G.R.O.T.

S and O have formed a club called G.R.O.T. H is not a member, because he does not yet see the value of Getting Rid Of Toys. S and H have completely cleaned out the toy room. The only things left to play with are the easel (which I told a disappointed S that we would not throw away), the trampoline (which I told the same son that it could not be an outside toy), and the Little Tykes basketball hoop (which is not S's to get rid of, since it was H's Christmas gift). There are no toy boxes in the playroom, no random brightly colored plastic things lying around -- nothing. Truly, it was all well and good while the nice weather held (who needs toys when one can play outside?), but now that it is snowing (yup -- snowing) again, the boys have resorted to playing with things that are not toys and that are not theirs to play with.

Why this sudden aversion to toys? I have not a clue. It may be that I am in cleaning/de-junking mode lately. It could be that I've made the boys clean up the playroom every Saturday and they don't like that. I guess I'll take it for now since the play room looks not-cluttered (which I like) but terribly stark (which I'm not so fond of). I wonder how long the club will last...