Ahhhh! I can't find sugar cubes for pyramid project! Ideas?

[Alicia64]

I've been to Target and dh went to Walmart. He said he hunted everywhere although didn't ask anyone (I did).

 

I called Michaels: they said, no, they don't have them.

 

There's a neat project on SOTW using sugar cubes to build a pyramid and I really want to do it.

 

Any ideas where to buy these relics from Aunt Bea's day??

 

Alley

[Starr]

I find them in the local grocery store.

[clarkacademy]

Yeah I looked EVERYWHERE!!!!! I found them in a local grocery store the funny thing is we have like 6 Marsh stores but only one carried them LOL I would start calling all the groceries around you and if there are any coffee places

[Pamela H in Texas]

We got ours from Whole Foods. There were none in local grocery stores or Wal-Mart.

[southmetromom]

Check the baking aisle at your grocery store or supermarket. They are near the bags of sugar and flour.

 

Sandy

[kewb]

My local grocery store carries them.

[CathyinNC]

I found them at Harris Teeter grocery store.

[freetobeme]

we couldn't find sugar cubes either. the mini marshmallows didn't work so well. . .:001_smile:

[jenL]

They were practically hidden at my local grocery store in the baking aisle.

[Tam101]

I found them on the top shelf next to the sugar. C & H brand, pink and white box 7-8 inches long.

[Karen in CO]

When I went looking for them for a tea party late at night the Walmart stocker told me that they had quit carrying them. So don't bother there ever again. :) Whole Foods had them. Legos work for pyramids not tea parties.

[Margo out of lurking]

We used sugar cubes one year. Another year, we used Legos. The Legos were by far more popular, even with my dd.

[FairProspects]

I'm ordering mine from Amazon, none of the stores around here carry them, and Whole Foods is at least an hour away.

[skirch]

check someplace like Office Max or Staples. That's where I used to get them for work.

[Ellie]

I can buy them at Randall's, which is a Safeway store. I wouldn't expect the big discounters like Target or WalMart to have them.

[abbeyej]

We buy them at a regular grocery store (Kroger).

[Alicia64]

Thank you everyone! You are so great!

 

We have a Krogers -- thanks!

We're also close to Whole Foods -- thanks on that!

 

Ha, ha to the little marshmallow idea. It crossed my mind.

 

And I love the Lego idea too! In fact, making a pyramid out of more then one material really appeals to me.

 

Thanks again. I love this board!

 

Alley

[WiseOwlKnits]

We made them out of Legos instead. Worked great. :)

[Starr]

You know I remembering making them out of legos too. The sugar cubes were decorated for a tea party.

[swellmomma]

We bought ours at staples of all places. In their office supplies aisle (the one with the coffee, cleaning products, first aid kits etc). I have also seen them at Costco most times we have been there.

[Garga]

Just wanted to say that we did that project last year and the boys love, love, loved it! It was waaay more fun than using the legos. I think we did a lego one, too, but there was something fun about the sugar cube pyramid. (Probably the fact that they licked their sugary fingers the whole time.)

[KidsHappen]

Sugar cubes do not make the best pyramids. The square shapes make it difficult to shape a correct pyramid. I got some National Geographic kits in which you made your own bricks out of plaster that were perfectly shapes for making a pyramid. I still not saying it was easy but easier that doing it with square cubes. I believe I got the kit at Hobby Lobby or maybe Michael. If they don't have them check Rainbow Resources.

[MaMa2005]

I found ours at Kroger. Almost hidden on the top shelf, but they were there! Thank goodness because I had built up that pyramid project for a week!:001_smile:

[Suzanne in ABQ]

Do you have any mud?

 

I mixed mud with dry grass, spread it out on a board, and cut it into 1-inch squares. We let the bricks dry in the sun, and used mud as mortar to "glue" them all together. (We even placed a tiny mummy inside!). After it dried, we plastered it with more mud, and let it dry again. It turned out great! Of course, it wasn't winter when we did it. You might have to dry the bricks in the oven.

[stripe]

I love the idea of mud. That is fantastic.

 

I found some at an Arab grocery store. I think they were originally from Turkey....or maybe those were the heart shaped ones? Too cute but not so great for building pyramids!

[gaillardia]

Today ydd made a pyramid out of cuisenaire rods. They put three small white ones inside first, then built it up, blew it over. Pyramid in shape, but more log cabin-ish.

[Satori]

I couldn't find them either for the longest time.

 

Finally I found them at Safeway grocery store. We just did our sugar cube pyramid last week. :)

 

I do have my eye on the Michael's craft kit mentioned by another poster... But I already spend way too much money on silly stuff, might as well use something less expensive.