Get ready for the Baby Yoda balloon on Thanksgiving Day
By Frank DeCaro, The New York Times Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks On Thursday, a larger-than-life helium-filled likeness of Grogu, the beloved “Mandalorian” character also known as Baby Yoda and the Child, is making its aerial debut above the streets of New York. The Grogu balloon is the first “Star Wars” inflatable in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade — a thrill for fans of that cosmic franchise. But for Funko, the collectible toy company behind the tiny square-headed figurine after which the balloon is modeled, it’s an even more momentous occasion. If the Force is with Funko — and the…