Foiled by a toddler (again)

Our stair gates are ancient and don't actually go on the stairs, instead we have one in the bedroom doorway, one between the lounge and the minuscule hall and a final one between the lounge and kitchen. 

However over the years one of the poles has worked itself loose and The Toddler has realised he can slip through the gap, mess with the front door and be up the stairs quicker then a rat up a drainpipe.

So, The Husband in all his wisdom decided that if we threaded some cardboard through the bars The Toddler would no longer be bale to squeeze through.

Imagine his utter delight when he discovered that Daddy had kindly created an actual door to make it even more fun to escape.