Everybody likes the smell of vanilla. Everybody but bugs, that is. Dilute 1 tablespoon vanilla extract with 1 cup water and wipe the mixture on your exposed skin to discourage mosquitoes, blackflies, and ticks.
To begin kindergarten in the state of Illinois, a child should be 5 years old on or before September 1 of the kindergarten year and live within the boundaries of the school district.
Nationwide, the starting age for kindergarten varies widely. In states like Connecticut and California, you can easily find a four-and-a-half-year-old and a six-and-a-half-year-old in the same kindergarten class.