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.
Home Schools Age for Starting School. Age for Starting School. In a sequence which has been phased in over a series of years, a child must be five years of age on or before September 1st to begin kindergarten. A child must be four years of age on or before September 1st to be considered for prekindergarten. A child must be six years of age on or before September 1st to begin first grade. The State Board's action to phase-in the changes of date of entry concluded a process that began December, 2001.