Ha, I can't count the number of times I've said to my kids some version of, "Don't push buttons if you don't know what they do!" I've mostly drilled it out of them by 6 and 4, but it was a process.
Of course the new manifestation of childhood curiosity was my six year old daughter testing out the piece of sandpaper that came with a craft set she got for Christmas... on our kitchen table. (Fortunately it was already a bit "rustic".)
Can't blame them though—I clearly remember at that age putting the garden hose into the dryer vent, with no clue what would happen. Dryer was in the basement too. I recall being mostly bemused by my parents' reactions. (It was on for quite a while too—I think it flooded more than one room.)
Of course the new manifestation of childhood curiosity was my six year old daughter testing out the piece of sandpaper that came with a craft set she got for Christmas... on our kitchen table. (Fortunately it was already a bit "rustic".)
Can't blame them though—I clearly remember at that age putting the garden hose into the dryer vent, with no clue what would happen. Dryer was in the basement too. I recall being mostly bemused by my parents' reactions. (It was on for quite a while too—I think it flooded more than one room.)