Gummy worms — not locusts, but the closest thing to bugs I could get here in town.

I couldn’t find any dried locusts online, but I did find some crickets on Amazon.  When talking about what John the Baptist ate, I showed this plate of crickets and a jar of honey to the kids to give them an idea about his diet.  Of course they loved the gross bugs.  Two teen boys were actually brave enough to eat one!