As you know I'm having the kids (around 10 years of age) a Fear Factor Halloween party, I want to make them eat something that looks gross and to be perfectly honest, I don't even want it to taste that good, I know it can't taste awful because after one kid gags on it, I figure the rest won't even try to eat it.

I thought of covering gummy worms in chocolate--maybe dark chocolate, or even rolling the gummy worms in salt first then pouring chocolate over them. I also thought about somehow using raisons or died cranberries then somehow cover them with something crunchy (not sure what though) then maybe dip them in chocolate. The texture might seem like a crunchy bug. Another thought was dipping grapes again in chocolate, so when they bite into them they grapes will kind of pop in their mouths, if they really think they are eating bugs, I think this might gross them out. The only problem I see with these ideas other than the worms is that the 'bugs' wouldn't really look like bugs without the legs, so I'm just not sure.

Do any of you have any better ideas or could you maybe fine tune mine. As aways, thanks!

Oh it doesn't even have to be candy, any ideas would be great, but I just don't want to spend a lot of time and money to buy molds or anything like that.

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Maybe I should let my Rottweiler and Mastiff have a go at the animal abusers, then I can use their corpses as part of my Halloween decorations! hehe

Well, I don't watch fear factor but if I wanted to gross kids out I would try to make "finger" sandwiches. Make a mold of a finger or something in that shape and fill it with devils food spread for the right flesh color. Maybe add some food coloring for a nail and some blood and put it between bread sliced in thin rectangles. Yum!

"Welcome, foolish mortals..."

I just saw the gross fear factor. They made them go "bobbing" in cowblood for rings! I would do that!!! I would make them go bobbing for apples in "blood". Use koolaid or some other kind of red drink. Maybe you can use some kind of red drink...like koolaid and put in spaghetti and fake eyeballs....make it look gross!

"something's underneath my bed....."

Guacamole looks gross. You could say it was mashed up frogs or swamp scum or something.

I make no bake cookies and shape them like turds. Then buy a litter box and pooper scooper and fill the box with Grapenuts cereal. Place the turd cookies in the "litter box" and make them scoop for "poop". That was the hit of the party the few times I made it. Didn't do it last year and I had our guests asking where the cat crap was. They missed it! lol I even made a sign that said "this treat was specially made by Domino, Kahlua & Prowler". (our cats)

Every year at my haunt we do a gross foods display. The major hit from last year was the pickled octopus. We bought it in the specialty eisle of the grocery store, and thirteen people acutally ate it! They're little purple tentcles, suckers and all, and the best part is they're real! [xx(]

~The Scare Queen~

Meganbear...it sounds like you are doing a great job already...and covering ANYTHING in chocolate is a great idea if you ask me...

Never underestimate the value of informing them of what they are actually eating at the last moment! When I was young I received and did ordering for a restaurant. The sales guy would come around, give me samples and take my order for the next week. One week, his sample came in a small burlap bag...he said "you have GOT to try these!"....I looked at what appeared to be chocolate balls in the sac and popped a couple in my mouth just as I asked, "what are they?" I had just CRUNCHED HARD into one...something I did not expect in chocolate...when with a gleam in his eye he said..."chocolate covered grasshoppers!!"

Well I didn't know whether or not to spit it out or keep chewing...when the familiar taste of coffee began to take over. Those chocolate covered coffee beans almost grossed me out!! Just because someone said it was a chocolate covered grasshopper!!!

Go with the chocolate covered stuff...and JUST as they take a bite! Let em know how disguting it is []

well you can always go to the pet store and get some meal worms for a buck or two then you can cook them in the oven untel they get crispy. then you can take them put them on a cookie with chocolate on it. or put it in trail mix... and yes they are safe to eat. if pets can eat them so can humans. and sence you cooked them they will be more sanitary. and yes ive had them before. I lost a bet with my friends.

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Oh you guys are just sick! [xx(] I love it!!!! hehe You gave me some great ideas! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have to have my party on the 16th, so I don't have much time and I'm trying to work out those last details!

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DEATH to people who abuse animals!
Maybe I should let my Rottweiler and Mastiff have a go at the animal abusers, then I can use their corpses as part of my Halloween decorations! hehe

Bloody Maggots in a Cracker.

Sounds gross, yes...I gagged at the thought on what I was going to be fed. But is was rice with ketchup on a saltine.

Gravity Sucks

Halloweenbride, you take the prize! What a great easy and more importantly, sick idea! I'll definitely use that!!!!

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DEATH to people who abuse animals!
Maybe I should let my Rottweiler and Mastiff have a go at the animal abusers, then I can use their corpses as part of my Halloween decorations! hehe