What object an you use like a tripod for camera

I wanna make a video for the 4th of july but with daylight and its slowly but surely going so can anyone think of common household objects to use that will support my Nikon D5000!

Cardboard box?

Bean bag

Anything sturdy.

A wall, table, post or the like

I have used a 1/4"-20 eye-bolt with some strong cord looped through it and then I stand on the other end and pull up to steady the camera

Table, chair, books, ladder, tree, hedge, fence, your younger brother's head, pitchfork, car roof, roof of your house, your neighbor's mailbox, lamp post, bag, hammer, broom, vacuum cleaner, carton, computer, laptop, bench, twig, stick, flag pole, etc, and a roll of duct tape (in most cases).