Family Life: How to prepare children for a new sibling. Get your child/children to sit with you in a quiet place where you are unlikely to be disturbed.. Ask them what they would think of a new little brother or sister. Most children would be excited by the prospect, but some may be a little confused.
Home and Garden: How to use an arctic air evaporative air cooler. Find a good location for your arctic air machine. Set it up on a flat surface, such as a tabletop, where it can't slide.. Prepare the room with alternative cooling methods.  Arctic air is best used a supplement to other cooling methods; it's not designed to be your primary cooling method. It's a compact, personal system, rather than a whole-room or whole-house air conditioner.

Food and Entertaining: How to make egyptian molokhia soup. Prepare the molokhia leaves. Wash the molokhia leaves carefully and set them aside. Chop the molokhia into small pieces.  If fresh leaves aren't available, frozen molokhia can be used instead.. Prepare the chicken and clean it thoroughly.

Education and Communications: How to remember to turn in homework. Take organization seriously. Use folders to help you stay organized. The more sleeves or pockets the better. Ideally, use a binder or accordion folder to help you organize materials for multiple classes in one place. Keep everything together to help you keep track of the materials you need to complete your homework, and to help ensure you bring your completed homework to class.

Home and Garden: How to decorate a foyer. Choose accessories and furniture that coordinate with your adjacent rooms. As the main entryway to your home, your foyer should set the tone for the rest of the house. Though you want your foyer to make an impression, it should also blend seamlessly into all adjoining areas. So, if you have victorian furniture in the living room, try placing a victorian table in the foyer. You can also try blending furniture styles for a unique, less designed look.

Pets and Animals: How to walk your hamster. Choose a safe, snug harness. There are plenty of small animal harnesses available at your local pet store or online. It may be worth visiting the store first to familiarize yourself with the different options and sizes that are available. You'll likely need the smallest harness you can find, as animals the size of hamsters are not commonly walked. Go with a harness that fits snugly, without impeding the hamster's breathing or movement.

Polishing shoes: Shoe polish supplies in a store, then people in a classroom get instructions about shoe polish. The teacher demonstrates to polish a boot using a tissue.

Cars & Other Vehicles: How to install pinstriping or reflective tape on your car or motorcycle. Pick your installation pathway for the pin striping or reflective tape first, then mark this path. If it will be a straight line, you can tape a guide string to the front and rear of the car, pulling slightly on the string to make it straight. This will be your guideline.  Attach the first 1 " to the front of the car, usually the fender. Pull off the backing and slightly stretch the tape and extend it to approximately 1/2 the distance on your car.

Food and Entertaining: How to steam green beans. Prepare the green beans. Rinse the beans first using cool water. Pat them dry, then trim or snap off both of the pointed ends.  Pour one to two inches (2.54 to 5.08 centimeters) of water into a medium sized saucepan. For extra flavor, add a little bit of salt.

Work World: How to write a status report. Gather budget and scheduling information. With most projects, the budget and schedule are the most important part of a status report. Your manager wants to know that the project will be completed on time, and ideally under budget.  Determine the goals for the project and split them up into smaller goals. For example, if your goal is to produce 1000 t-shirts in 4 months, and you're to give 3 monthly status reports, focus each status report on whether you've produced 250 t-shirts that month.

Home and Garden: How to prune desert rose. Sterilize your cutting tool with rubbing alcohol or bleach before pruning. Wipe or spray your cutting blade or pruning shears with rubbing alcohol. If you don't have rubbing alcohol, you can use a 10% bleach solution. Disinfecting the cutting tool prevents the transfer of disease to your plant. If you're pruning more than 1 desert rose plant, sterilize the cutting tool before pruning the next plant.

Family Life: How to prepare children for a new sibling. Get your child/children to sit with you in a quiet place where you are unlikely to be disturbed.. Ask them what they would think of a new little brother or sister. Most children would be excited by the prospect, but some may be a little confused.