Join Kindermusik Savannah for October Musical One-Time Playdates – Wed. Oct. 31 for TWO exciting musical playdates with your children.

The theme for both playdates: “NO SCARE IN THE AIR and NO FRIGHT IN THIS SIGHT!”, as Kindermusik invites you to come in a NON-SCARY costume (optional) to experience the sounds and movement of KINDERMUSIK!

Instruments, props, lap bounces, stories and dancing will fill the room for 45 magical, musical minutes! At the end, each participant will receive a download credit for 10 SONGS from play.kindermusik.com!

First playdate is for toddlers and preschoolers ages 2-5 and meets at 11:00am on October 31st.

Second playdate is for babies ages newborn to 2 years old and meets at 12:00pm on October 31st.

Cost: $12 per class, which includes tuition + the download card.

Class spaces are limited to 12 per class, so enroll online at www.88keysga.com (click on the Kindermusik link) today!

Any questions? Please call or email Marina Lindblom 912.988.KEYS (5397), email music@88keysga.com

More info on all of the above by clicking here.

Marina Lindblom, 88 KEYS PIANO/Kindermusik, 912.988.KEYS (5397), email music@88keysga.com, www.88keysga.com . Kindermusik is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Join Kindermusik Savannah for October Musical One-Time Playdates – Wed. Oct. 31 for TWO exciting musical playdates with your children.

The theme for both playdates: “NO SCARE IN THE AIR and NO FRIGHT IN THIS SIGHT!”, as Kindermusik invites you to come in a NON-SCARY costume (optional) to experience the sounds and movement of KINDERMUSIK!

Instruments, props, lap bounces, stories and dancing will fill the room for 45 magical, musical minutes! At the end, each participant will receive a download credit for 10 SONGS from play.kindermusik.com!

First playdate is for toddlers and preschoolers ages 2-5 and meets at 11:00am on October 31st.

Second playdate is for babies ages newborn to 2 years old and meets at 12:00pm on October 31st.

Cost: $12 per class, which includes tuition + the download card.

Class spaces are limited to 12 per class, so enroll online at www.88keysga.com (click on the Kindermusik link) today!

Any questions? Please call or email Marina Lindblom 912.988.KEYS (5397), email music@88keysga.com

More info on all of the above by clicking here.

Marina Lindblom, 88 KEYS PIANO/Kindermusik, 912.988.KEYS (5397), email music@88keysga.com, www.88keysga.com . Kindermusik is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Make plans to check out 2012 Savannah Food Day Festival,11 AM-6 PM Oct. 28 in Daffin Park!

Live music all day. There will be over 25 workshops and classes on everything from gardening and chicken keeping to nutrition and how to get more veggies into your kids’ diet. Other highlights include fun learning activities for the kiddos along with entertainment from Puppet People and live magic shows.

FREE & open to the public.

For more details, view the complete Festival Guide in the October issue of Well FED Magazine here.

Make plans to check out 2012 Savannah Food Day Festival,11 AM-6 PM Oct. 28 in Daffin Park!

Live music all day. There will be over 25 workshops and classes on everything from gardening and chicken keeping to nutrition and how to get more veggies into your kids’ diet. Other highlights include fun learning activities for the kiddos along with entertainment from Puppet People and live magic shows.

FREE & open to the public.

For more details, view the complete Festival Guide in the October issue of Well FED Magazine here.

Nobody does the holidays like Disney! All four Walt Disney World Theme Parks are transformed into the “Merriest Place on Earth”. Every corner of the “world” immerses you in the holiday magic. Below are a few of the highlights:

• Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party: On select nights in November and December, join some of your favorite Disney Character friends at Magic Kingdom Park for this memorable event featuring a special parade, festive fireworks, Cinderella Castle covered in thousands of twinkling lights, and even some snow.
  

  Copyright Disney

• Resort Decorations: No holiday visit to Walt Disney World will be complete without a tour of the elaborate resort decorations. From the Gingerbread house at Grand Floridian to the giant tree at the Wilderness Lodge, it’s definitely worth spending a few hours checking out all of the amazing decorating. Not to mention… it’s FREE!!
• Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights: Each year this breathtaking display along the Streets of America inside Disney’s Hollywood Studios features millions of glittering lights perfectly synchronized to holiday music. The lights are so extensive you may find it hard to comprehend their magnitude… this is definitely a MUST see!!
• Candlelight Processional: Held nightly at Epcot this special holiday event retells the stirring story of Christmas with a celebrity narrator, accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and mass choir. What better way to get in the Christmas spirit and share the magic of the season. To ensure seating for this unforgettable spectacle, you can participate in a Candlelight Dinner Package which provides guaranteed seating.

Book now and experience the magic for yourself, and you can save up to 30% on your resort stay! Get your complimentary, no-obligation Walt Disney World vacation quote here and be sure to mention you found Mouse Tales Travel through Southern Mamas.

Tara McCoy, Disney Vacation Specialist at Mouse Tales Travel
803.816.0686
Become a Facebook fan at facebook.com/enchantedtravel
Sign up receive the latest Disney news & deals here

Disney Vacation Specialist Tara McCoy. Become a Facebook fan at facebook.com/EnchantedTravel. Visit Mouse Tales travel blog at www.mousetalestravel.com/blog, 803.816.0686, Tara McCoy is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Bring the family to Hunter Cattle Farm and enjoy a night under the stars! You bring the tent and Hunter Cattle Farm will take care of the rest!
Includes:
Tour of the farm on our wagon
Dinner
S’mores
A country breakfast!

Camp-Out Schedule:
November 2nd, 2012–Friday night
4pm–Start setting up 5pm—meet at Hen House for animal holding, petting and egg gathering 6pm –Wagon ride to see the sunset 7pm—Dinner under the barn 8:30pm—Fire pit and s’mores 9:30pm—Moonlight Trail Walk
November 3rd, 2012
9am—Country breakfast under barn 10am—Head up and move out

Be sure to reserve your spot! Call (912) 823-2333 or email events@huntercattle.com  to buy your ticket. Spaces are limited!

The fun starts Friday, November 2nd at 5pm and goes until Saturday, November 3rd at 10:30am.
For Friday night and Saturday morning (Including tour of the farm, dinner, s’mores, sleeping under the stars at the farm, a country breakfast):
12 and up=$50 4-11yrs=$25 3 and under=Free
For Friday night only (Including tour of farm, dinner, s’mores):
12 and up=$30 4-11yrs=$15 3 and under=Free
*Discounts available for families of 5 or more.

So many family-friendly activities going on this week & weekend (Oct. 9-16 2012) in Savannah, Statesboro, Hilton Head Is. & surrounding areas.

Click here to see all the kids/family happenings. Highlights include Savannah Greek Festival; children’s book author/illustrator Jan Brett comes to Savannah on Thurs. Oct. 11 for a book signing & discussion of her new kids’ book, Mossy; and 2012 Fall Festival & Duck Races at Bamboo Farm & Coastal Gardens.  

Details here.

Oktoberfest Pint-Size Polkas

Celebrate Oktoberfest and the fall season with Mike Schneider as he presents more of the happiest music on the face of the earth!  There’s something about the crisper weather in the fall that will make you want to yodel and sing “The Lumberjack Polka.”  All ages.

Saturday, Oct. 20, 11 a.m., Carnegie Library Saturday,
Oct. 20, 3 p.m., Southwest Chatham Library Monday,
Oct. 22, 10:30 a.m., Hinesville Library Monday,
Oct. 22, 4:30 p.m., Bull St. Library
Monday, Oct. 22, 6 p.m., Oglethorpe Mall Library
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 11 a.m., Tybee Library
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 4:30 p.m., Thunderbolt Library
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 6 p.m., Islands Library
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m., West Broad Library Wednesday,
Oct. 24, 4:30 p.m., Rincon Library Thursday,
Oct. 25, 10:30 a.m., Pooler Library Thursday,
Oct. 25, 4:30 p.m., Springfield Library

Oatland Island Wildlife Center is excited to host Savannah Children’s Museum’s Imagination Playground exhibit twice per month on designated Toddler Tuesdays! Imagination Playground is an interactive, transformable environment that prompts children of all ages to create an ever-evolving play space with loose parts. This unique, mobile exhibit addresses a broader spectrum of play needs through socio-cooperative play.

Join Oatland on the following Tuesdays from 10-4:
October 16
October 30
November 13
November 27
December 11
This is a LEAP Together partnership powered by Coastal Heritage Society.
Learn, Explore And Play with your kids every day!
www.chsgeorgia.org

We all need help when it comes to parenting.

Bull Street Baptist Church is hosting a parenting conference this weekend (Oct 12 & 13) to help equipp parents to be the primary disciplers of our children.

Goals of the conference include helping parent in the following ways:
-Teaching generations to set their hope in God and in nothing else.
-Teaching generations to rely on the whole counsel of Scripture.
-Training generations to love and serve God, the church, and their neighbors as Christ does.

Conference Cost: $20 / person

Childcare Available: ($3 per child / $9 max per family per day)
Includes Friday Dinner & Saturday Breakfast!

Friday, October 12 – 5-9pm
Saturday, October 13 – 8:30am – 12pm

Steve Wright (author of reThink: Is Student Ministry Working? and ApParent Privilege) served at Providence Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC from 1999-2012 primarily as the Student Pastor but later transitioned as Pastor of Family Discipleship. He is currently serving as Pastor of Discipleship and Church Planting at First Baptist Church in West Palm Beach, FL.

He received a Master of Arts degree in Christian Ed. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. His undergrad degree is from Carson Newman College in TN. Steve also founded InQuest Ministries, to encourage youth pastors serving on the frontlines of ministry, and supplies resources of Sunday School and Discipleship curriculum to thousands of churches worldwide.

He and his wife Tina have been happily married since 1989. They are blessed with three children–Sara, William and Tyler.

· Register online at: www.bullstreet.org

· For more info contact: Glenn Warner Pastor for Family Ministry at glenn@bullstreet.org or 912.236.1511

Bull Street Baptist Church, 17 East Anderson St., Savannah, GA 31401, www.facebook.com/BullStreetBaptistChurch, Bull Street Baptist Church is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

We all need help when it comes to parenting.

Which is why it’s comforting to know that Bull Street Baptist Church is hosting a parenting conference this weekend (Oct 12 & 13) to help equip parents to be the primary disciplers of our children.

Goals of the conference include helping parent in the following ways:
-Teaching generations to set their hope in God and in nothing else.
-Teaching generations to rely on the whole counsel of Scripture.
-Training generations to love and serve God, the church, and their neighbors as Christ does.

Conference Cost: $20 / person

Childcare Available: ($3 per child / $9 max per family per day)
Includes Friday Dinner & Saturday Breakfast!

Friday, October 12 – 5-9pm
Saturday, October 13 – 8:30am – 12pm

Steve Wright (author of reThink: Is Student Ministry Working? and ApParent Privilege) served at Providence Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC from 1999-2012 primarily as the Student Pastor but later transitioned as Pastor of Family Discipleship. He is currently serving as Pastor of Discipleship and Church Planting at First Baptist Church in West Palm Beach, FL.

He received a Master of Arts degree in Christian Ed. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. His undergrad degree is from Carson Newman College in TN. Steve also founded InQuest Ministries, to encourage youth pastors serving on the frontlines of ministry, and supplies resources of Sunday School and Discipleship curriculum to thousands of churches worldwide.

He and his wife Tina have been happily married since 1989. They are blessed with three children–Sara, William and Tyler.

· Register online at: www.bullstreet.org

· For more info contact: Glenn Warner Pastor for Family Ministry at glenn@bullstreet.org  or 912.236.1511

Bull Street Baptist Church, 17 East Anderson St., Savannah, GA 31401, www.facebook.com/BullStreetBaptistChurch, Bull Street Baptist Church is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

A reminder for Savannah-area families of children ages 0-7 who are interested in enhancing and enriching the musical development of your child:  Monthly enrollment in Kindermusik early music education classes is available online and classes are offered Monday-Fridays.

Come join Kindermusik parent-and-child sessions for a fall musical treat.

Check out some of the classes being offered in October:

Toddlers Tuesday mornings at 10:20 AM: “Milk and Cookies” is the theme. To Market, To Market:Pretend trips to the market in class will surely spice up your real-life shopping excursions, and light the spark of creativity in your young shopper. Songs, rhymes and instrument exploration focus on long and short sounds – musical concepts that will help your child understand musical note values in years to come.

Wednesdays at 10 AM: Infants to 18 months. “Zoom Buggy” is the theme. Trav’lin ‘Round:Introduce your baby to the music of many cultures from Russia, to Indonesia, to Israel and more. Dances, lap bounces, and instrument play focus on the long and short sounds of music as well as the thrill of riding in a rocket ship and a canoe.

Thursdays at 3:20 PM: For 0-7 year olds. “Family Time” is the theme.

Kindermusik will offer a one-time playdate at the end of October. Look for details coming soon.

Kindermusik is a classroom learning experience. KINDERMUSIK with 88 KEYS PIANO in Savannah teaches children music so they can become better learners. It’s not about making little Mozarts. It’s about developing skills in the whole child – ages newborn to 7 years – cognitive, physical, social, emotional, language and musical. For more than 25 years, Kindermusik has believed music is the best conductor for learning.

Kindermusik offers easy automated MONTHLY payment systems. No more lump sum “semester” fees due. Now you can easily budget for Kindermusik classes all year round because the payment is the same EVERY month.

Register online today here, as all class sizes are limited!

More info on all of the above by clicking here.

Marina Lindblom, 88 KEYS PIANO/Kindermusik, 912.988.KEYS (5397), email music@88keysga.com, www.88keysga.com . Kindermusik is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

The Haunted Forest at the Savannah Moose Lodge in Sandfly, 2202 Norwood Ave.

8 PM-Midnight on the following dates (ticket sales stop at 10 PM on Halloween): Oct. 12th & 13th; Oct. 19th & 20th; Oct. 26th & 27th; Oct. 31st

$7 adults; $5 kids 12 & younger.

Benefits Children’s Hospital at Memorial University Medical Center Information: 912-355-8985 or LODGE1550@MOOSEUNITS.ORG

Lovin’ Spoons self-serve froyo is the place to go after school this week! All 4 Lovin’ Spoons self-froyo stores will have Happy Hour: 50% off your yogurt and shakes from 3 to 6 PM this week Monday through Friday.

Lovin’ Spoons FroYo offers 12 ever changing flavors, over 40 fresh toppings, hot syrups served up with a groovy 70s vibe at stores in Savannah, Pooler, Richmond Hill and Bluffton.

Local store locations:

Savannah Savannah Centre by Toys R Us on Eisenhower Drive 912-355-2723

Pooler Pooler Marketplace by Publix 912-748-1444

Richmond Hill 60 Exchange St. 912-459-1490

Bluffton 95 Towne Drive, Bluffton, SC 29910 843.837.5683

Hours: Mon-Thurs 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm, Sun 12pm-10pm

Lovin Spoons, 912.355.2723, email info@lovinspoons.com , www.lovinspoons.com, Lovin’ Spoons is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

You’re invited to Savannah PAWrade and carnival ! It will take place on Lamara Drive in front of Jacob G. Smith Elementary on Saturday, October 27th from 11am-3pm. In addition to the TailsSpin pet costume contest, there will be lots of old-fashioned carnival games and activities for kids, plus street vendors, a bake sale, and the chance to win a whole cake or pie in the Cake Walk! New this year: a pumpkin decorating contest! Open to the public.

Meet a young loggerhead sea turtle hatchling named Ossabaw at Skidaway Marine Science Day

October 20, 2012: Skidaway Marine Science Day

Campus wide open house hosted by the Marine Extension Service, Skidaway Institute of

Oceanography, NOAA’s Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary. Includes aquarium tours, touch

tanks, laboratory demonstrations, research vessel tours, reptile programs, and more!

The Center also will be celebrating 40 years of public service and outreach at the annual open house. To mark the anniversary, a young loggerhead sea turtle hatchling named Ossabaw will make its first public debut.

Time: 12 PM – 4 PM

Cost: FREE!

Ages: All

To register or more information, (912)665-4199 or email kate@ganeshasplace or Jaime@LittleLightsYoga.com

Ganesha’s Place, at the corner of Barnard & 40th St. @ 2323 Barnard St., 912-665-4199, http://ganeshasplace.com/ Ganesha’s Place is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

To register or more information, (912)665-4199 or email kate@ganeshasplace or Jaime@LittleLightsYoga.com

Ganesha’s Place, at the corner of Barnard & 40th St. @ 2323 Barnard St., 912-665-4199, http://ganeshasplace.com/ Ganesha’s Place is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Sure, “Bunnicula” – a Halloween musical at The Savannah Children’s Theatre   – has a vampire theme. But the production is as adorable and non-scary as grinning trick-or-treaters at your front door.

The theatre’s adult cast brings this popular children’s book to life at 10 AM Sat. Oct. 13.

In the production based on the children’s book by Deborah & James Howe, the Monroe family returns home from the movies with an abandoned rabbit who turns out to be Bunnicula, a fanged creature who makes nocturnal trips to the family fridge and scares the family pets.

While your kids will be fascinated with Bunnicula (operated by puppeteer Paul Gabbard), the real stars of the story are Chester the Cat (Maggie Lee Hart), a sassy, smart kitty, and the cynical, clumsy Harold the Dog (Brandon Kaufman). The comedy duo try to protect the Monroe family, who have been finding their veggies drained of their juice (a white tomato!)

The fun script has a nice blend of humor designed to appeal to varying ages. The physical antics of Chester and Harold as cat and dog entertain the younger children. Bunnicula is suitable for little children with only a few mildly scary moments.

Bunnicula

Based on the book by Deborah & James Howe
Adapted and Lyrics by Jon Klein
Music by Chris Jeffries
Directed by Kelie Miley

Bunnicula plays again at Savannah Children’s Theatre at 10 AM Sat. Oct. 13

Tickets are $10 for students/children, seniors and military: $12 for adults. Tickets can be purchased at www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org  or at the theatre box office the mornings of the shows. 2160 E. Victory Drive, Crossroads Shopping Center, next to the Piggly Wiggly. 912-238-9015.

The Savannah Children’s Theatre is looking for adults, teens, and children ages 7 and up (2nd grade) to fill all roles in their Winter Main Stage Musical, Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka! Actors of all skill levels are encouraged to try out; no experience necessary!

Please come prepared to learn a song and dance from the show, and to read scenes from the script.

WHEN: Auditions are Mon & Tues October 8 & 9 at 7pm
Performances are January 18-February 3
WHERE: Savannah Children’s Theatre Front Lobby, 2160 E. Victory Drive, Crossroads Shopping Center, next to the Piggly Wiggly.
HOW MUCH: Free to audition! Cast members will be asked to help fundraise.

Details here.

Pure Barre – the fastest, most effective way to change the shape of your body – is coming to Savannah.

Pure Barre opens in Savannah on Nov. 1 at 5521 Abercorn Street, Suite # 500.

View schedule/prices and sign up for classes by clicking here. (Be sure to click over to Nov. 1)

Mention you read about Pure Barre Savannah on SouthernMamas.com & receive 10% off!

When registering for classes online, enter ‘soma10’ as the promotion code in the online store. This 10% discount can be used three times, does not apply to gift cards and expires January 5, 2013.

The Pure Barre technique uses small isometric movements at the ballet barre set to motivating music, Pure Barre lifts your seat, tones your thighs, abs and arms and burns fat in record breaking time.

Clients see results in just 10 classes, lose inches in weeks and have fun doing it!

Like Pure Barre Savannah on Facebook here.

Pure Barre Savannah, 5521 Abercorn Street, Suite # 500, Savannah, 31405 Emailsavannah@purebarre.com , http://purebarre.com  Pure Barre Savannah is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Baby Sign & Read Classes for parents with children from the ages of 0-3 yrs old are now being offered in Savannah by Giving in Love, Inc.

Sign & Read classes focus on parent-child interactions, communication, and reading. Parents learn how they can nurture their child’s language, cognitive and social-emotional development through three key areas of communication: talking, reading and signing.

There are 6 classes (no class during the week of Thanksgiving) in the first session. Class options are 10:30am or 11 am beginning Oct. 31 2012 at 1900 Abercorn St. Savannah, 31401 & an recently added class: 10:30am on Mondays starting 10/29 at 1910 Abercorn St, Savannah, 31401.

For more information, please call (912) 388-1658 or visit www.givinginlove.org “Like” Giving in Love on Facebook here.

Giving in Love, Inc is a non-profit & a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Fall & early winter weekends are loaded with road runs in Savannah & the Lowcountry. If your kids have caught the fun run bug, here are some kid-friendly 5Ks, fun runs and more – including costumed Halloween & Holiday runs –  for the remainder of 2012 in our area.

Go Green 5K Trail Run / Walk
Whitemarsh Preserve, Savannah
Sat. Oct. 13
Details here.

Crab Crawl 5K
JF Gregory Park, Richmond Hill
1 PM Sun. Oct. 21
Details here.

Trick or Trot 5K / 10K
Wilmington Island, Savannah
8 AM Sat. Oct. 27
Includes Halloween Costume Contest: Run, Walk, or just show up in costume and enter the competition. Prizes for the best ones.
Details here.

KiDS ROCK Savannah (with Rock n’Roll Savannah Marathon)
Daffin Park
2 PM Sun. Nov. 4
Kids can run, walk or jog the one-mile course. Every child is a winner and will be rewarded with an official race number, T-shirt, goodie bag, and colorful medal for finishing.
Details here.

Trail of Hope 5K
Skidaway Island State Park
Sat. Nov. 10
10K, 5K, Run & Walk
Fun for the whole family: Kids’ Fun Run, Face Painting, Balloons, Awards, Trophies, T-shirts
Details here.

2012 Jingle Bell Run / Walk 5K Savannah
Islands YMCA
Sat. Nov. 17
Wear a holiday themed costume. Tie jingle bells to your shoelaces.
Details here.

Savannah Turkey Trot benefiting the United Way
Daffin Park
8 AM Nov. 22
Details here.

Enmark Savannah River Bridge Run
Savannah Civic Center
Sat. Dec. 1
Details here.

Reindeer Run 8K
Hutchinson Island
Sat. Dec. 15
The run is followed by a Chili Cook Off with celebrity Judges: Paula Deen, Jaime Deen, Bobby Deen, Straton Leopold, and Mary Jane Crouch; Leopold’s Ice Cream; Bojangles’ Biscuits; Cornhole Competition ; Lots of kid’s activities and mascots galore!
Trophies for the run and kids competitions.
Winner of the Cornhole Competition stays in the Deen’s Tybee cottage for a weekend. In the freezer will be a gallon of Leopold’s Ice Cream
Details here.

Alive in Savannah
Hutchinson Island
New Year’s Eve Dec. 31
Details here.

HILTON HEAD IS./BLUFFTON, S.C.

Hilton Head Is. Bridge Run
Sun. Oct. 21
10K, 5K & Health Walk
Details here.

Zombie Mile Bluffton 5K, 1 Mile Fun Run
5 PM Sat. Oct. 27
The race will be followed by a Halloween Festival for the entire family with: Costume Contest, Trick or Treating, Kids Play Area, Pumpkin Toss, Story Telling, Food & More.
Details here.

Hilton Head Hospital Jingle Jingle Run
5K Road Race & Health Walk
9 AM Dec. 22
Details here.