LEGO Black Friday 40484 Santa’s Front Yard gift-with-purchase review

Given away across LEGO VIP Weekend, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, 40484 Santa’s Front Yard is a timely, unique gift-with-purchase.

Beginning with LEGO VIP Weekend just ended, through Black Friday weekend and into Cyber Monday (Nov 26 to 29), purchases above £170 / $170 / €170 at LEGO.com or in official LEGO Stores will receive a free copy of 40484 Santa’s Front Yard, while stocks last.

The gift-with-purchase is one of this year’s leading promotional items as part of the LEGO Group’s Black Friday shopping period and depicts an elf minifigure feeding the most unusual-looking reindeer we’ve perhaps ever seen.

Set on a vignette-style build with a two-dimensional backdrop complete with starry sky and moon, 40484 Santa’s Front Yard at least offers something unique to build and something festive for the time of year. There’s plenty to appreciate across details of the model too, such as the stickered moon and stars and the North Pole sign, while you can never have too many mischievous-looking elves.

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The reindeer, though, doesn’t look very well. Maybe this is a scene depicting an elf feeding one of the unsuccessful reindeer who didn’t get to be part of Santa’s sleigh-pulling A-team. This reindeer looks like he’s been through it, and his antlers certainly look all bent out of shape. There’s a charm to the guy, still, but it doesn’t take away from what is an otherwise unnerving presence within the scene.

For the weirdness, though, we love it. Sometimes the LEGO Group can pursue perfection too far, but in 40484 Santa’s Front Yard there’s a celebration of something a little quirkier, and that’s not something to criticise as much as it is something to enjoy.

Remember, 40484 Santa’s Front Yard has already been available as a gift-with-purchase over the very busy VIP Weekend sale and is now available across Black Friday weekend and into Cyber Monday, from November 26 to 29 inclusive. It is available free with purchases above £170 / $170 / €170 at LEGO.com or in official LEGO stores.

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Rob Paton
As one half of Tiro Media Ltd, I mix a passion for print and digital media production with a deep love of LEGO and can often be found on these pages eulogising about LEGO Batman, digging deeper into the LEGO Group’s inner workings, or just complaining about the price of the latest LEGO Star Wars set. Make a great impression when you meet me in person by praising EXO-FORCE as the greatest LEGO theme of all time. Follow me on Twitter @RobPaton or drop me an email at [email protected].

Rob Paton

As one half of Tiro Media Ltd, I mix a passion for print and digital media production with a deep love of LEGO and can often be found on these pages eulogising about LEGO Batman, digging deeper into the LEGO Group’s inner workings, or just complaining about the price of the latest LEGO Star Wars set. Make a great impression when you meet me in person by praising EXO-FORCE as the greatest LEGO theme of all time. Follow me on Twitter @RobPaton or drop me an email at [email protected].

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