Childproofing Egg Shaped Door Handles

They make door locks that go on the top side of the door that the kids cannot reach. It would attach to the frame and lift up at hinge to slide up to lay flat. Sorry I am not sure where to find them. I have seen these locks used to keep children who have figured out how to unlock the front door or when someone has a pool. Hope this helps, good luck!

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I'm so glad that you asked this question. I have a 1.5yr old and have the same question!

Have you tried cutting a slit in a tennis ball and putting it over the handle? It works for regular door handles. Good luck! Luckily my 2yo hasn't figured that out yet :0)

My girls are older now and I don't have the issue of childproofing anymore. However, if the pantry door is your main concern, have you thought about just changing out the door knob with a cheap round one for as long as you need to put the safety cover on, then putting the original knob back on after he outgrows his curiosity of the pantry?

My son could open every door at 18 months, just before his little brother arrived! Lovely.
We actually ordered these things from Dr. Babyproofer...
they are his Door latches...I think his website is
www.drbabyproofer.com
they are kooky, genius things that slide over the TOP of your door, so the kids can't reach it. It does not require any damage to the door, just a simple screw INSIDE the top of the door frame. They were 12.00 each, which is assinine...but they work great. we have one on our pantry, chemical closet, garage door and back door...
i am frantically trying to find that gadget elsewhere, but am unsusccessful.
anyway...that is what we did

Short Answer: No! Long Answer: Go to the nearest good hardware store, (Elliott's or Ace),Container Store, Home Depot or to Lowe's and present your problem to them. My thought is that something there will work and with a little creative ingenuity the little one can be stymied for a while. And you can always put a simple hook and eye latch or a chain up higher on the door ... unless you are leasing/renting and would be charged for damages. That can be removed later and the small holes easily filled in. New problem to me, but that's where I would start! Good Luck!

Grandma GiGi

We had a similar problem and we installed a flip lock higher up on the door (over my head) like you might put on an exterior door. I think it's called a hinge lock or flip burglar lock. We LOVE it! We can even lock the kids out of it when they want a cookie or something from our "candy treasure chest" and I don't want them to get it without my knowledge. Good luck!!!!

You might want to try www.onestepahead.com. They usually have alot of childproofing stuff.

These are the greatest door locks ever! They don't go on the handles, so your kiddo can't figure them out and by the time they are tall enough to reach, they should be smart enough not to eat the Comet. Our childproofer recommended them. They are a breeze to install and you decide whether to "activate" them or not.

http://www.amazon.com/Child-Proof-Deluxe-Door-Lock/dp/B00...

Instead of covering the handle, you could put a plastic safety latch (made for the fridge) on there. They have them at Babies R Us and Target. There is a peice for the door and another for the other side. They lock together, but it's easy to open. You'll probably want to put it up high, because as soon as my daughter saw me do it, she understood how to open it.

A very cheap option: rubber bands. My mother would wind a rubber band in a figure 8 (fairly tight, but not so tight as to snap them easily or so tight you can't undo them) around the handles. The kids couldn't get in. Just another possibility if you don't want to replace the handles.

We put 'latches' on the inside of the doors that 'hooked' on the frame. This allows the door to be open less than an inch. You have to manually reach in with your finger and push the latch out to be able to open the door all the way. You can put these high enough so your son can't reach them.

Also, I have a friend who installed magnetic locks. (You have to use a small spool-shaped magnet to open it. She keeps the magnet on the upper counter or cabinets - again, high enough so her kids couldn't reach it.

Sorry - not real good descriptions - I'll see if I can find the exact names and/or places to purchase. They both work wonderfully.

We put latches at the top of the pantry that work great. They are at Home Depot for $1 or so.

Our door knobs are actually handles so we bought a very inexpensive round door knob set at Home Depot and switched it out. That way we could use the round knob cover to keep the baby/toddler out of the pantry and then when we were done we put the door handle back on. There were no holes or marks or the door or walls from attaching latches or safety devices -- just a quick and simple solution!

We ended up having to put a hook and eye latch on ours. It was the only thing that could detour our daughter from getting into the pantry. Good Luck