  We study the creation of solitons from particles, using the $\lambda \phi^4$
model as a prototype. We consider the scattering of small, identical, wave
pulses, that are equivalent to a sequence of particles, and find that
kink-antikink pairs are created for a large region in parameter space. We also
find that scattering at {\it low} velocities is favorable for creating solitons
that have large energy compared to the mass of a particle.
