Today is Life Day! This is a holiday about coming together to celebrate family, friendship, joy, and harmony with loved ones. This is a holiday that is celebrated on November 17, the day it was first introduced to the world with the release of the Star Wars Holiday Special in 1978. In recent years, Life Day has been celebrated at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland with merchandise, food, and impromptu celebrations from fans. This year, Chewbacca joined the Life Day celebration with his robes and orb!
To help celebrate and continue to celebrate Life Day, Disney shared the following gift guide. Check out all of the ideas below and share what you think are the best!
Gifts to Celebrate Life Day
Chewbacca Life Day Talking Action Figure
What better way is there for Star Wars fans to kick off the holiday season than with Life Day – the traditional Wookiee holiday celebrating family, joy, and harmony. This year, fans can get into the Life Day Spirit with new offerings from Disney Store – including the new Chewbacca Life Day Talking Action Figure.
Pet lovers won’t want to miss out on adopting their own Loth Cat this holiday season with the new Loth-cat collectible toy from the Star Wars Galactic Archive Series. This line brings collector-focused items from the Lucasfilm archives to life with screen-accurate premium details and enhanced playable features.
Available now on DisneyStore.com and at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort, this screen-accurate Loth-cat featuring poseable legs and touch-activated sound effects comes in a Star Wars Galactic Archive Series box designed to look like a space kennel.
Showcase your fandom and bring the staple Star Wars franchise logo right into your home with the LEGO Star Wars Brick-Built Star Wars Logo building set for adults. Made up of 700 pieces, the instantly-recognizable Star Wars logo display set features classic LEGO greebling details in the black areas between the yellow letters, plus a little surprise in in the ‘T’ of Star Wars.
Gift the Star Wars fan in your life (or treat yourself) to the new LEGO Star Wars Death Star Ultimate Collector Series set. With over 9000 pieces and 38 minifigures, this build features fan-favorite snapshots from throughout the Star Wars classic trilogy, including the trash compactor scene, Obi-Wan’s battle with Darth Vader, conversations with Emperor Palpatine, and more.
Celebrate in Star Wars-style every day of the season with this advent calendar from the LEGO Group. This set features a collectable arrangement of LEGO minifigures from C-3PO to BB-8, all adorned with an extra dash of holiday cheer and complete with a diorama backsplash for an extra level of play.
Star Wars Darth Vader Merry Little Sithmas Pop-Up Card by Lovepop
Stuck on what to get fans of the villains of the galaxy? Start with this “Merry Little Sithmas” pop-up card from Lovepop. Complete with 3-D displays of stormtrooper snowmen and AT-AT reindeer, make someone’s season merry and bright with a dash of the dark side of the Force.
For the younger padawans on your gifting list, try the Power Crystal Lightsaber from Hasbro. Complete with 10 colored kyber crystals, wielders can cycle between 7 different blade colors and over 50 combinations of glowing crystals.
Or, allow your padawans to recreate their own adventures with the Non-Electronic Master Yoda Lightsaber from Hasbro, complete with a green extendable 4-segment blade opens with a flick of the wrist. A fine toy for Jedi-in-training.
Star Wars-Inspired Plush
Cozy up by the fire with these super cute Star Wars– inspired Squishmallows from Jazwares, featuring designs inspired by fan-favorite characters, including the Mandalorian and Grogu.
For even more, extra snuggly moments, the Weighted Ewok plush from Mattel is adorably cute, making it the perfect gift for fans looking to stay inside while it’s cold outside this winter season.
Festive Collectible Droids
Add a festive touch to Star Wars collections this holiday with the new Black Series Holiday Edition figures from Hasbro.
Spread some holiday cheer with this Mandalorian-inspired gift bundle from Funko. Complete with Pop! versions of the Mandalorian, Grogu, the Armorer, and Ahsoka, this assortment of collectibles will make the perfect addition collection.
Give the Star Wars fan in your life the gift of a Star Wars-inspired metal poster art with the “Defend the Galaxy” Displate. Perfect for fans of the Galactic Empire, this Displate features stunning artwork of stormtroopers and is available in Textra, Matte, or Gloss finish.
It includes a unique magnet-mounting system that makes it easy to set up, making it the perfect showpiece to display their love a galaxy far, far away….
Allow the gamers on your gifting list to experience the first-ever open world Star Wars game with Star Wars Outlaws. As players risk it all as Kay Vess, an emerging scoundrel, they’ll need to fight and outwit their way through notorious crime syndicates while exploring planets from across the galaxy, both new and iconic. It’s an exciting adventure for any fan this holiday season.
Embark on an epic adventure to save the galaxy once and for all with Star Wars: Fall of the Empire Pinball game from Stern Pinball. A splurge-worthy gift perfect for any gaming collection, this game offers a fresh, new take on the classic trilogy, allowing players to take part in the adventures that started it all, while experiencing iconic Star Wars-inspired moments through a pinball experience like no other.
Star Wars: Unlimited Trading Card Game – Secrets of Power
Gather your friends and shuffle your decks with the newest set addition to the Star Wars: Unlimited trading card game – Secrets of Power. Focusing on covert operatives and cunning schemers, the Secrets of Power set features characters and content from across multiple eras of the Star Wars galaxy, plunging players into the high-stakes world of galactic politics and covert operations. How will you lean into the intrigue?
Spice up your holiday pajamas with galactic, festive charm with Old Navy’s Star Wars-inspired Jingle Jammies. Coming in sizes for the whole family, these cozy pajamas make the perfect gift for Star Wars fans of all ages.
Looking to spend your holidays outside, playing in the snow? Bundle up with the new seasonal performance hoodies from RSVLTS, coming in two festive styles – “Happy Hothidays (Dark Side)” and The Way the Empire Crumbles.”
Star Wars-Inspired Accessories
What outfit is complete without accessories? Give the Star Wars fashionistas in your life a festive touch to their outfits with the new Star Wars Rebel Wonderland Stud Set from Girls Crew.
Beauty and Star Wars fans alike won’t want to miss adding the new Star Wars collection from Kitsch to their wishlists. Featuring beauty and hair care accessories, including satin pillowcases, shampoo, and body bars, to pillow scrunchies, hair clips and more – all with a Star Wars– twist, this collection allows fans to bring a bit of a galaxy far, far away… to their beauty rituals.
Take control of your accessories with the new Star Wars-inspired sunglasses from Ray-Ban. Featuring 4 new special-edition shades inspired by Star Wars Yoda, Darth Vader, Kylo Ren, and the Rebel Alliance available starting November 24, these striking shades are perfect for any fan looking to add showcase their fandom in style.
Gifts for Book Lovers
A Batuu Adventure! (Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge)
Give the gift of reading this holiday season with book titles for Star Wars fans of all ages. Young readers will want to check out A Batuu Adventure! (Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge) from Jeneanne DeBois. Featuring illustrations from Bill Robinson, younglings can explore a galaxy far, far away in this Little Golden Book based on Disney Parks’ Galaxy’s Edge.
Doug Chiang: The Cinematic Legacy (Volume I) & The Star Wars Legacy (Volume II)
For older fans wanting to add a stunning new cover to their bookshelves, look no further than Doug Chiang: The Cinematic Legacy (Volume I) & The Star Wars Legacy (Volume II). A stunning compilation of Chaing’s 5- decade long career, this title is sure to be a jewel of any bookworm’s collection.
Shopping for someone who always has their nose in a book? Star Wars book enthusiasts won’t want to miss adding the new title from Adam Christopher, Star Wars: Master of Evil to their TBR lists. As Darth Vader’s humanity gives way to myth, he remains haunted by the promises of the dark side, seeking the ultimate power that his master has hinted at but withheld — the power to conquer death itself.
Happy Holidays from our Star Wars family to yours! Some familiar faces from our Galaxy unwrap holiday gifts from favorite licensees including Hasbro, the LEGO Group, Funko, Citizen Watch, and more.
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