This document provides instructions and background information for three chemistry demonstrations: making ice cream without an ice cream maker, using an espresso machine to illustrate boiling and condensation, and examining the chemical reactions that take place with burning candles. The ice cream demonstration illustrates colligative properties and freezing point depression. The espresso machine shows boiling and the phases of water. The candle demonstration examines the combustion reaction and soot formation through observation of the flame and smoke. Context is provided for why these particular demonstrations were chosen, including to show students chemistry is part of everyday life.