I'm equal parts impressed and terrified. He's been getting into my stash of goldfish crackers at 2am. Bought one of those child safety locks but honestly I'm waiting to see if he figures that out too. This kid's going to be an engineer or a criminal, no in-between. Anyone else have a tiny Houdini at home?
That's actually hilarious and also time to upgrade to a lock he can't figure out. I got one of those combination locks from like a hardware store and my 5 year old finally stopped getting into stuff. Gave me my pantry back.
2am goldfish raids sound like he's either hungry or bored or both. Is he eating enough during the day? Sometimes kids sneak food because they're genuinely hungry and haven't figured out how to ask for a snack.
That's actually impressive problem solving skills for a 4 year old. Terrifying as a parent but also kind of cool. Does he seem to have a pattern for when he's getting into the pantry or is it totally random?
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Put a chain lock on the pantry door higher up where he can't reach it. I had the same problem with my daughter and that fixed it immediately. Also maybe keep some healthier snacks in there so even if he does get in it's not a total loss.