Help me to play short bursts of rhythm on percussion instruments

Offer me a wide range of instruments and other soundmakers to play on

See which instruments and soundmakers I like playing best – drums of different kinds, tambourines and wooden blocks
Encourage me to play the same rhythmic pattern on different instruments …
… and different rhythms on the same instrument
Use ideas from Soundabout Music Tracks: Motifs and Songs
Try metallic soundmakers and instruments, such as saucepans and cymbals
Borrow a digital drum machine, and see whether that appeals to me
If I find making the movements needed to make a sound physically difficult, try using beam or gesture-recognition technology on a tablet
Record what I do for future interest and reference