I bought a 40 lb box of Zaycon chicken last week. I always have about 6 lbs or so of fat and other stuff I trim off. Did you know that instead of throwing it away you can use those trimmings to make your own chicken stock? Here is how I do it.

Put your chicken fat/bones/trimmings in a crockpot filled with water. Add the following ingredients:

2 peeled carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces
1 stalk celery, cut into 2-inch pieces
1 yellow onion, cut into quarters
5 sprigs fresh parsley
1 clove garlic
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

Cook all day. Your house will smell great! After cooking you can see that the broth looks fantastic.

At this point, just strain out all the chicken trimmings and other items and discard. Put the broth in freezer safe containers for up to 6 months. I was able to get 14 cups of broth out of my 7 qt crockpot the other day. Try it you will never go back to store bought.

* Check out the PYP Navigating Rite Aid posts to help you along your shopping journey at Rite Aid.

* Read the Rite Aid coupon policy and keep it in your coupon binder.

* These are just the BEST offers this week. Always check your local ad to verify prices as they change by region.

* Participate in Rite Aid’s Video Values to be able to print valuable coupons that you can combine with manufacturer coupons!

* Don’t forget to check out the new updates to the Rite Aid +Up Rewards program!

Playtex Tampons $3.99
Use Playtex Tampons, any 14 ct. or larger $1/1 (11-25-12) SS-10/21 AND
$2/1 Video Values printable coupon AND
$1/1 in-ad coupon
Final Price: FREE after coupons!

Ricola Family Pack Cough Drops 2/$8
Use Ricola, any bags $1/2 (11-14-12) RP-10/14
Get a $5 +UP Reward when you buy two (limit 1)
Final Price: $2 for both bags after coupon and reward!

Mentos Up2U Gum Packs 2/$2
Use (2)Mentos UP2U Gum, any packs $1/3 (12-9-12) SS-10/7
Get (3) $1 +Up Reward when you buy 2 (limit 4)
Final Price: $1 for 6 packs after coupons and rewards!

Dove Hair Care 2/$7
Use(2) Dove Hair Care product, excluding trial/travel size .25/1 (10-28-12) RP-9/30 AND
$2/2 Video Values printable coupon AND
(2) Dove – Buy (1) shampoo AND (1) conditioner, Get (1) styling product FREE up to $6.00 (10-28-12) RP-9/30
Get a $2 +Up Reward when you buy 2 (limit 3)
Final Price: $2.50 for 4 bottles after coupons and reward!

I saw “recipes” all over Pinterest last summer for making your own bouncing ball.  Since I have a daughter who is OBSESSED with them, I thought it would be a fun activity, and even went so far as to buy the ingredients – which then sat on my counter until now.  I never really got around to reading the instructions and assumed that it would be complicated.  Finally, I got tired of the stuff being in my way and made a few of them this afternoon.

I used the recipe on this site:

https://chemistry.about.com/od/demonstrationsexperiments/ss/bounceball.htm

Here is what we thought:

• It was certainly NOT complicated.  It was super easy and only took a few minutes to make.  It probably took longer to read through the recipe than it did to make it.

• It also isn’t super messy.  If you are doing it with very small children, you may want to put down newspaper or an old towel, but really, I did it right on my counter top using old butter tubs and plastic spoons.  Once I threw those away, there was no other mess.
• I used white glue, but if I were to make this again, I would definitely use glitter glue or clear glue; I think it would look much cooler
• Our balls didn’t really bounce.  They are super soft – basically like slightly more solid Gak.  We all thought it was fun to play with it – like you would play dough or silly putty – but they definitely didn’t come out like a bouncing ball.

• The website explains the science behind how it works, but it is more on a level for middle school students, not little ones.  My high schoolers understood it, but I didn’t!! so if you’re looking for a science lesson and – like me – haven’t taken chemistry since the 80’s, you may need to google for a simpler explanation.  We did change up the ingredients on the second ball as per their suggestion (we added more cornstarch) but thought it was only barely different from the first one.

Final analysis?  I think you should give it a try!  It is easy and fast, and takes ingredients that you likely already have sitting around the house.  It is fun to play with (it would make a great stress ball).  If I had had more time, I think I would have gone ahead and made gak as well, so we could have talked about the differences (here’s a good gak recipe if you don’t know what I’m talking about: https://lilluna.com/homemade-gak-recipe/).

There are some new Welch’s Juice coupons on Group A Coupons.  Print these quickly, before they disappear!

-Welch’s 100% White Grape Juice or 100% White Grape Juice Blend .75/1

-Welch’s Essentials Juice Cocktail Blends, any $1/2

Remember, you can print each coupon twice!