Sea boxes
* Sea boxes produce various sounds, from the gentle lapping of water to waves crashing and surf breaking over a pebble beach. Fill large boxes and tins with sand or gravel, seal the lids and any other holes, decorate them, and make wide, gentle, circular movements.
Rainsticks
* Check out the Rainstick project kit (Hope, 21.95), which has enough materials to make 12 sticks. Or make your own - pierce a strong cardboard tube randomly with split pins, fill with gravel, wrap with strong plastic and paint.
Drums
* Slowly 'rolling' on a drum makes an excellent wave sound. The ocean drum by Hope (34.95/39.95, tel: 08702 433 400) has a black base painted with fish and is filled with steel shot for a range of sounds.
Cymbals
* Use real cymbals (not tin lids) for great wave crashing potential.
Metal buckets
* Pour water from a jug held high into a metal bucket or other large container for a crashing waves sound.
Maracas
* Great for making the sound of pebbles cascading down a beach.
Wind instruments
* Use recorders, whistles or ocarinas to recreate bird calls.
