ours "help" the same way, they used to sit right in front of the sewing maching watching the newly sewn fabric come out and then play - oh, I mean help - with it.
Dodger (the grey) likes to "help" with the printer. He is fascinated by the paper feed. His "help" generally means that I have to reprint stuff, so I try to keep a hand on him when I print. Goofy little cat.