"I kind of want to bring him his own Santa Claus and just have like a toy store in the house, " she says.

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The game then saves character upgrades and progress back to the toy so you can take it to a friends house and continue playing with all your upgrades.

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So I'm thrilled this year that the White House staff is going to be supporting these efforts with a toy drive to help make the holidays a little brighter for children in the surrounding communities.

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Stacie Passon's Concussion, about a woman in a lesbian relationship who becomes a call girl, and Jordan Vogt-Roberts's Toy's House, about three unhappy teenage boys who flee to the wilderness, are also in the running.

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