March Free Family Pirate Fun Night

March 6, 5:30-7:30pm

Join The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is. for FREE FAMILY FUN NIGHT!

Come dressed in your favorite pirate outfit

Free admission to the museum, bounce house (weather permitting), fun arts and crafts and face painting!

Bring a friend for this FREE night of fun. Light Picnic Dinner will be provided.

Family Fun Nights made possible in part by: The Bargain Box

For more information about The Sandbox, visit www.thesandbox.org  or call (843) 842-7645 or e-mail crinehart@thesandbox.org .

The Sandbox Children’s Museum, On Facebook here. 18-A Pope Avenue, next to St. Andrew’s by the Sea United Methodist Church, Hilton Head Is., 29928 www.thesandbox.org The Sandbox Children’s Museum is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

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St. Baldrick’s Savannah Annual Head-Shaving Event, March 7

Savannah’ annual St. Baldrick’s head-shaving event to raise funds for children’s cancer research will be 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, March 7, in front of Wild Wing Café in Savannah’s City Market.

Volunteers shave their heads to show support for children who usually lose their hair during cancer treatment. They also raise funds to support children’s cancer research. You can sign up to have your head shaved or make a donation to sponsor someone who is getting shaved. Click here  to see a list of people who have already signed up to participate.

There will also be a St. Baldrick’s fundraiser on Thursday, February 19 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Your Pie located at 7630 Skidaway Road, Unit A-1, in Savannah.

Since its inception in 2000, St. Baldrick’s Foundation has held more than 7,000 head-shaving events worldwide, raising more than $186 million for cancer research. The pediatric hematology/oncology program at Memorial University Medical Center, along with the Children’s Oncology Group, benefit from St. Baldrick’s in the form of clinical research trials for pediatric cancer patients.

For more information about the 2015 St. Baldrick’s event, contact Yael Elfassy-Conner at Yelpasso@hotmail.com.

Hilton Head Is. St. Baldrick’s Head-Shaving Event, March 14

Mellow Mushroom of Hilton Head Island will host the fourth annual St. Baldrick’s headshaving fundraiser on Saturday, March 14 from 3pm -to 5pm.

Joe DiNovo of Joe’s Barbershop will lead the team of Barbers shaving the heads of the Hilton Head area men, women and children, encouraging the community to support their action by making donations to their team.

The fund raiser – which also will feature a silent auction and live music – is organized by Terry and Cynthia Cermak, who started the event in honor of their son Henry. In 2013, St. Baldrick’s created a Hero Fund in his name: the Henry Cermak Fund for Pediatric Cancer Research. The Cermak’s headshaving events have raised over $50,000.00 for Henry’s Fund, and in July provided 50% of the funding for a research grant studying pediatric brain cancer treatments at St. Jude Hospital.

Volunteers can join a team or start their own team here.

Merchants who wish to help sponsor the event can call 843-476-4768 or email henrys1ups@gmail.com.

On Monday, March 23 2015 from 11AM to 5PM, The Storybook Shoppe in Bluffton will have Keith Donaldson, a silhouette artist and former Walt Disney World artist, coming to the store.

Donaldson will be cutting children’s pictures. The price is $30 and includes two matted silhouettes.

There’s a sign-up sheet at the store. If you would like your children to have a silhouette cut, please sign up for a time slot.

Keith is able to do two children at the same time for $50 and three children at the same time for $60. Frames will also be available for $15. The children need only sit for 3 minutes.

All ages are welcome including “wiggly” kids!

The Storybook Shoppe, 41A Calhoun St., Bluffton, SC (843) 757-2600, www.thestorybookshoppe.com

All kids growing up in the Savannah/Lowcountry area need to experience at least one shark tooth & fossil hunt with Beaufort’s famed Shark Tooth Fairy in Port Poyal, near Beaufort, S.C.

The Shark Tooth Fairy, Mike Harris, regularly invites kids to come to The Sands beach in Port Royal to look for shark teeth, Megalodon teeth and other fossilized finds. These kid-friendly hunts are held every couple of months throughout the year.

The next shark tooth & fossil hunt is 11 AM Saturday, Feb. 21 2015 @ Sands Beach in Port Royal

29 Sands Beach Rd, Port Royal, South Carolina 29935

FREE for kids 12 & younger. $5 for adults.

Details here. 

The Shark Tooth Fairy  spreads out over 100 pounds of shark teeth over the beach before kids arrive. Info on The Sands in Port Royal, S.C. near Beaufort here.

Read about The Shark Tooth Fairy & the public shark-tooth beach hunts by clicking here.

These beach hunts typically happen rain or shine. But stay updated about this Feb. 21 2015 hunt & other future ones by ‘liking” the Shark Tooth Fairy & his pup Captain Morgan on Facebook here. 

(Make a day of it and pair your visit with a trip to the lighthouse at Hunting Island near Beaufort.  Info on Hunting Islandhere.)

FOR MORE FREE LOCAL KIDS’ EVENTS, VISIT OUR FREEBIES PAGE HERE. 

This past weekend’s Spring-like weather has us thinking ahead to next month’s St. Patrick’s Day Festivities in Savannah and Hilton Head Is.

The Greening of the Forsyth Park Fountain, parades on Hilton Head Is., Tybee Is. & in Savannah and our favorite event, Tara Feis Irish Celebration, will be here soon. Below are some St. Patrick’s dates to save and early events – such as this upcoming weekend’s Savannah Irish Festival @ the Savannah Civic Center – to get you in that Irish spirit.

FREE, Family-Friendly Tara Feis Irish Celebration
Saturday, March 14, 2015
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Emmet Park (east end of Bay Street)
Presented by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs
Free and open to the public

For information about the 2015 St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival, visit savannahga.gov/savstpat

The family-friendly feis (pron. FESH) – or festival – will be a feast for the eyes, ears and palate, with live performances, food, art activities, crafts and games hosted with Irish ceremony, tradition and hospitality. The festival is held each year in the beautiful Emmet Park located in heart of downtown Savannah.

Festivities begin at 11 a.m. with an official Irish opening ceremony. For more information call 912-651-6417.

This event is a free, non-alcoholic event geared towards families and children.

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More St. Patrick’s Day Events

SAVANNAH IRISH FESTIVAL

Savannah Irish Festival (dance, music, children’s entertainment)
Free for children 14 &  younger.
Feb. 14-15 2015 @ Savannah Civic Center. Details here. 

FREE IRISH DANCE LESSONS

Legacy Irish Dance in Savannah is offering 4 FREE weeks of classes for the months of January, February & March 2015 to children wanting to give Irish dance a try. Anyone who participates is also invited to join in the Savannah St. Patrick’s Day parade on Tues. March 17. Details here. 

FREE GREENING OF FOUNTAIN

NOON Friday, March 13, 2015
The St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee’s annual Greening of the Fountain takes place in Forsyth Park at the main fountain on the north side. The Greening ceremony has evolved into a popular event, as the attendance grows larger every year. The children are the focus of the Greening and a special kind of Irish magic culminates when the fountain water turns from clear to green, ensuring a “young-at-heart” experience for everyone.

FREE TYBEE ISLAND IRISH HERITAGE PARADE

3PM Sat. March 14, 2015, Butler Ave., Tybee Island

FREE HILTON HEAD ISLAND ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE

3PM Sun. March 15, 2015. This is a more lowkey, laid-back parade than Savannah’s. See the parade route here. 

FREE ST PATRICK’S DAY PARADE

10:15 Tues. March 17 2015. See the parade route here.  Show up early to get a spot along the route.

This February, Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island offers FREE one-hour yoga classes at the resort’s beach, available to guests & locals alike.

Classes are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8AM and on Wednesdays at 5:30PM. The resort is at 130 Shipyard Drive in Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Hilton Head Island locals are encouraged to provide donations to benefit the Hilton Head Humane Society at the start of yoga class. For more information on classes, call (843) 842-2000 or visit Guest Services at the resort.

Yoga instructor Jennifer Brewer will lead the classes. She is a RYT-500 yoga therapist from Subtle Yoga in Charlotte, N.C., and RYT-200 from Asheville Community Yoga in Asheville, N.C. Brewer has more than 15 years of teaching experience.

For more information on the resort, call (843) 842-2000 or click here.

FOR MORE FREE LOCAL EVENTS, VISIT OUR FREEBIES PAGE HERE. 

At the start of February, you will have a chance to check out the Matilda Jane Spring 2015 Collection, Hello, Lovely!, in Bluffton & Savannah.

You’ll also be able to see the details of Matilda Jane’s new tween line – 435 – just for sizes 8-14.  With all of the charm and personality of the original MJC collection, 435 has a decidedly more grown up feel, but not too grown up.

Robyn Shirley, who has been an independent Trunk Keeper in South Carolina since 2008, recently expanded her business to the Savannah area. Shirley now serves Matilda Jane Clothing as a Team Leader and Trunk Keeper.

Premier of the Spring 2015 line

Sunday February 1, 3-5PM
Monday February 2, 10AM-Noon and 6-8PM
11 Okatie Road
Bluffton
RSVP RobynS@matildajaneclothing.com

Trunk Show

Thursday February 5, 10AM-1PM
by appointment in The Landings – Savannah
Please contact Robyn for an appointment via email at RobynS@matildajaneclothing.com

TO BOOK or attend a show near you, email RobynS@matildajaneclothing.com

Robyn Shirley, Team Leader and Trunk Keeper #124, Bluffton, SC, RobynS@matildajaneclothing.com Robyn Shirley is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Play in snow & have snowball fights @ the 2015 Hilton Head Snow Day on January 24, 2015 from 11am-4pm at Shelter Cove Community Park. The event is hosted by The Island Recreation Association and title sponsor Coastal Pediatric Dentistry.

This family event will have inflatable rides, snowfield, pony rides and entertainment.

For the kids who have never seen snow, this is the perfect event.

Admission is $10 per person from ages 2-17. All food and beverage are sold separately.

For more information: (843) 681-7273 or visit www.islandreccenter.org. You can also “like” Island Recreation Association on Facebook here for daily and weekly updates.

This is a must for those of you in the Bluffton/Hilton Head Is. SC area with children entering preschool next school year: a free Preschool Fair to learn more about preschool options in the area.

The MOMS Club of Bluffton/Hilton Head is hosting the Preschool Fair, noon-2PM on February 7 2015 at the Bluffton library @ 120 Palmetto Way Bluffton, SC 29910. Several preschool directors will be available to talk to parents about curriculum and preschool options in the Bluffton/Hilton Head area.

This is a free event that is open to the public.

More information is available at www.bhhmoms.webs.com

March Free Family Fun Night

March 6, 5:30-7:30pm

Join The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is. for FREE FAMILY FUN NIGHT!

Free admission to the museum, bounce house (weather permitting), fun arts and crafts and face painting.

Bring a friend for this FREE night of fun. Light Picnic Dinner will be provided. Family Fun Nights made possible in part by: The Bargain Box

For more information about The Sandbox, visit www.thesandbox.org  or call (843) 842-7645 or e-mail crinehart@thesandbox.org .

The Sandbox Children’s Museum, On Facebook here. 18-A Pope Avenue, next to St. Andrew’s by the Sea United Methodist Church, Hilton Head Is., 29928 www.thesandbox.org The Sandbox Children’s Museum is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

FOR MORE FREE SAVANNAH AREA KIDS’ EVENTS, CLICK HERE. 

Dec. 31 New Year’s events

(Hilton Head Is. ) Noon Year’s Event @ The Sandbox Children’s Museum. 10AM-2 PM Details here. 

(Hilton Head Is) 4th Annual Polar Bear Swim @ Harbour Town Pool, 10 AM. Take an invigorating dip & warm up after your plunge with hot chocolate and refreshments. Details here. 

(Hilton Head Is.) Golf ball drop from top of Harbour Town Lighthouse, 7PM (for families) & again @ midnight. Details here. 

(Tybee Is.) Tybee Island New Year’s Eve Fireworks Celebration. Midnight. Details here.

(Hilton Head Is) New Year’s Eve Fondue @ The Melting Pot of Savannah. Details here.

Jan. 1 New Year’s Events

(Tybee Is.) Tybee Island New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge. Noon. Details here.

(Savannah, Richmond Hill) 1st Day Hikes @ various state parks. Details here  for  Skidaway Is. State Park. Details here  for Fort McAllister State Park.

(Savannah) Skatefest @ Savannnah Civic Center.  Ice-skating, skate rental. Dec. 13-Jan. 4. Details here. 

The Home Depot Kids Workshop is a free class for kids held the 1st Saturday of every month at The Home Depot stores between 9 AM-Noon. More info here.

When a child goes to the Home Depot Kids Workshop, they’ll get a free project kit they can complete and take home during they workshop. They’ll also get a free kid sized orange apron and an achievement pin for a job well done.

The Home Depot Kids Workshop is similar to the Lowe’s free Build and Grow Clinics for kids held on weekends at Lowe’s stores. For info on the Lowe’s Build and Grow free workshops, click here.

Home Depot Kids Workshop Schedule March 2015

Learn How to Make Bookends with sports or flower stickers, Sat. March 7 2015, 9AM-NOON

•FREE hands-on workshops; designed for children ages 5 – 12

• Offered the 1st Saturday at all The Home Depot stores between 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Please do not arrive before 9:00 a.m.
• Workshops teach children do-it-yourself skills, tool safety and instill a sense of pride and accomplishment.
• All kids get to keep their craft, receive a FREE certificate of achievement, a Workshop Apron, and a commemorative pin.
• One workshop kit, apron and pin per child, while supplies last.
• Children must be present at the store to participate in the workshop and receive the kit, apron and pin.
• Kids Workshop activities are scheduled on a first come/first served basis.
• Thank you for registering online to help us better plan our craft kit quantities needed.

The free kids’ workshops are available at Home Depot stores in Savannah, East Savannah, Hilton Head Is/Bluffton, & Pooler. More info here.

December is a fine time to visit The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is.

All of the events below are happening @ The Sandbox Children’s Museum this month.

DIY Holiday Crafts
Each Saturday in December
Included in admission

‘Twas Two Days Before Christmas
Tuesday, December 23st, 10:30 am – noon
Included in admission. Join in as Santa stops by and reads a classic holiday story, then decorate a frame to use for your favorite holiday picture! They’ll have cocoa and cookies on the porch, too! Included in admission. Space is limited. On a first come, first serve basis. Details here. 

Santa’s Last Stop
Wednesday, December 24th
11:30 am – 1 pm
Included in admission
Santa will be stopping by one final time before he heads to the North Pole – make sure you’re here to drop off your last-minute wish list and snap a picture with the holly jolly guy himself.

Special Holiday Parent’s Night Out
Monday, December 29th, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
$30 per child for non-members, $20 per child for members. Are you ready to get away from the mountain of toys in your house? Need some quiet time to put your house back together? Bring the kids over for a night of crafts, friends, and fun! Reservations required. Details here.  Call 843-842-7645 to sign up

Noon Year’s Eve
Wednesday, December 31st, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
$10 for non-members, $8 for members
Are the kids excited to ring in 2015, but you know they won’t make it up until midnight? Come on over and celebrate with us! We’ll have a bounce house, snow machine, activities and games, lunch, and a balloon drop at noon. Details here.

For more information about The Sandbox, visit www.thesandbox.org  or call (843) 842-7645 or e-mail crinehart@thesandbox.org .

The Sandbox Children’s Museum, On Facebook here. 18-A Pope Avenue, next to St. Andrew’s by the Sea United Methodist Church, Hilton Head Is., 29928 www.thesandbox.org The Sandbox Children’s Museum is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinics are free to the public and occur select Saturdays at 10am. Below is a list of upcoming clinics. Registration opens a few weeks before each clinic’s date.

Next kids’ workshop: Feb. 28 2015.  Monster Jam®, featuring Max-D®
10AM

Don’t miss out on the FREE fun!

Details here.  
To register for a Build and Grow kids’ clinic, click here.  Registration opens Dec. 1 Clinics are available at Lowe’s stores in Savannah, Rincon, Pooler, Bluffton, Hinesville, Beaufort, Statesboro, Brunswick and more.

Monster Jam®, featuring El Toro Loco®
Saturday, March 14 (10:00 AM)
Monster Jam is back at Lowe’s this weekend! Be sure to register your child to build this Monster Jam project featuring El Toro Loco®!

The free clinics are similar to The Home Depot Kids Workshop, which are free classes for kids held on the first Saturday of each month at Home Depot stores across the country. To learn more about the Home Depot free kids’ workshops & see the Home Depot schedule of upcoming kids’ workshops, click here.

WEEKDAY KIDS EVENTS @ THE SANDBOX

The Sandbox Children’s Museum offers regular weekday programs for kids including:

Imagination Hour
Special story followed by a special craft, first come first serve. Included in Admission
Every Thursday at 10:30am

Starting in February

Discover Imagine Grow Program Topics
Tuesdays, 10:30am-11:30am (resuming in February)
First come, first serve, Sign up at Front Desk
All themes and topics parallel the SC Core Curriculum Standards. Geared for Pre school children age 3-5 years.
Empowerment through Play
Through the guise of play and exploration, D.I.G will empower young children by encouraging and guiding development of the skills needed for their success in learning and in life: language and literacy, reading and writing, math and science, and social, emotional, and physical well-being. The Sandbox outreach programs will not only compliment the work being done by parents, caregivers, and educators but will include them in the learning process and provide ideas for them to continue to foster growth and curiosity.

Hours 

Wed-Sat: 10-4 JANUARY 2015 ONLY(CLOSED SUNDAYS, MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS)

OPEN, Monday, January 19, 10a-5p, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

 Tues-Sat: 10-5 September thru March, May (Except January, Wed-Sat, 10a-4pm)

Mon-Sat.: 10-5 April, June thru August

Sunday: Closed

For more information about The Sandbox, visit www.thesandbox.org  or call (843) 842-7645 or e-mail crinehart@thesandbox.org .

The Sandbox Children’s Museum, On Facebook here. 18-A Pope Avenue, next to St. Andrew’s by the Sea United Methodist Church, Hilton Head Is., 29928 www.thesandbox.org The Sandbox Children’s Museum is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

We love this Santa letter writing program offered by the Bluffton Township Fire District, just over the Savannah bridge in Bluffton, SC: special drop off locations for Letters to Santa.

Special mailboxes are installed at each of the the eight fire stations throughout the district to collect letters.

The mailboxes are emptied each morning by Santa’s little helpers to be quickly delivered to the North Pole. When sending a letter, please include a return address to help Santa. Who knows, he may just write back….

Station locations are:
Station 30- 2 Bridge St.
Station 31- 178 May River Rd.
Station 32- 155 Callawassie Dr.
Station 33- 12 Buckingham Plantation
Station 34- 25 William Pope Dr.
Station 35- 357 Fording Island Rd.
Station 36 – 2 Oak Tree Rd.
Station 37 – 564 Old Palmetto Bluff Rd.

Santa on tour in Bluffton

The Bluffton Township Fire District will be escorting Santa around neighborhoods throughout Bluffton SC until Dec. 18.

The fire district believes this will help Santa see all of the neighborhoods and learn the best routes for Christmas Eve. The fire truck transporting Mr. Claus will have its lights and sirens on, so everyone will know Santa has arrived.

Route schedule:
Dec.8
• Island West
• Park Side
• Baynard Park
• Eagles Point
Dec. 9
• Rose Hill
• Rose Hill Equestrian
• Westbury Park
Dec. 10
• Sandy Run
• Edge Field
• Arbor wood
• Willows
• Woodbridge
• Towns at Buckwalter
Dec. 11
• All Joy Road
• Brighten Oaks
• Martins Place
• Fern Lakes
• Lake Linden
• Lakes at Myrtle Park
• Bridge Point
• Saw Mill Forest
Dec 15
• Vista View Apartments and White Oak Apartments
• Pine Ridge
• The Farm
• Pine Ridge
Dec. 16
• Bluffton Park
• Well Stone
• Hidden Lakes
Dec. 17
• Cedar Lakes
• Mid-Point
• Southern Oakes
• Alston Park
• Heritage at New Riverside
Dec. 18
Extra Day Scheduled for Make Up if necessary

FOR MORE SAVANNAH-AREA HOLIDAY FAMILY EVENTS, VISIT OUR HOLIDAY FUN GUIDE 2014 BY CLICKING HERE.