In a different culture, where the norm is day-month-year, this string parse just fine to the 16th of May. Agreed. Since my system is en-US, i've added 1 line of code to the same sample that gerrylowry copied from msdn System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new System....
Two 14 year old Gujarati girls made markers with bio degradable non-toxic ink made out of vegetable products. Just as bright as regular markers, super affordable, and on the upside if your toddler accidentally sucks on the highlighter... no worries: just skip juice-time...