When you’re looking for ways to entertain the kids this holiday break, don’t forget about Skatefest 2011 at Martin Luther King, Jr. Arena at the Savannah Civic Center
Dec. 9-Jan. 8 2011 The Savannah Civic Center turns into an ice rink for public skating.
Tickets are $7. Each session lasts for an hour and half. A 5-session pass is 30.
800.351.7469.
912.651.6556

For more kid-friendly holiday activities happening in Savannah & the Lowcountry, visit the SouthernMamas.com Holiday Guide here.

Wed. December 21 at 10:30am
Thurs. December 22 at 10:30am
Join The Sandbox For a Special Visit From Santa! “Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse!” Join us at The Sandbox where Santa Claus will read traditional Christmas stories and listen to your Christmas lists and ask if you’ve been naughty or nice! Get Your picture taken with Santa and make your own frame!. Cost included in admission: $6 per person; under 2 free.

Noon Year’s Eve Party for Kids, Saturday, December 31, 10am-2pm
Come Ring in 2012 at The Sandbox!
Celebrate the New Year with the family without staying up ’til midnight! Join us at The Sandbox for a family fun event guaranteed to kick off your New Year on the right foot!
Activities include our Sandbox Bounce Castle, Face Painting, and a chance to play in the snow, fun arts & crafts, and lunch. Party favors and a balloon drop at 12 noon! $10 per person, under 2 FREE, Sandbox members $8 per person, under 2 FREE.

December 31, 2011, 7pm to 1 am
The Crowne Plaza Resort, The Crystal Ballroom
Featuring Live Music by Trey’s Alien – The Crowne Plaza’s New Year’s Eve Dining Extravaganza – Open Bar ALL NIGHT – Silent and Live Auction – Champagne Toast & Balloon Drop at Midnight. Separate on-site children’s party ($25 per child, ages 4-12)
Special room rates are available at the Crowne Plaza for $79/night
Tickets $85 per person, $165 per couple
Tables of 8 are $640, Tables of 10 are $800
Benefiting The Sandbox Children’s Museum. Sponsorship Packages are available. Call 843-842-7645 to make your reservation RSVP by December 28th. Log onto our website, www.thesandbox.org for info.

Imagination Hour Thursdays, 10:30-11:30 am
Join The Sandbox for an hour of fun story time followed by a craft project. Program is included with admission cost to museum. First-come, first-serve, so sign up when checking in at the registration desk.
December 21 and 22, Twas the Night Before Christmas, Read by Santa himself!
December 29, A Very Special Snowflake

Holiday Craft Through the entire month of December
Come have a wonderful holiday time at the Sandbox. Make a special holiday craft. Each week there will be a different holiday theme craft. A sample is provided with all of the supplies to make it.
December 3: Hand and Foot Print Reindeer
December 10: Snowman
December 17: Christmas Tree
December 24: Reindeer Gift Bag

Get Fired Up with Pottery
Tuesdays and Saturdays
December 17, 20, 24 at 9:30am
Create a holiday gift by personalizing a ceramic plate for a friend or loved one. $15 fee ($10 for members) covers your pottery piece, supplies, firing and the museum admission fee. Pick up your pottery piece the following Friday. Registration recommended for this popular program.

The Sandbox An Interactive Children’s Museum, 18A Pope Avenue, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
843.842.7645 or 843-290-4557 (cell), www.thesandbox.org

You’re invited to a daytime New Year’s Eve party for kids 10 AM-2 PM Saturday, December 31 at The Sandbox, an interactive children’s museum on Hilton Head Is.

Help The Sandbox ring in 2012! Want to celebrate the New Year without staying up til midnight? Come to The Sandbox for a family fun event guaranteed to kick off your New Year on the right foot!

Featuring:
Special games, activities including our bounce house and a chance to play in the snow, fun arts & crafts, lunch, party favors and a balloon drop at 12 noon!

Adults & Children $10, under 2 Free! (sorry, coupons not valid for admission)

For more information, call (843) 842-7645 or stop by The Sandbox at 18-A Pope Avenue.

The Sandbox, 18-A Pope Ave., Hilton Head Island, SC 29928, 843-842-7645 or 843-290-4557 (cell), www.thesandbox.org

Please join La Dee Da Children’s Boutique this Friday and Saturday Dec. 16 & 17 2011 for HUGE holiday savings and open house.

All Holiday apparel will be 40% off. Take 25% off everything else!

Enjoy food, wine and amazing savings on names like Giggle Moon, Le top, Bailey Boys, Anavini, Claire & Charlie, Rileyroos, Kalencom, Mudpie and LaJenn’s.

Wine, dine and shop with La Dee Da Friday evening from 5pm-8pm as they celebrate the holidays with the moms and grand moms La Dee Da appreciates so much.

Looking for a great gift idea? Purchase a $100 gift certificate and La Dee Da will throw in a $25 one for free! Purchase a $50 gift certificate and receive a free additional $10 certificate.

For more information call 912.295.5470 or click here . “Like” La Dee Da on Facebook  here here to stay informed about great deals & events. Conveniently located in Rincon on Hwy 21 in Goshen Park next to Milano and Baibry’s.

La Dee Da Children’s Boutique is now open at 135 Goshen Road Extension in Goshen Park right on Hwy 21 in Rincon, For more info call 912.295.5470, visit www.LaDeeDaKids.com. or like the boutique on Facebook here! La Dee Da Children’s Boutique looks forward to serving you and your child. La Dee Da Children’s Boutique is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Stressfree isn’t the adjective typically used to describe childrens’s birthday parties. But that is exactly how I would describe my children’s combo birthday party this past weekend at Angela Beasley’s Puppet People “The Puppet Place” in Thunderbolt.

When it comes to children’s birthday parties, Puppet People do it all for you: from providing a fun atmosphere and a lively, animated puppet show as well as taking care of those pesky details like paper plates, utensils, even the matches to light the birthday candles.

The party hosts (who take care of keeping the kids entertained at all times) are not only energetic and upbeat, but also informative about puppets and puppetry as an art form. Our two-hour event included a puppet demo, a puppet show, a puppet-making craft – all interspersed with, music, fun games (limbo!) and bouncing balls to keep the kids stimulated. All I had to do was show up with cupcakes, popcorn & party favors.

The Puppet Place is a 1,000 square ft. indoor event space bedecked with puppet decorations and confetti-carpeting. It’s the ideal spot for a party when you don’t want to have to worry about the weather. And during good weather, you can extend your party to a backyard canopied with pecan trees and Spanish moss. Best of all, these creative birthday parties at Puppet People’s “The Puppet Place” are private. There aren’t other children’s parties happening there at the same time, as at some venues. Yours is the only party!

Explore Puppet People’s different packages listed here to learn about Puppet People’s parties and shows.

Contact Puppet People for prices and availability. Book Puppet People Party Place. Call 912-355-3366 or email puppets@puppetpeople.com

FOR CHILDREN
Here’s how it works, for the little ones:
•Choose your party theme
•Choose a puppet show from our “family-friendly parties” section
•Pick a date
•Contact Angela Beasley’s Puppet People to book it!

What’s included:
•A party host to tend to every need
•An interactive studio tour (you get to go behind the scenes!)
•Two hours in the fantasy-filled puppet factory
•Music, games and bouncing balls
•Puppet-making: each guest leaves with their own puppet
•Tableware

Price is dependent on time frame, number of attendees and themes. Puppet People can make your fantasies come true. Contact Puppet People today and they can create whatever you can imagine.

The Puppet Place, 3119 Furber Avenue, Savannah, GA 31405, 912-355-3366, http://puppetpeople.com. Email puppets@puppetpeople.com. Puppet People is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Looking for something to do with the kids this holiday break?

Check out the SCAD Museum of Art, from its glowing outdoor chairs to the interactive one-of-a-kind touch table, the museum is sure to inspire.

Free admission for children under 14.

For more information visit, www.scadmoa.org  or call 912.525.7191. SCAD MOA is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd. Savannah, 31401

When beloved Savannah photographer John Carrington started his freelance photography business, he made a lot of folks in Savannah happy. Finally, the 20-year veteran Savannah Morning News award-winning photographer was going to be available full-time, trading in his newspaper career to capture family portraits.

I am one of those thrilled Carrington fans. After all, when I worked at the newspaper with John, I dubbed him the “baby photographer” because he was always the photographer I requested when I was working on stories about children. John’s knack for capturing a child’s spirit in photos couldn’t be beat. So it’s not surprising he’s known throughout this town for photographing the memorable moments both big and small in the lives of people in the Savannah area.

If you’re interested in high-quality images custom tailored to your taste, please consider John Carrington Photography for all your family portraiture. Now for a limited time, John is offering a low $100 photo session fee at a Savannah area location of your choice. Photos will be available for viewing and purchase online at www.johncarringtonphoto.com in a password protected gallery. Prints are reasonably priced and can be ordered online and mailed directly to you usually in less than two weeks. Or if you prefer, any image you choose can be downloaded in high resolution for a slightly higher cost than a print. You can also send links to your gallery or individual photos to friends and family.

See examples of John Carrington Photography here. For more information, contact john@johncarringtonphoto.com  . Please say that SouthernMamas.com sent you!

John Carrington Photography, http://johncarringtonphoto.com/, email  john@johncarringtonphoto.com
On Facebook here. John Carrington Photography is a SouthernMamas.com sponsor.

Come out to see “Friends” over a 10 Day showing at The Puppet People this December.

“Friends” is a shadow puppet show based on an African Folk Tale. Featuring the unlikely friendship that forms between Frog Child and Snake Child, as they get to know each other and celebrate the things that make them different from one another.

December 19th-23rd and 26th-30th.

10:00 – 11:00 AM everyday!

Half Price Special! $5 a Person! -Puppet show includes FREE Make-Your-Own Shadow Puppet and instruction on using a Shadow Stage-

** Call-in Reservations Perferred**

The Puppet Place, 3119 Furber Avenue, Savannah, GA 31405, 912-355-3366, http://puppetpeople.com.

No School Art Days Holiday Spectacular! (Kids ages 6-12).
Don’t sit at home wondering what to do. Spend the week with Patti Maurer and Sylvia Pitts! With Mrs. Maurer, you will dance, choreograph, design costumes and create a spectacular holiday revue. With Mrs. Pitts, you will make jewelry, ornaments, holiday gifts and decorations. Invite your friends and family to the performance in the Black Box Theatre on Friday, December 23 at 1:30.
Dates: Monday – Friday, December 19 – 23
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
14 Shelter Cove Lane
Hilton Head, SC 29928.
www.artshhi.com.
Registration for any education workshops: 843-686-3945, ext. 233 or they can get a registration form off our website on the “workshops” page.

Home Alone at the Lucas Theatre
Doors open at 6 p.m., film starts at 7 p.m.
Fri. Dec 16, 2011
Location: Lucas Theatre
Admission: Donation required
Website: www.lucastheatre.com
Phone: 912.525.5023
Non-perishable items will be collected at the door. Admission is by donation of at least one non-perishable item (per person) to be given to America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia. Acceptable donation items include (but are not limited to): canned vegetables, canned soups, canned meats, peanut butter, toothbrushes, toiletries, and diapers.
The Lucas Theatre will also be hosting a contest. The patron who brings the most non-perishable items will receive one pair of tickets to each of the three remaining films in the Southern Circuit Film series

Come enjoy a holiday classic! This event is free with the donation of a new, unwrapped toy or canned good to benefit Toys for Tots and Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia. 7 PM Sat. Dec. 17 at Trustees Theater.

Drop n’ Shop
Let Oatland Island Wildlife Center Help with your Holiday Shopping!
noon-5 PM Saturday December 17th, 2011
Program is for children in grades K-6th. $25 per child. Additional children $15.

Let Oatland help you during this busy time of the year. Wondering how you are going to get all your shopping and last minute errands finished in time? Let us help you! Drop your child off at Oatland Island Wildlife Center’s Drop ‘n’ Shop! program and you can go Shop for all your holiday needs. While you are off getting many errands finished, your child will be hiking with an Oatland guide, playing games, making holiday themed crafts and enjoying a live animal encounter. All this is topped off with popcorn and a holiday movie! Let the kids have Fun at Oatland while you get your holiday shopping tied in a bow of accomplishment! Be sure to give your child some spending money of their own because as part of the program, kids can do their holiday shopping at Oatland Island Trading Post Gift shop!
Call to make your reservation today! 912-395-1500

Sunday, December 18th at 2 p.m.

Trading in his reindeer for a shiny Macy’s tour bus, Santa Claus is coming to Savannah in style! Visiting children of all ages, Santa Claus will welcome one-and-all to join in the festivities. Santa will spread cheer with a special visit to Macy’s at Oglethorpe Mall, where he will read a story to the children and hear their wishes for Christmas. Professional photos will be taken, and parents are welcome to take photos with their own camera as well.

Part of Santa’s national “Believe” tour to visit 26 cities in 26 days across America. Macy’s “Believe” campaign invites children to mail letters to Santa using Macy’s Santa Mail Letterboxes. Macy’s donates $1 for each letter mailed in store, up to $1 million, to the Make-A-Wish Foundation®. Visit www.macys.com/believe to track Santa on his journey across the U.S.!

Macy’s at Oglethorpe Mall – 7804 Abercorn Extension, Savannah 31406
912-353-3611
Sunday, December 18th at 2 p.m.

On Thursday December 15th, 2011, Sara Jane Boutique, which is the only store that sells Mini Mamie, will be hosting a trunk show from 1pm-6pm. The designer will be present, and can help you pick out and style your little one in head-to-toe adorableness!

For more information about Mamie Ruth, visit www.mamieruth.com

Introducing Mini Mamie, the new children’s wear line created by Emily Bargeron, designer and CEO of Mamie Ruth, an eco-friendly, fashion conscious line of women’s wear. Featuring fun and playful designs for the more “hip” kid-on-the-block, the Mini Mamie tot is imaginative and creative, and dances to the beat of her own drum. Using materials such as feathers and fringe, African wax prints and fabric made from bamboo, Bargeron’s approach to the much-younger consumer is a breath of fresh air from the conventional “cutesy” styles dominating the market today. Her debut Spring 2012 collection, titled “Camp Mamie” includes logo t-shirts, mixed print dresses and shorts, a fleece poncho, and fringe shorts. Summer camp, building tents, outdoor tea parties, campfires, and playing cowboys and Indians inspire this collection. The Mini Mamie wearer will be busy catching fire flies and making mud pies while her counterparts are indoors playing with dolls.
Bargeron, who received a degree in fashion design at Georgia Southern University, has been making clothes and jewelry ever since she was a child, using her Barbie dolls as her first fit models. By the age of fourteen she was producing and selling one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces and deconstructing store-bought clothing creating custom-made pieces adorned with sequins and fringe. Inspired by the playful and autonomous Punky Brewster, Emily’s aesthetic has always been fun, fearless, and youthful. It is, therefore, no surprise Mini Mamie would take form just a few years after the designer’s debut.

This holiday season give your children the gift of Wellness by creating a lifelong love of Health and Fitness with Crossfit Kids.

Crossfit Kids Pairs Fitness with FUN! Crossfit believes kids should be exposed to potent, effective, and functional movement with appropriate coaching and cueing. However, Crossfit’s ultimate goal is linking fitness with fun.

About the Program.
Crossfit Kids (CFK) is for children in elementary school, middle, and high school. It combines gymnastics, body weight calisthenics, and weightlifting elements to develop a broad capacity across ten general physical skills:
Cardiorespiratory endurance
Power
Strength
Stamina
Speed
Agility
Flexibility
Balance
Accuracy
Coordination

Additional elements that encourage bone density development, cross body movements, and the vestibular balance system are also incorporated. Children and teens have a greater opportunity (relative to adults) to maximize their physical skills when exposed to this stimulus during years of peak development. The elements are combined to keep children engaged and entertained, while teaching them proper movement technique and creating a broad athletic foundation. Nutrition is also discussed as the basis of athletic performance and health within a supportive community. For CFK, it is imperative to pair fitness and fun, to create a lifelong love of health and fitness for our children.

Ages:
CF Hyperformance offers progressive classes for: elementry school (ages 5-10), middle school (ages 11 – 14), and teens (14-17). Kids classes last 30-45 minutes. Research has found there is optimal learning capacity of the brain for 20-40 minutes after exercise. Crossfit strongly encourages athletes to use the time directly after class for study sessions.
Class Schedule:
Crossfit Kids/ Teens: Tue/ Thr: 4:30pm-5:15 pm
Saturday: 10:00-10:45 AM
*New Class Times Start Jan 1st, 2012.*

Cost:
The cost for the program is $75 per month. The monthly rate includes access to 3 classes per week (2 weekday plus Saturday). You may drop-in to any Saturday class for $6.
DISCOUNT: 10% discount on the registration fee if you mention you read about the classes on SouthernMamas.com.

Saturday Drop-ins: Kids (6 or older) can come to on Saturdays for $6!

Questions? Please Call or E-mail Crossfit. Coach Eileen: 630-624-0613
To register and to make a reservation, call 912-335-3615.
Crossfit Hyperformance: 904 East 70th St. Savannah Ga

Crossfit Kids,www.crossfithyperformance.com/p/kids.html, Crossfit Kids is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Let Oatland Island Wildlife Center help with your Holiday Shopping! Take part in the drop n’shop program noon-5 PM Sat. Dec. 17, 2011. The program is for children in grades K-6th. $25 per child. Additional children $15.

Wondering how you are going to get all your shopping and last minute errands finished in time? Let Oatland help you! Drop your child off at Oatland Island Wildlife Center’s Drop ‘n’ Shop! program and you can go Shop for all your holiday needs. While you are off getting many errands finished, your child will be hiking with an Oatland guide, playing games, making holiday themed crafts and enjoying a live animal encounter. All this is topped off with popcorn and a holiday movie! Let the kids have Fun at Oatland while you get your holiday shopping tied in a bow of accomplishment! Be sure to give your child some spending money of their own because as part of the program, kids can do their holiday shopping at Oatland Island Trading Post Gift shop! Call to make your reservation today: 912-395-1500

Check out Inspire Creativity’s new Web site here and the new workshops below. Inspire is offering $10 off gift certificates for the holidays! Gift Certificates can be in any dollar amount over $20. Imagine giving a busy mom or dad the gift of a time out just for them! More info here.

Mommy’s Time Out
psst… this makes a GREAT gift!
These workshops are designed to give Mom and Dad a break by educating and entertaining up to 8 children with fun activities that stimulate their imaginations.
For ages 1+.
$50*

Super Science
Super Science workshops cover anything and everything science related! From color and light to energy and insects, each workshop is designed around the interests of the child(ren). For ages 2+.
$75*

My masterpiece
My Masterpiece workshops include all things art! Clay, paint, mosaics, drawing, jewelry making, and crafts are just a few of the possibilities! For ages 2+.
$75*

Ready to read (series)
The Ready to Read series of workshops is specially designed to introduce, reinforce, and expand on pre-reading and early reading skills. These typically include 6-8 sessions and include pre and post assessments by a certified early childhood teacher who also is the instructor.
For ages 2+.
(these workshops, like all of our workshops, can be modified for children with special needs.)
$50 per session*

Magic Math (series)
The Magic Math series of workshops is specially designed to introduce, reinforce, and expand on early math concepts.
These typically include 6-8 sessions and include pre and post assessments by a certified early childhood teacher who is also the instructor.
For ages 2+.
(these workshops, like all of our workshops, can be modified for children with special needs.)
$50 per session*

Birthday Party Workshops
Inspire Creativity Workshops offers special sessions for your birthday boy or girl! From one activity with a small group of children to full day events with a large group of children and adults…we do it all! Each workshop or event is carefully designed around what you are looking for. For ages 1+.
(Unable to estimate a price. Call for a FREE, NO-PRESSURE quote!)

Healing through art and imagination
Inspire offers a unique approach to physical and mental healing. These workshops are open-ended and centered around expression. HAI workshops are designed with the parents and caregivers in order to provide the best possible support for the child. These workshops are incredibly beneficial for children with attention disorders, medical involvement, grief, a history of traumatic events,
or physical/developmental disabilities. For ages 2+.
$75*

Move to the music
Move to the Music workshops are geared towards physical activity, gross motor skills, and creative expression through sound and music.
For ages 1+.
$40*

Creative expression
Creative Expression workshops are designed to promote creative thinking through imaginative play, theater, music, writing, and speaking.
For ages 3+
$40*

Wedding workshop
Inspire is now offering WEDDING WORKSHOPS! Many times, Brides and Grooms want to provide child care for their ceremony guests. Inspire will not only provide the child care for children ages 0-12, but incorporate a wonderful (no-mess) art activity that will become a truly unique and beautiful wedding keepsake for the Bride and Groom!
$150
(includes 2 hours of child care for up to 10 children
and materials!)

Infant Art
Yes, you read that right…Infant Art! I get asked regularly what I can do with infants (younger than 1 year old). My answer is, ‘You’d be surprised!!’ Infants are uninhibited explorers and immensely creative by nature. Let Inspire work with your little one to nurture their imaginations!
$50*

HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS
$10 off in December 2011
Holiday Cards
Are you tired of sending out the same old holiday cards each year? Getting bored with the same old photo cards? Let Inspire work with your children to create unique and beautiful holiday cards for all your family and friends! For ages 1+.
$50* (will make up to 60 cards!)

Family Art
Looking for a special gift for the grandparents? Or maybe you want to create something for your own home that is truly representative of you and your family? Inspire will provide the materials, guidance, and finishing work to a masterpiece that YOUR FAMILY creates! For ages 1+.
$120* (based on large canvas painting)

Gifts from the heart
Children often have a very hard time deciding what to give as gifts to their family and friends. And many times it comes down to mom and dad putting yet another macaroni necklace into a drawer! This year, have Inspire work with your child(ren) to create special and unique gifts that your child will be proud to give! For ages 1+.
$100* (will make up to 20 gifts!)

Inspire Creativity Workshops, www.inspiresav.com; On Facebook here; email director@inspiresav.com, 330-687-7956

You’re invited to a Mini Mamie Trunk Show 1-6 PM Thurs. Dec. 15 2011 at Sara Jane Boutique, 202 E. 37th St. The designer will be present, and can help you pick out and style your little one in head-to-toe adorableness!

For more information about Mamie Ruth, visit www.mamieruth.com

We love this!

Mama Time – which provides workshops and retreats for all mothers and expectant mothers needing some time to rest, relax, play and grow – is encouraging local families to go “unplugged” for just a day during the holidays. Go unplugged for a day and you will be entered to win $100 gift card.

No TV, No Internet and no cell phones. Spend a day during this joyous holiday season doing something simple with your family and tell Mama Time about it! Submit a blog telling Mama Time about your unplugged day and a picture of you and your family by Jan. 1, 2012 and the Mama Time Team will select their favorite story to showcase on their blog here. The winner receives a $100 gift certificate to do something fun with your family.

Although only one $100 prize will be awarded, the folks at Mama Time believe that any families that take on this challenge will find the memories they will create during that simple day will make them winners as well! Email your blogs to mamatimechallange@mamatime.net  with your name and contact information.

Read more about the Unplugged for a Day Challenge for the Holiday season here.

At Mama Time, the belief is that self-care is an essential ingredient for our health and the health of our children and families

Mama Time also provides specialized workshops for :
Mothers with Children on the Autism Spectrum and Other Types of Special Needs
Military Mothers
Expectant and New Mothers
Mothers and Babies
Mothers and Daughters
Adoptive Mothers
Mothers living with Fibromylagia, Arthritis, Migraines or Other Chronic Medical Conditions
Recovering Mothers
Single Mothers
Mothers living with Depression, Anxiety or other Psychiatric Conditions
Mothers with a History of Trauma or Abuse

Workshops and Retreat topics and locations are added regularly so visit the Mama Time site often and join the Mama Time contact list and facebook page for workshop notifications

Staff at Mama Time look forward to meeting you at a Mama Time event soon. Upcoming events include:

A Jan 14 2012 retreat for Special Needs Mothers called Grieving Losses/Identifying Gifts. Details here.

A Feb 4 Autism Mama Retreat. Details here.

Mama Time, www.mamatime.net/, email information@mamatime.net  Mama Time is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser  

To order tickets by phone, call (800) 351-7469 or (912) 651-6556.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Presents Barnum Bash introduces the Ringling Bros.® Ringlettes, who are the stylish hosts of the swankiest circus party in town. The Ringlettes are ready to invite Children of All Ages in on the hippest circus spectacular that The Greatest Show On Earth®has ever produced!

The fun begins as soon as the audience enters Ringling Bros. Presents Barnum Bash with a rockin’ Pre-show party happening directly on the arena floor an hour before the show, free with your ticket. Party goers can learn fresh dance moves from Ringling Bros. clown DJ Dean, style in glitzy costumes, learn balancing and juggling skills, meet and take photos with circus stars, and even step behind the curtain for an exclusive backstage experience which includes an up-close look at the most exotic animal menagerie only at Barnum Bash.

Ringling Bros. Presents Barnum Bash has assembled the most amazing international acts including Dimitri the Strong Man, Motorcycle Mania, Epic Asian Elephants, Wheel of Steel, and Hand Balancers. All are tricked-out for the circus party and ready to perform wild feats of wonders and strength, to contemporary pop music and in 21st century Barnum style. Everyone who is anyone is invited to the party, except Anton, a loveable, goofy hipster clown, who just wants to be part of the fun. Ringling Bros. Presents Barnum Bash is all the rage with outlandish thrills, hilarliarous high-jinks and majestic animals, but can Anton with his non-stop laughable antics persuade us all that there’s not just one right way to party!?!

BE CLOSER TO THE ACTION THAN EVER BEFORE! Purchase a VIP Floor Seat and watch as the show unfolds all around you!

Arrive an hour early for the All Access Pre-Show
FREE with your ticket!

CLICK HERE to visit the official Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Store before you go to The Greatest Show On Earth. Get all your official and exclusive Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey merchandise here today!

Regular Ticket Prices
$35.00 VIP Floor Seats • $29.00 VIP • $20.00

Spanish classes for children & toddlers are now available on Saturdays in addition to Fridays at Bilingual Speech Therapy & Language Center!

Learning a second language is fun and easy with music, dance and fun games.

Saturday classes starting in January 2012.

Class Schedule

Toddler Class: Ages 2-4 meets Fridays 11:30-12:15 PM
Children’s Class: Ages 4.5 to 11 meets Fridays 4:30-5:15 PM

Saturday Classes
Toddler Class: 9:30-10:15 AM
Children’s Class: 10:30-11:15 AM

DISCOUNT: $10 discount on the registration fee if you mention you read about the classes on SouthernMamas.com and to those that register by Dec 27 2011.

To register, call 912.335.8486. For more info, click here.

Bilingual Speech Therapy & Language Center, 9100 White Bluff Road Suite 201,  Savannah, 31406. On Facebook here.  912.335.8486,  www.bilingualspeechtherapy.net/ Bilingual Speech Therapy & Language Center is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Come out to see “Friends” over a 10 Day showing at The Puppet People this December.

“Friends” is a shadow puppet show based on an African Folk Tale. Featuring the unlikely friendship that forms between Frog Child and Snake Child, as they get to know each other and celebrate the things that make them different from one another.

December 19th-23rd and 26th-30th.

10:00 – 11:00 AM everyday!

Half Price Special! $5 a Person! -Puppet show includes FREE Make-Your-Own Shadow Puppet and instruction on using a Shadow Stage-

** Call-in Reservations Perferred**

The Puppet Place, 3119 Furber Avenue, Savannah, GA 31405, 912-355-3366, http://puppetpeople.com. The Puppet Place is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

“First Day Hikes” Help Start the New Year with a Healthy Heart

Georgia’s State Parks host 12 New Year’s Day Hikes across the state, inviting families and friends to start the New Year with a “First Day Hike” and a commitment to healthy living.

In Georgia, a dozen state parks have planned guided hikes where people can connect with nature and even re-connect with each other. The nationwide event is sponsored by America’s State Parks, with New Year’s Day hikes being led in all 50 states.

Kicking off the New Year with an invigorating hike fits into the mission of the Georgia State Parks Tons of Fun Initiative: to encourage citizens to lead healthier lifestyles through outdoor recreation. The TonsofFun.org website includes exercise ideas, healthy recipes, nutritionist and personal trainer advice, and more.

A list of all ranger-led hikes on New Year’s Day can be found here, and the entire calendar of events can be found at GeorgiaStateParks.org/Events. Families may want to call ahead to make sure hikes are suitable for the youngest family members.

To see the various First-Day Hikes in Georgia’s State Parks held on New Year’s Day 2012, click here.