The Toilet Brush Plan

The Problem: I still cannot figure out a way to get our toilets clean without the use of a toilet brush. I've tried those flushable scrubby things, but they just don't do a good enough job long-term.

The Challenge: How to keep a toilet brush in the house without it being touched and/or used for any other purpose. The only place I have found to store such brush is behind the toilet. However, anything on any floor surface anywhere in the house appears to be "fair game" for use as a toy by children under the height of 4 feet tall.

The Players: A few children under the height of 4 feet tall, and an experienced mom.

The Plan:

Step 1: Buy a cheap toilet brush at Ikea.
Step 2: Let the children carry it around the store triumphantly, pretending whatever they want to with it, with the hope that the novelty of this new toy will wear off.
Step 3: Set the still-clean, unused toilet brush behind the toilet at home in its new spot, expecting that the children will come find it, play with it, etc., until the novelty wears off. Wait 3-4 weeks.
Step 4: After seeing diminished play activity with the brush, actually use it to clean the toilets.

And because I am an experienced mom now, I have added Step 5:
Step 5: Expect to see, on the very next day, the toilet brush being used as a wand, hairbrush, toothbrush, dog brush, or mixing spoon by one of the children. Realize the home and children will never be as clean and sanitary as one would wish.

I performed Step 4 yesterday, so I’m just waiting to see how Step 5 manifests today…

If anyone has any suggestions for the plan and/or solutions to this problem, please do let me know!