Gemmy 5 ft Dr. Seuss The Grinch Max with Candy Cane Lighted Outdoor Christmas Airblown Inflatable Lawn and Yard Décor

Why it's worth it

This officially licensed Gemmy piece puts the Grinch and Max with a candy cane in your yard at just under five feet tall. It lights up, self-inflates in seconds and ships with stakes and tethers, which covers the essentials without any fuss.

If someone in your house has already named the decoration they want, buy the licensed one. Generic green characters are not the Grinch, and kids can tell instantly. Gemmy holds the official Dr. Seuss license, so this is the real design rather than an approximation. That's the whole reason to pay the licensing premium, and it's a reason that holds up.

The footprint is friendly. At roughly 59.84 by 35.03 by 21.65 inches, it stands about five feet tall and stays narrow, so it works on a porch, beside a walkway or in a yard that's already got other decorations in it. You aren't clearing the lawn to make room. Narrow inflatables also catch less wind than wide ones.

From our review of 8 inflatable holiday yard decorations

What we like

• +If someone in your house has already named the decoration they want, buy the licensed one
• +The footprint is friendly
• +Setup covers the basics without extras you'd have to buy
• +Timing matters more with this one than with anything else in the lineup

What to know

• –You're paying for the license, not for better construction
• –It's a single figure with Max, so it doesn't fill space the way a multi-figure scene does
• –The Grinch is aggressively seasonal in a specific way