Keeping kids out of the cupboards

[sockmonkey]

Maybe I am just dreaming, but does anyone have a way of keeping kids out of cupboards?

DS2 is 1.4 and spends most of his day emptying my kitchen cupboards. I try & keep the dangerous stuff out of the way, but I am limited for space.
I have the wrong kind of doors for the baby safety locks, so that is out.

Please help before I go nuts... or more nuts should I say

[SoupDragon]

Put your child in the cupboard and the other stuff up on the worktop.

Put mouse traps just inside the door - he'll soon learn.

Put a gate across the kitchen door and keep him out

[PrettyCandles]

Put a stairgate across the kitchen door. He's too young to learn, and it's too risky to let him go on this way. Soon he'll be reaching up to the worktops as well.

[Bozza]

What sort of cupboards do you have?

[peanutbutter]

yes i'd recommend a safety gate too - you'll just have to keep him out. I have a ds the same age and he adores emptying cupboards. I've put locks on those that can be fitted with them and the rest I've rearrranged so there's nothing dangerous/very heavy in there for him to pull out.

[HappyMumof2]

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[MumRum]

We always had a safety gate as well... it was wonderful to be able to cook in peace with out a child clinging round your legs... also it was nice to be able to escape from them

[PetitFilou1]

A strip of gaffer tape (that really heavy duty black stuff) - you can easily pull it off and stick it back but they can't! Doesn't look very beautiful though.....

[PetitFilou1]

A strip of gaffer tape (that really heavy duty black stuff) - you can easily pull it off and stick it back but they can't! Doesn't look very beautiful though.....

[sockmonkey]

Sounds like a safety gate may be the way to go. But until I get one, I will try the elastic bands.

Thanks you guys!!

[sockmonkey]

I will see how rubber bands hold up, I may resort to jigging the cupbaords about & see If I can make space for a non-breakable one. If it works, then thats one stress less

[castlesintheair]

Not very helpful but it made me laugh: my friend put one of those locks on her fridge to stop her DS's raiding it and they managed to get the whole door off. Most impressed!

I used rubber bands & gaffer tape but my two just took them off. I locked the cleaning stuff away and put the breakables up high somewhere. Eventually (by about 2 I think) they get bored, especially if you let them rummage, and stop doing it.

[Flamesparkler]

No advice, but had to post a great juxtaposition comment... read the title as "sleeping kids in cupboards?"