What can I use to inhibit my two year old from pressing the water and ice controls on the door of the fridge?

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kiaw_02

My littler girl will be two next month and she is in the 96th percentile for height. While she has the height of a kid going on 3 she is a not yet 2. She wants to do big girl things but can't get it exactly right yet. She is tall enough to reach the water and ice levers on the outside of the refrigerator. This is a new pheromone. But yesterday she had to be changed 2X because she pressed it and without a cup it just shot down on her. She did actually try and get a cup the second time. We explained that she can just tell us she wants some water but of course it is really about wanting to do it herself. Our kitchen isn't set up where you can use gates to close the whole thing off. I picture a gadget that would shield, guard, or block little hands from pressing but I can't find such a thing. Has anyone seen anything like that or do you have other ideas? For now we just cut the water supply to the line. But I rather enjoy a good glass of cold filtered water on demand.

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I am not sure if this will work but I just saw something at Wal-mart - it is a little basket that has magnets on it. It is for holding pens and such but I was wondering if it would be possible to put just under the water/ice and make it a bit harder to reach - might be worth a try.

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