Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 40th Anniversary 2026 Advent Calendar

The box art is pure Turtles: all four brothers in their coloured masks leap out of the sewer onto a snowy Manhattan street at night, pizza slices in hand, while the yellow-and-green Party Wagon waits beside an open box marked PIZZA PIZZA PIZZA. A bright 40th Anniversary badge sits beside the 2026 title.

The box beside the full set of characters and turtle gear.

From Small Comic to Worldwide Craze

The Turtles began as a joke between two young artists. Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird self-published the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic in 1984 through their own Mirage Studios, printing a few thousand black-and-white copies. The 1987 animated series gave each brother his coloured mask and personality, the 1990 live-action film became one of the most successful independent movies of its time, and “Cowabunga” entered the language of a whole generation.

Since then the Turtles have returned in new cartoons, films and games for every new wave of children, which is why a single calendar can delight a parent who watched the 1987 show and a child who discovered the brothers last year.

The brothers are named after Renaissance artists, Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo, and raised by their rat sensei Splinter in the sewers beneath New York, a mix of comic-book action and family story that has kept them relevant. In 2023 Seth Rogen’s animated film Mutant Mayhem introduced the turtles as real teenagers to a new audience, while older fans still argue over which brother is the best.

Who Is in the Set

The designs cover all four turtles, Master Splinter, April O’Neil, Casey Jones and the villains fans love to hate, including Shredder, Bebop, Rocksteady and Krang, along with turtle gear such as weapons, the Party Wagon, a pizza box and a sewer lid. The photo shows the whole collection together and is not a map of the windows. Each piece is flat acrylic printed on both sides.

Turtles on a tree, the open box and the set on a desk.

Choose Your Size

Both versions have 24 pieces, offered as hanging ornaments with a hole for hook or ribbon, or with a stand base for shelves:

• Standard: pieces about 3.2 × 3.2 cm; box 13.5 × 18 × 3 cm, 135 g.
• Premium: pieces 4.3 × 4.3 cm (square) or 4 × 5 cm (rectangular); box 28 × 19 × 5 cm.

The paper box has a moulded plastic tray and die-cut windows. Each piece has a matte and a glossy face; peel off the protective film and wipe with a dry cloth.

A Gift That Bridges Generations

Give it to a parent who still owns a Turtles VHS, a child who argues about which brother is best, or a pizza-night family that wants a December tradition. A good rule from the sewer: open one window a day, and save the pizza for Fridays.

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Turtle Questions

Are villains included?

Yes. Shredder and other classic villains are among the designs.

Can young children use it?

With supervision; the pieces are small and not for children under three.

Can I display the pieces after December?

Yes. Choose the stand-base option for a year-round shelf display.