In my house, Star Wars is a big deal. It's a good thing I cover toys for a living, otherwise I might not be so tolerant of the Star Wars LEGO sets that line every available shelf in our small apartment. When the holidays roll around, the LEGO tableau gets a festive spin, since we swap out our regular LEGO décor for all the builds from years and years of previous LEGO Star Wars advent calendars.
This year, at least the additional strain on my shelf space doesn't have to come with a hit to my wallet. The LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar is 30% off for Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days. While it normally costs around $45 dollars, Star Wars fans who act quickly can snap it up for $32.
Why my family is taken with it: Throughout the month, there's a mix of minifigures and small builds. I'm really in it for the figures, which this year includes Babu Frik (love him!) and a Jawa wearing a Star Wars-themed holiday sweater (so meta!), among others. The builds this year center around droids, including a mouse droid that comes with candy-cane-colored stripes for the holidays. There's even a little BB-8 done up like a snowman!
I understand that not every family is as deep into the Star Wars lore as mine. (Is it possible that some might not even know who Babu Frik is?) Thankfully, LEGO has other advent calendars on sale, including ones for Harry Potter, Frozen, and Minecraft fans—and, after A Minecraft Movie this year, there are many, many young Minecraft fans out there.
The bad news is that the Prime Day deals on these calendars aren't as steep. They're still 16% off, though. If you were going to get one anyway, you might as well get it while it's on sale.
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But for those whose families are as deep into the Star Wars universe as mine is, the LEGO deals extend beyond the advent calendars. There are building sets big and small, so it might make sense to get a couple now and tuck them away for upcoming birthdays or holidays.
My favorite is the Ahsoka Ghost and Phantom II Spaceship. The ship has a cool design and nice colors, and it comes with a bunch of fun minifigures, including Hera Syndulla and Chopper. Please, nobody tell my husband that it exists.
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Marisa (she/her) has covered all things parenting, from the postpartum period through the empty nest, for Good Housekeeping since 2018; previously, she wrote about parents and families at Parents and Working Mother. She lives with her toy-collecting husband and daughter in Brooklyn, where she can be found helping out her team at bar trivia or posting about movies on Twitter and Bluesky.
