I have a girlfriend who sets up these same little ‘scenarios’ for her kids overnight when she finds their toys where they shouldn’t be. Plastic dinosaurs who have gotten into the cereal or cooking supplies, etc.
The kids adore it. She is the Best. Mom. Ever. And her kids are super-smart, polite, well-mannered and a JOY to be around versus most of the sniveling brats in my life, LOL!
No psychological damage, so far...
I just got an EOTS as a gift recently and am having a ball trying to think up *things* for the little guy to do.
Our grandkids are 2500 miles away but I’m enjoying putting him out at night for my husband to see in the morning.
Jeez, maybe I should ask him if it’s psychologically damaging to him.....