toilet seat lock: My little guy looooves to splash in water - any kind of water - anywhere!
the reading corner: I love that, even in our little home, we were able to find a spot to fit nearly all of the boys' books in one place. I love that they have a designated space just for reading. But the wee one, he just looooves to take aaaaallll the books and eat, toss, eat, rip, eat, play with the books.
child safety lock: My mother-in-law (whom I love very much!) likes to tell me that her 2 boys never got into drawers, cabinets, etc. when they were little. Somehow, both of my boys didn't receive that particular tendency from their dad. Thus, the locks are everywhere.
toilet paper: um, yeah, I don't think this one needs any explaining...
safety gate: far and above, this is the one toddler item I will be glad to be done with when the wee one comes of age! For the first 2 years of Bubb's life we were in a 2-story home. I lost count how many times I nearly killed, injured, or maimed myself and Bubbs while traipsing over these blasted gates. Even in our single-story home, I'm still "crashing" into & over them. They are necessary, but I still can't stand them.
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How true, all of these! I won’t miss the safety gate either. We lucked out on the toilet thing, though. Only one toy has gone in there, and that was because a guest left the lid up one time.
oh yes, can totally relate! except we don’t have any gates, for now we simply close certain doors but we are in for SO much trouble once she figures out how to open doors (or rather, once she is tall enough to reach the handles!) All our kitchen cupboards/bathroom cupboards and CD/DVD cupboards have kid locks (SO thankful for those inventions!!)
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your reading corner!
When did you come over and take pics of my house? :0)