With early Black Friday sales unfolding at Walmart and beyond, now is the time to start ticking gifts off the holiday shopping list. Any parent with a Lego-obsessed kid knows the sound of Legos scraping in the box. There are few better times throughout the year to add more Legos to the war chest.

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,