Murder Mystery Dinner

The Laurels were in charge of our joint activity for Nov. and they loved the idea of a Murder Mystery dinner. They wanted to take it one step further by making the menu a mystery too. We used this Book of Mormon Mystery outline that I found on Pinterest and it was perfect. 

Here's what the girls named the things on the menu

Salad = dead leaves (everyone got this)

They chose from the following for the toppings

Birdseed = croutons

Maggots = cheese

Slug trails = tomatos

Toad legs = cucumbers

Zombie eyes = olives

Then for the next course everyone got Goblin Intestines (spaghetti) 

and they could add any of the following

Mold = sliced bread

Vampire repellent = garlic bread

dandruff = pram cheese

For dessert everyone received Mushy Brains (ice cream)

They got to choose what went on it

Car oil = hot fudge

scabs = strawberries

rat teeth = nuts

rabie foam = whip cream

ants = sprinkles

slime = bananas

troll snot = caramel sauce

They also got to choose their drink and utensils

Drink choices were

Sewer water = hot chocolate

Acid = water

flkj(*^$)$#)( = lemonade

Cup choices

Vase = plastic cup

Test Tube = sm dixie cup

Beaker = sippy cup

Fork choices

Rake = fork

Spears = chopsticks

Pitchfork = tongs

Devils fork = spatula

Spoon choices

Witches broom = baby spoon

pooper scooper = serving spoon

shovel = regular spoon

dead hand = ice cream scoop

Plate choices

magic mirror = glass plate

Spell book = zoo plate

coffin = foil pan

disecting tray = cookie sheet

Bowl choices (we just used this for the ice cream and everyone got a paper bowl for the salad)

Skull caps = bowl

cauldron = candy dish

dog dish = large serving bowl

shattered glass = waffle cone bowl

The girls had a great time planning this and acted as servers on our activity night. 

I had great help in the kitchen deciphering the orders. 

 We assigned everyone a spot at a table so that we would have a good mix of boys and girls as well as younger and older. We also assigned a leader to each table to be the person to hand out the clues and help the discusion.

It turned out to be a really fun evening and it's back on the calendar for the new year.