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We stand mere hours away from Christmas morning. Santa Claus is currently steering his reindeer-powered blockade runner past the Scrooge-ish Imperial Star Destroyers with last-minute gifts ideas for Star Wars fans.
The folks at the Build a Bear Workshop outlets across this great country's crowded shopping malls now offer several officially licensed Star Wars bear designs allowing kids (and some adults) to design a Darth Vader bear (right), Obi-Wan, Anakin or Clone Trooper stuffed friends. If you can't make it to the mall, you can build your Sith or Jedi selections online. Costs vary, depending on what options you choose.
Adidas now sells an entire line of Star Wars-themed shoes and clothing to rival the line of Marc Ecko's hoodies and T-shirts. But, be prepared: The prices of these licensed items runs shoulder-to-shoulder with the Ecko lines, with hoodies topping out at $100 and shoes hovering around $60.
Finally, StarWarsShop.com is hyping its new Death Star Cookie Jar and (a personal favorite) Jawa Garden Gnome. In fairness, the cookie jar doesn't qualify as a Christmas gift as it's not available until January 2010. But they make gift cards, and if you get one for $50, go at it.
The Jawa Garden Gnome is an inspired creation bested only by the Taun Taun Sleeping Bag. Not only can it make your garden hip, but it gives you something to take pictures of when you travel to Camino or Endor.
Images courtesy Build-A-Bear, Lucasfilm
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