Q: You don't need to remove the cream. Simply allow your skin to absorb the antibiotic cream. The antibiotic cream will soften the scabs which helps them to heal faster.
A: Let the cream soak in.

Q: High-starch potatoes (like russets and most sweet potatoes, including the jewel yam) are highly absorbent with a light, fluffy texture. Medium-starch or all-purpose potatoes (such as Yukon Gold, red gold, white, blue, and purple potatoes) have more moisture than high-starch potatoes and are less likely to fall apart. Potatoes should feel firm and heavy. Look out for green spots, wrinkles, sprouts, blemishes and soft spots--these are signs of a bad or bitter potato. If you are using potatoes you already have at home and discover a green spot, make sure you chop it off an discard it. The green parts of a potato are mildly poisonous and will upset your stomach. Store your potatoes in a cool, dry space. Try not to store them anywhere too cold (like the refrigerator), as the starches will begin turning into sugar, which will alter the taste. Potatoes grow in the dirt and, though they are rinsed before you buy them, dirt may still be hiding in the little dimples (or "eyes") on the potato. Don't scrub so hard that the skin begins to peel off. Be gentle with your potato. Even organic foods are treated with pesticides, so be on the safe side and make sure you're washing all your organic produce, too. You don't need to use a special solution of veggie wash to clean the potato--running water should do the job. This will give you six wedges per potato. Try to cut the wedges into equal sizes so they all bake at the same rate. If you have a mixture of thick and thin wedges, the thin ones may burn while you wait for the thick wedges to bake all the way through. Six wedges per-potato should give you a thick, but not too thick, slice. If wedges are any thicker, they may be crispy and gold on the outside, but completely underdone inside. If you are not baking the potato wedges right away (if you have to prep the rest of your meal or wait for the oven to preheat), put them in a bowl of cold water with a squirt of lemon juice or vinegar. This will prevent discoloration. Don't let the potatoes soak in the bowl for longer than two hours--the potatoes will absorb the water and may begin to lose some of their vitamins. You may peel the potatoes before slicing if you don't want to eat the skin, but they may not hold their shape as well when you bake them. The skins are more vitamin-rich than the flesh, so the potato would lose some of its nutritional value without it. The oil will help the spices stick to the potatoes. Make sure the spices and oil are distributed evenly and your wedges are fully coated. Make sure your hands are clean before handling the food. If you want to add additional flavors--like minced garlic, chopped rosemary leaves, spicy cumin, or thyme--add it to the bowl and mix with the rest of the ingredients.
A: Choose a firm, high or medium starch potato. Scrub the potatoes with cool water and a vegetable brush. Cut the potato in half lengthwise, then cut those halves into thirds. Put sliced potatoes, salt, pepper, and oil in a large bowl and toss with your hands.

Q: Use the measurements indicated on the unsalted butter packaging or just eyeball the width of the cut. The most important thing is that the unsalted butter slices are all approximately the same size, so they will melt evenly. Don't worry about the temperature of the butter when you're cutting it. It can be mushy at room temperature or hard from the fridge. You're going to be melting the butter, so its temperature doesn't make a difference.
A: Cut your butter into 12 inch (1.3cm) slices.

Q: Give your child crayons specifically made for younger kids, and let them color. Younger kid's crayons are usually smaller and wider (more like a pebble than a stick), so they are easier to grasp. Just like any part of the body, kids need to build up muscle and dexterity in their hands before they learn to write. If it's a nice day, take it outside. Use chalk to color on the sidewalk. Using macaroni or large beads, string them on yarn to create wearable art. The act of picking up pieces and stringing them works on dexterity. For this project, lay out the noodles in a bowl on the table. Cut a length of string. Thread a noodle onto the string, and tie the noodle in place on one end with a knot. Place the string back on the table, and proceed to create a string for each kid. Let your kids thread noodles on their respective strings, and then tie them off to create the necklace. Let them have fun playing around with the dough. Their creations don't need to be perfect--just let them create what they want with the dough. Working with Play-Doh and other clay builds up hand muscle and dexterity. Give your child a spray bottle to water the household plants. Ask the child to go around the house and give each plant some water. The action of squeezing the bottle builds up muscles in the hand. Give your kids finger puppets and ask them to come up with a story about them. Have them act it out with the puppets on their hands. You can demonstrate first if your kids seem confused. Moving the puppets increases dexterity and coming up with a story encourages their imagination. Any kind of cutting activity helps strengthen their hands and increase fine motor skills. Just be sure to give them safety scissors so they don't hurt themselves. To make snowflakes, fold a piece of paper in half horizontally. Fold it in half again, but do it vertically. Fold it in half several times, always keeping one end without any folds. You should have a triangle shape that is misshapen on the non-folded end. Cut shapes in the the paper. Angular shapes work best. Also, make the unfolded end regular by cutting along the edge in a design. Open the paper back up for a snowflake. Kids love stickers, and playing with them also encourages dexterity, as they must employ fine motor skills to peel them off the paper. Make sure to give kids paper to place the stickers on. Otherwise, the stickers will end up all over your kids and the house.
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Let your kid color. Make necklaces together. Give them Play-Doh. Water the plants. Tell a story with finger puppets. Teach them to cut snowflakes. Play with stickers.