Helping in the Kitchen

Max is such a busy boy that we have had to put up several gates to keep him out of restricted areas...one of those areas being the kitchen! He loves everything about the kitchen! At Grandma McLelland's house he has a favorite cupboard that ceramic mugs are kept in, and if he gets to it before we catch him, he just pulls one out, looks at it, and then tosses it over his shoulder shattering it. This has happened several times, so now all Grandma's cupboards have locks on them. Sometimes I get feeling a little generous and put the gate down and allow him into the kitchen while I cook dinner. We have really deep cupboards, and well, basically they have become like tunnels to Max, after he pulls everything out first. The first time it happened I heard him crying but panicked when I couldn't see him, then realized the sounds was coming from deep inside the cupboard. See below (after I rescued him and he started finding his way out)!