbor - Brave the wild sheep
Zephyr - Pay Moneybags: 400 Gems
Metro Speedway - 6 Orbs
Scorch - Climb three ladders
Fracture Hills 1 - Descend the stairs
Magma Cone - 8 Orbs
Shady Oasis 1 - Pay Moneybags: 400 Gems
Icy Speedway - Pay Moneybags: 100 Gems
Gulp's Overlook - 14 Talismans
Winter Tundra
Winter Tundra Home - Defeat Gulp
Learn to head bash - Pay Moneybags: 1000 Gems
Back to:Fracture Hills 2 - Learn to head bashShady Oasis 2 - Learn to head bash
Mystic Marsh - Cross the Bridge
Cloud Temples - 15 Orbs
Robotica Farms - Head bash the rock
Metropolis - 25 Orbs
Canyon Speedway - Pay Moneybags 200 Gems
Ripto's Arena - 40 Orbs
Dragon Shores - Defeat Ripto to open portal, 8000 Gems and 55 Orbs to enter park
Skill Points - Defeat Ripto for list to appear
10,000 Gems, 14 Talismans, 64 orbs, 100%, 16 Skill Points, 10 Tokens