Wolf Trap.

At first when my four year old started listening to "Peter and the Wolf" we were able to reassure her that a wolf would not, in fact, come and eat her at night because wolves can't open doors. Because clearly door opening skills are the primary thing keeping wolves from hanging out in an urban multi-family dwelling.

But that excuse doesn't work any more. And sleep is a big issue over here these days.

So in exasperation I built a wolf trap in front of her bedroom door to her specifications out of string, painter's tape, and a can of anchovies. (The anchovies are necessary "for bait." Duh.)

Please excuse the quality of this image. I am a novice at low light wolf trap photography.

SCIENCE FACT: While mild mannered in appearance this wolf trap is 100% effective.

PROOF: No wolves have entered our apartment since its construction.

No conclusive evidence is yet available on whether the wolf trap can also keep small girls from wandering into their parents' bedroom in the middle of the night because "Kitty looked at me. WITH HIS EYES."


Are wolves after your kid too? Or are they being stalked by something else? How do you keep the monsters at bay?