These are the best Lego Black Friday deals you can get this year, including steep discounts on Super Mario and Star Wars sets.

Lego might be forever but Black Friday comes only once per year — at least, sort of. This year, many major retailers are publishing Lego Black Friday sales a week or more early. Today, as of Nov. 19 you can already find great Lego sets available from brands like Walmart for steeply discounted Black Friday prices up to 37%-off or more.

Frankly, Target has been going nuts with LEGO deals lately. A major sale on the building block toys has just ended, but a bunch of Marvel and Disney-themed sets are still on sale, including some majorly popular Target-exclusives,

Amazon and other retailers are offering huge discounts on Lego for Black Friday. Hurry and get these deals before they're gone.

Darth Vader boarding the Tantive IV is a classic Star Wars scene, and this Lego Star Wars lets you recreate that moment. For just $43.95 – down from $54.99 –you get 7 Minifigures, including Darth Vader and two Stormtroopers, but you'll also score Captain Antilles. Maybe the best part, though, is that you'll build part of the iconic ship.

Black Friday might not officially start until the end of next week, but retailers aren’t waiting for the day after Thanksgiving to start offering the lowest prices of the year. While most major retailers have extended Black Friday sales events these days,

Black Friday is still over a week away, but discounts dropped ahead of schedule at Amazon.

Black Friday has become significantly less chaotic since the 1990s and early 2000s, but planning ahead can still save you a headache — and money.

There I was, wondering around Smyths looking at Lego last night when I spotted the MEGA Xbox 360 collectors building kit. I managed to resist picking it up back in October when it was last on offer, but upon noticing it for less than before,