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.
1 Pre kindergarten: A child must be four years of age ON OR BEFORE September 1st. 2  Kindergarten: A child must be five years of age ON OR BEFORE September 1st.  First Grade: A child must be six years of age ON OR BEFORE September 1st.