Her corner of the living room

It seems that  no matter how hard we try, each room in our house has a small corner that belongs to the kiddo.  We tidy that, but she is the queen of messes.  And I'm not sure I would have it any other way. 

So here is her little corner of the living room.  Obviously she's allowed to go anywhere, our whole house is baby proof, but this is where she keeps her open ended toys, a few other toys, and her dolls.  Yes, we keep her dolls, for now, in the living room.  It's just where they landed after the holidays and I'm not sure where else to put them.  So here they live, happily. 

Here is the main toys right now.  These toys rotate quite often.  This is a wooden train set and tegu magnetic blocks.  She's had these in her corner since January and honestly she's starting to avoid them.  So they'll probably change soon. 

Here are some lost and found toys that just have stayed here since we came home from a quick trip back home to see a friend's new baby.  Oh, and there is her object permanence box.  I have no clue how that got down stairs, but whatever, she's enjoying it. 

Her dolls.  Yes, I realize some of these aren't really Montessori.  I don't really care.  This is one area where I feel that sometimes my child's happiness is more important than anything.  So she has a freaking talking Elmo doll.  That I don't like, but holy hell it brings her so much happiness I couldn't imagine taking it away from her.  Also among the dolls you can see a couple teddy bears, a baby Moana, a Lilo, a Pocahontas, and a ginormous teddy bear.  She actively plays with them all, so they actively stay in our living room.  You can also see a rouge book or two that have made their way downstairs.  All well, we read a lot. 

There is also a Moana blanket we keep on the big bear and a little purse type thing someone gave her.  The blanket is more practical on cold mornings and the purse is just something she drags along because it has butterflies on it. 

Also downstairs is her toy kitchen.  Another not so Montessori thing that we didn't buy her, but weren't able to refuse.  She likes it okay and uses it to set up elaborate meals. 

So there you have it.  Her little corner of the living room, plus her toy kitchen, which is in our kitchen area.