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Red, White, and Blue Play Dough

May 20, 2019 By Aileen 10 Comments This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Learn how to make red white and blue play dough with this easy kool-aid play dough recipe. Making play dough is such a fun way to complete a quick crafty project that results in excitement and entertainment for your kids. This red, white, and blue play dough is a great way to celebrate Independence Day…

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Sparkly and Scented Red, White, and Blue Play Dough. It is so easy to make homemade play dough and is perfect for a patriotic celebration.

Filed Under: 4th of July Crafts, Diy and Crafts, Holiday Crafts, Play Dough Recipes Tagged With: 4th of july, diy, homemade, independance day, memorial day, patriotic, play dough

5 Awesome Reasons Home Cooked Meals are Healthier for Your Family

July 13, 2016 By Aileen 7 Comments This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Please welcome Paula Hughes, our guest poster for the day. She blogs over at ChewTheWorld and is here today to show her thoughts on the home cooked meal. 5 Awesome Reasons Home Cooked Meals are Healthier for Your Family When it comes to achieving a healthy lifestyle for your family and yourself, there is no…

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5 Awesome Reasons Home Cooked Meals are Healthier for Your Family | aileencooks.com

Filed Under: Mom Life Tagged With: dinner, family, health, homemade, meals, scratch cooking

How to Make Italian Style Breadcrumbs

December 4, 2015 By Aileen 2 Comments This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Italian Style Breadcrumbs are simple and quick to make with ingredients you probably already have in your pantry. I like to use the breadcrumbs in my meatloaf muffins with potato frosting and crockpot Italian meatballs. Pretty much any recipe that calls for breadcrumbs as a binding ingredient can be made at home – no need…

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Filed Under: Kitchen Tips and Tricks, Recipes Tagged With: homemade, money saving tips

Reusable Swiffer Pads Tutorial

October 10, 2015 By Aileen 7 Comments This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Making your own Reusable Swiffer Pads is an easy and frugal way to remove some of the chemicals from your cleaning products. Reusable Swiffer pads were one of the first things I made when I made the jump into natural cleaning. I was pretty dependent on my wet mops and would burn through 2 or 3…

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DIY swiffer mop pads. These homemade pads are a great natural cleaning solution and are extremely frugal to make. Article from aileencooks.com

Filed Under: Cleaning Tutorials, Mom Life Tagged With: cleaning, diy, green, homemade, mopping, natural cleaning, swiffers

Mermaid Play Dough Set

June 24, 2015 By Aileen 3 Comments This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

I had to share another homemade birthday gift I made recently. This one is for my super sweet niece who turned 4 this month. Funny enough, her 1st birthday was William’s due date. Of course, my sweet boy took his time coming out and was born one week late. But, they are still super close…

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Filed Under: Diy and Crafts, Homemade Gifts Tagged With: aileen cooks, gift ideas, homemade, mermaid, play dough, play dough kits, sparkles

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