Holiday Catalog Love

Magic Cabin is one of my favorite children's toy catalogs.  Of course I've never ordered anything from it and I don't even actually get it at my house (I lifted this one from my mom's).  But, I think it's a great catalog, especially from a Preschool Educator point of view.   And yes, once upon a time I was a preschool educator.   
Maybe it's the full color hand drawn illustrations, but this catalog has a nice, wholesome feel to it.  Not too commercial, subtle in a way that makes you feel you are totally making a sound decision when you purchase something for a child from this catalog.  Yep, their marketing strategy has totally drawn me in.  Except for the part where I haven't actually bought anything.
But if I was to buy anything, I would have quite a few nice choices.  Beeswax crayons, cherry tree blocks, or a wooden ironing board might be just the thing.  Or perhaps a  marble run,  a set of versatile play silks, or a set of wooden cars.  The possibilities are  75 pages long and delightfully free of characters and logos.
Best of all, I love the  Richard Scarry Christmas illustration on the cover :-)