you can't do without can be moved to a secure place well out of baby's reach. Rather than buying dozens of baby latches for each cupboard in your kitchen, try rearranging what's inside. Leave a few doors un-babyproofed and store your plastic containers, pots and pans in those ones, so your little one can drag them out for easy entertainment. You may not need to buy a hundred outlet covers if you rearrange your furniture a little. To keep long cords (on blinds and curtains) out of baby's reach, try a binder clip to keep them up high. If you have doors without latches, like sliding doors, bi-fold closet doors, or cabinets, you can install a simple screw eye and hook at a height easy for the big people in the house to reach, but impossible for little ones to open. Barrel bolt latches are also handy for keeping doors closed when you need something a little sturdier than the screw eye and hook. If you need quite a few gates in your home, you can build your own basic 'guillotine' style ones, with a plywood piece that slides into well-secured tracks on either side of the doorway. If you're a little more handy, plywood, two-by-fours, a barrel bolt latch and some door hinges can make a sturdy gate for your deck or the top of stairs. Safety doesn't have to cost a lot. For the Gadgets BC Children's Hospital gift shop is home to the Safety Station, a great