It’s a Gift! Our Star Wars Gift Guide
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The holidays are fast approaching and Star Wars: The Force Awakens is approaching even faster—and one of the biggest thrills of the upcoming Star Wars movie is all of the exciting merchandise being released alongside it.
One of the most unforgettable moments of the past few months was in the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer, when Han proclaims, “Chewie, we’re home.” Thankfully J. Crew has turned that phrase into a super-stylish tee. We can’t wait to wear it on opening night.
2. Star Wars: Lost Stars by Claudia Gray
In the lead-up to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a number of tie-in books that drop clues to the eventual film will be released. In this thrilling young adult novel, the fall of the Empire and the rise of the Rebellion are seen through the eyes of a pair of childhood friends, turned star-crossed lovers. But this isn’t simply a retelling of the stories you already know and love (although that aspect is really cool), but the journey continues past Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, to hint at what’s to come in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
As you can tell, we love Chewbacca, to the point where we want to be Chewbacca. And now we can be, sort of, with this amazing electronic mask. Not only does it make Chewbacca sounds (just like he makes in Star Wars: The Force Awakens), but the mouth opens and shuts. It’s as close as we can come to being a Wookiee without growing several feet and covering ourselves in animal fur.
4. BB-8 Luggage
We couldn’t have a Star Wars: The Force Awakens-themed gift guide without mentioning an item that features the movie’s breakout (or is it roll-out) star, BB-8. And we really love this luggage, which features the super cute spherical droid. Of course, it has wheels.
5. Black Series Kylo Ren FX Deluxe Lightsaber
Show your commitment to the Dark side of the Force with this amazingly realistic lightsaber. The fearsome Kylo Ren from Star Wars: The Force Awakens—with metallic faceplate and menacing voice—wields the cross-hatch lightsaber. And now, so can you! This lightsaber has film-specific sound effects, a special stand, and a metal hilt. It is also unbelievably cool.
6. Furbacca
If you know one thing about Furbacca, it should probably be that it’s an interactive Chewbacca plush—but in Furby form! Furbacca, which is ideally powered by Duracell batteries (which, FYI, last longer in 99% of devices), is integrated with a companion app (available in the App Store and Google Play), hums Star Wars theme songs, and plays virtual activities with you. And since it’s a Furby, it’s also super cute, while being specific to the Star Wars universe. This is the perfect way to recreate your favorite moments in Star Wars: The Force Awakens in the most adorable way possible.
The best way to countdown to Christmas is with an old-fashioned advent calendar, where every day reveals a tiny surprise. In fact, the only way to make advent calendars even more fun, is to add both LEGO and Star Wars to the equation, which is what this advent calendar does. It has exclusive mini-figures and will get you in the holiday spirit in a perfectly Star Wars-y way.
Now the hard part: which gift to choose. The not-so-hard part: trusting Duracell to power battery-operated gifts, so you can power your Star Wars imagination all day long.
