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Name: Marianne Szymanski

Kids: son, age 7 1/2; daughter, age 4 1/2

Works: president and publisher of Toy Tips and Parenting Hints | toytips.com

Favorite part about being a mom: Smiles on my children's faces

Least favorite part about being a mom: Driving here, there and everywhere for this lesson and that

Famous for: Baking homemade cakes for all birthdays

Got Family Holiday Traditions?

By Marianne Szymanski

Thursday, Dec 4 2008, 08:31 AM

Guess what? I'm looking for some super unique family Holiday Traditions for an upcoming segment on Fox Channel 6. So, if you have information to share and a tradition that another family would love to start, please send me an email. It can be as simple as a favorite egg nog recipe, your secret place to find the best kids Holiday pajamas or as elaborate as your family traditions are. I'll post when the show airs. Let's share all that holiday spirit and cheer to bring joy to kids all over Milwaukee! Marianne

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twobadgers

Hi Marianne!

We have a tradition that is rooted in my childhood. When I was little, my siblings and I picked out a special ornament each year on a family outing. We decorated our rooms with them at Christmastime. Now, our kids get to go out on a special "date" with Mom and Dad to pick out ornaments. They each have a 3 ft lit tree in their room where they get to hang their ornaments. It is fun to look back and see what they were interested in each year. As an added bonus for them, Santa leaves one present under their tree on Christmas morning!!

December 5, 2008 2:51 PM

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About Marianne Szymanski

Marianne Szymanski is founder and president of Toy Tips, Inc., an international child development research group that conducts independent on-going academic and scientific research on products from the toy and juvenile product industries. A national author, entrepreneur, speaker, lecturer and media personality, Marianne has led her organization's unbiased tests of over 40,000 products from more than 1200 manufacturers and publishes Toy Tips and Parenting Hints Magazine. (toytips.com)

A former retail sales representative for an international toy manufacturer, Marianne saw the opportunity to provide parents with unbiased information they can trust on how to select products that enhance a child's development. This inspired the 1991 formation of The Toy Research Institute, a year-round program of toy evaluation and testing that does not accept revenue from manufacturers. In order to serve her local community with toy lending, Marianne created the Toy Tips Toy Lending Library in conjunction with the Franklin Public Library in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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