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 begins from the age of 3-4 years onwards and the majority are state-funded. In Kindergarten, the children learn to socialise through means of play and do many creative activities. Writing is generally not taught or encouraged much before the age of 6, but the alphabet and numbers are learned through play, songs and various other activities.