How do I protect DD from the taps in the bath?

[Santosha]

DD is completely fixated with the taps and spout over the bath. She uses them to pull up to stand and then fiddles with them or uses them as a handle to reach the windowsill next to the bath. I got sick of trying to stop her from doing this so just removed the hot tap handle once the bath was run and then just left her to it (obviously closely supervised). Was hoping that like everything else she plays with heaps that the novelty would wear off and she's get bored with them eventually.

So far... no good. She's still obsessed! And worse still, tonight she slipped and bumped the corner of her eye on the spout. Poor lil' one has a split in the skin and will probably have quite the 'shiner' tomorrow. So very very lucky it wasn't a millimetre to the right or it would have done her eye far more serious damage.

So there's the vent. Here's the question...

Is there anything you can buy or rig up to stop kids playing with the taps? I'm obviously worried both about head injuries like the one incurred tonight, and also about her managing to turn on the hot tap and scalding herself. Any ideas???