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.
Kindergarten is like grade 0, and is meant for children who have turned 5 years old on or before that cutoff date. So, some students may be starting at 4 years old, and some may finish out the year already having turned 6. This age rule then carries on to the other grades.