Need vase filler (heavy) ideas

[spankswife]

I am making a few centerpieces for a party. Just a cup (not see thru) with a wand and a little paper pennant. What can I put in the cup to weight it down? I was thinking those little marbles for vases, but I need 6 centerpieces worth, and don't want to spend $20 on marbles that you can't even see. Any ideas?

[seriously]

Depending on the size you can get marbles at the dollar store. You can also get a bag of sand from home depot or lowes for $5 or less.

[TBM]

Sand, with some thing decorative on top.

I would put the sand in a ziplock or something so that it wouldn't spill all over if it got knocked over. The decorative stuff would hide that.

[Deleted]

Pea rocks.

[emjacobs]

I second mainly sand with some pretties on top.

[hbomdiggity]

not sure how heavy you need, but we've used dried beans in vases to hold the filler.