The Color-Changing Lemonade Jar
The gift that performs a magic trick.
Pale lemon sugar in the jar, a tiny vial of sapphire-blue butterfly pea flowers riding on top. The card explains the trick: brew the flowers blue, pour over lemonade, watch it turn violet. Kids gasp; adults pretend not to. It's the most-pinned thing you can make with sugar and a jar, and it costs about four dollars.
- The Vessel
- 1-quart jar + one small vial
- Keeps
- 6 months, sealed
In the Jar
- lemon sugarsugar pulsed with dried lemon zest, dried overnight2 cups
- dried butterfly pea flowersin the little vial, on top2 tbsp
- dried lemon wheelswedged against the glass for looks4
The Assembly
- 1Make the lemon sugar: pulse sugar with dried lemon zest, spread on a tray, dry overnight.
- 2Fill the jar with the sugar, wedging lemon wheels against the glass.
- 3Fill the vial with butterfly pea flowers and nestle it on top before sealing.
- 4The tag explains the trick — it's the whole gift.
The Gift Tag · Already Written
“Make lemonade with 2 spoonfuls of this sugar per glass. Brew the little blue flowers 5 minutes, pour slowly over the top, and watch the glass turn violet.”
They add: Lemons, water, and an audience
From This Jar
The Supply List
What You'll Need
Dried butterfly pea flowers
A small bag fills a dozen vials
ShopSmall glass vials
The blue jewel riding on top
ShopQuart mason jars
Clear, straight-sided shows the layers
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