Rick Hubbard entertains the whole family with his Kazoobie Kazoo Show at The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is. on Monday Fundays throughout the summer. All kids join Rick on stage, and everyone gets a FREE Kazoobie Kazoo!
Mondays through Aug. 15 2022
The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is is a non-profit children’s museum dedicated to the positive development of young children through play.
80 Nassau St Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
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The new park off Pope Avenue near the Coligny Beach parking lot and Coligny Beach Park features: *The Adventure Playground, named after the ship Captain William Hilton was on when he discovered Hilton Head Island. It features a reimagined design of the ship, playground, wading pool and more. *An open pavilion and lawn for events. *A perimeter walk *Two fitness stations *Wi-Fi *The Sandbox Children’s Museum *Public restrooms
Lowcountry Celebration Park 94 Pope Ave. Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
Toddler Tuesday is a program for 1-4 year old children and their caregivers that focuses on one of Oatland’s animals, or a relevant nature theme. The program includes: singing, fingerplay, a story, an encounter with one of our animals, and a take-home craft.
Sessions are offered twice on Tuesdays from 10-10:30AM & 11-11:30AM and registration is required. There are a limited number of spaces so reserve early!
Toddler Tuesday Admission Rates
FOO Member: Adult – Free with Membership ID
Child – $5
Non-Member: Adult – $5
Child – $5
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Registration is made online, but the program fees will be paid at the front booth on the day of, and not in advance, so please, if you know you won’t make your reservation, please call and cancel so organizers can open the space for someone on the waitlist.
* free aerial show featuring performances by Cirque Divina Fri. Sept. 2 & Sat. Sept. 3, 8:30PM in Montgomery Park.
* Movies in the Park series concludes with a free screening of Grease in Martin Luther King, Jr. Park Sun. Sept. 4, 7PM. Lawn chair seating will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Popcorn, snow cones & beverages will also be available for purchase at a concession stand on-site
Labor Day Festivities @ Fort McAllister State Park, Richmond Hill, Fort McAllister State Park 3894 Fort McAllister Road Richmond Hill, GA Tel: 912-727-2339.
Bring your water blaster, super soaker, or entire H20 arsenal to our water fight extravaganza. Play games like fortress destruction, and soak a ranger, and end with free play. Pre-register by calling park office. $2 plus $5 parking. 912-727-2339.
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Fort Morris Historic Site, Midway
Labor Day Commemoration @ Fort Morris Historic Site, Midway, Ga. Saturday, Sep 3, 2022 10AM-4 PM Fort Morris Historic Site – Midway, GA Blacksmithing, woodworking, and other early trade skills will be demonstrated; along with musket and cannon firing demonstrations on the hour. $3- $4.50 912-884-5999. Details here.
A fun free activity to do with young kids is catch the FREE Savannah Belles ferry that runs multiple times a day across the Savannah River between River Street and Hutchinson Island.
We typically catch it at City Hall Landing on River Street. Park along Bay Street and take the outside elevator that’s between Savannah City Hall and the Hyatt Regency. There’s a glass window in the elevator with views of Savannah River.
You can take it across the river to the Trade Center and Westin Hotel, maybe walk around the Westin, go to the Midnight Sun Cafe (open during morning hours) or pack snacks to have on the lawn benches outside the Westin.
Or you can take the ferry to Waving Girl Landing by the Marriott on the same side of the river as City Hall Landing.
The Savannah Belles ferry operates daily year round except on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Days.
Kindermusik Savannah’s first-ever evening weekly class, coming Mondays at 6:30PM starting in August!
Kindermusik Savannah is so excited to announce their newest weekly recurring class: “Little Stars!”
This class is for ages 0-7 with their caregivers, and will meet Mondays from 6:30-7:10PM, starting August 1st, 2022. This new class time is so exciting as it’s the perfect option for families who are busier during the day and looking for some quality together time in the evening.
Enroll in the new class hereor text 912-432-5885 for more info.
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July Musical Playdate for ages 0-7
Kindermusik Savannah is also now enrolling for their July “BUGS” monthly musical playdate on Sat. July 23 at 10AM. Spaces are more than half filled – enroll today! All children receive the class, an instrument, and a coupon for future classes.
A beloved Lucas Theatre tradition returns this summer: classic Disney films.
Share the magic of the big screen with the next generation at these Sunday matinee screenings of classic Disney films featuring themed giveaways, special guests, and other surprises @ Lucas Theatre in Savannah. .
Tickets are $5 for SCAD Card holders, students, seniors, and military; $8 general admission; and FREE for children 12 and younger.
Summer 2022 schedule includes:
Aladdin, 3PM Sun. Aug. 7 2022. Purchase tickets online here.
Encanto, 3PM. Sun. Aug. 14 2022. Purchase tickets online here.
Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St, Savannah, GA 31401
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My First Movie certificates
Disney Summer Classics are the perfect way to introduce little ones to the magic of the movies and we think that’s something worth celebrating. So any child having their first in-theater experience at the Lucas Theatre will receive special recognition and go home with keepsakes remembering their special day.
Parents and children together will engage with instruments, singing, moving, dancing, story time, and more delightful activities in this exciting one-time Kindermusik class. Limited spaces! Claim your child’s spot before it fills! This Sat. July 23 2022 at 10am. Enroll today: kindermusikwith88keys.com
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Once a month, Telfair Museums’ youngest patrons are invited to the Jepson Center for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome here.
Thurs. Dec. 15 2022 Art Start Stroller & Toddler Tours & Art Activity, 10:30-11:30AM.
Dream up fantastic worlds with your child at SCAD MOA’s Saturday Morning Story Time, 11AM on Sat. July 2 2022 @ SCAD Museum of Art.
Treat the little artist in your life to SCAD MOA Story Time on the first Saturday of each month. Enjoy exciting tales and fun activities as you learn about the work on view.
Story Time is programmed for children ages 3 and older.
For more information, email Kristin Poitras, manager of museum visitation and programming, at kpoitras@scad.edu.
Anyone may enter with a child aged 0-7 years. Limit of 1 child per family; only 1 entry permitted.
Winner must be available to attend on at least one of these days we offer classes. You choose the class of your choice and attend it once per week. Included in the prize is the digital online home materials that correspond with the month of classes.
One winner will be randomly drawn and notified by text and email on June 30th, 2022.
Toddler Tuesday is a program for 1-4 year old children and their caregivers that focuses on one of Oatland’s animals, or a relevant nature theme. The program includes: singing, fingerplay, a story, an encounter with one of our animals, and a take-home craft.
Sessions are offered twice on Tuesdays from 10-10:30AM & 11-11:30AM and registration is required. There are a limited number of spaces so reserve early!
Toddler Tuesday Admission Rates
FOO Member: Adult – Free with Membership ID
Child – $5
Non-Member: Adult – $5
Child – $5
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Registration is made online, but the program fees will be paid at the front booth on the day of, and not in advance, so please, if you know you won’t make your reservation, please call and cancel so organizers can open the space for someone on the waitlist.
Tiny Tots Playtime @ Summit Gymnastics in Savannah will be offered on certain days during Summer 2022: June 14; July 5; July 19; Aug. 2; Aug. 16.
Tiny Tots is for children ages 5 & younger & their caregivers.
Kids can enjoy trampoline, foam in-ground pit, bars, balance beams & more.
Tiny Tots Playtime 9:30-11AM June 14; July 5; July 19; Aug. 2; Aug. 16 2022 Call ahead to confirm: 912.921.1034 $5 per child (Cash only) For ages 5 & younger
Questions? Email summit.frontdesk@yahoo.com
Summit Gymnastics, 74 W Montgomery Crossroads, Savannah, 31406, (912) 921-1034
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Start your day with art with Telfair Museums’ new and combined programs @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center in Savannah.
Once a month, Telfair Museums’ youngest patrons are invited to the Jepson Center for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome here.
Explore this year’s PULSE exhibitions and explore technology in art with LED throwies and floaties.
Come play and learn.
Thurs. June 16 2022 Art Start Stroller & Toddler Tours & Art Activity, 10:30-11:30AM
$5 per child Adults: members free | non-members $12
Join Kindermusik with 88 Keys in Savannah on Saturday, June 18 2022 at 11AM for a pretend musical trip to the beach, where we’ll see dolphins, crabs, beach balls and more! Each child will take home an instrument and a coupon for future classes.
Juneteenth Family Day at the Jepson Center returns with a libation ceremony, drumming and an appearance by the African Spirit at 1PM.
Artist demonstrations include Gullah/Geechee basket making by Gregory Grant and dollmaking by artist Theresa Martin. Storytelling by Jamal Toure, an African dance performance by Kwanzaa Collective 365, and a rousing musical performance by the Bailey Sounding Angels of Joy from the United House of Prayer will continue through 3PM in the Jepson Center’s Neises Auditorium.
There are still spaces left in Kindermusik Savannah’s monthly musical playdate Sat. June 18 @ 11AM (the 10AM filled and a new class was added).
Come with your 0-7 year old to enjoy movement, singing, instruments, books and more! Spaces are limited – enroll today at kindermusikwith88keys.com.
New Wednesday class, too
Kindermusik is also adding a brand new weekly class starting in July: Wednesdays at 11am, open for children ages 0-7! Enrollment opens this week! Text “NEW CLASS” 912-432-5885 to reserve your child a space.
Kindermusik Savannah’s Saturday June 18th 10AM Ocean playdate is full now, so they’ve added a 2nd playdate at 11AM.
Enrollment is now open for this second musical event for children ages 0-7 with their caregivers.
All enrollees receive an instrument to keep, and a special coupon for future classes! Spaces are limited – enroll today at kindermusikwith88keys.com. Sibling discounts offered.
Also, Kindermusik’s brand new June themes begin this Wed. June 1 for ages 0-7.
If you’ve never attended a weekly studio class, your first one is FREE. If you have a newborn ages 0-10 weeks, classes are ALWAYS completely free.
Text “FREE CLASS” to 912-432-5885 to schedule.
Kindermusik…a good beginning never ends.
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The entirely outdoor museum features over a dozen programs and exhibits designed to expand the imaginations of children, including an Exploration Maze, a Reading Nook and a Sensory Garden. It was unveiled in 2012 as an adaptive reuse project in the old Central of Georgia Railway Carpentry Shop in downtown Savannah and has been a tremendous resource for families and educators in our community ever since.
Savannah Children’s Museum will host a 10th Birthday Celebration on Saturday, June 11, 2022 from 10AM-noon. The event will take place at 655 Louisville Rd., Savannah, GA 31401.
Museum educators will be celebrating with birthday activities throughout the day with treats at 11:30AM. Activities and treats are included in general admission and as always, is FREE for Coastal Heritage Society members. Find info on becoming a member here.
For those interested in supporting and celebrating the Museum’s impact in Savannah, consider purchasing a birthday gift for SCM from their Amazon Wish List here.
Join Kindermusik Savannah for a beach-themed June playdate @ 10AM Sat. June 18 2022.
Parents and children together will engage with instruments, singing, moving, dancing, story time, and more activities in this one-time Kindermusik class. Limited spaces. Claim your child’s spot.
Every enrolled child will get…
A 40-minute class packed with learning, love, and laughter
Tiny Tots Playtime @ Summit Gymnastics in Savannah will be offered on certain days during Summer 2022: June 14; July 5; July 19; Aug. 2; Aug. 16.
Tiny Tots is for children ages 5 & younger & their caregivers.
Kids can enjoy trampoline, foam in-ground pit, bars, balance beams & more.
Tiny Tots Playtime 9:30-11AM June 14; July 5; July 19; Aug. 2; Aug. 16 2022 Call ahead to confirm: 912.921.1034 $5 per child (Cash only) For ages 5 & younger
Questions? Email summit.frontdesk@yahoo.com
Summit Gymnastics, 74 W Montgomery Crossroads, Savannah, 31406, (912) 921-1034
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Free arts mornings are back at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center! Imagination Mornings are free, engaging mornings of crafts, stories and movement geared toward children up to 7 years old.
Free, family registration required due to capacity limitations. Register online here.
Saturday, May 21 2022, 10AM
Author Olivia Beaumont will read an engaging storytelling of the book she also illustrated, Tales from the Beautiful Mountain. After the story we will lead families in a creative movement exercise and whimsical craft!
About the book: A beautifully illustrated collection of short stories and fables. Unlikely animal heroes come to life when they meet impossible giant radishes, and a fantastical Cloud Palace. Olivia Beaumont gives an Old World flourish to her luminous paintings and her stories.
Attention all families with children ages 2-3: Kindermusik with 88 Keys Piano in Savannah is offering an ENTIRE MONTH of free classes for the first eight families to respond!
Classes will be Wednesdays June 1, 8, 15, and 22 2022 at 11AM. This class is open to 2-3 year olds who have NOT been enrolled in the Kindermusik program in 2022.
Hurry and save your child’s spot today: text “FREE JUNE” to 912-432-5885, or email info@kindermusikwith88keys.com today. Only 8 families will be accepted.
Spend the day “playground hopping,” visiting some of our top picks for playgrounds in the Greater Savannah, Ga. area & Hilton Head Is./Beaufort, S.C. area or just picking one and spending the day there.
Here are some of the best playgrounds in Savannah, Hilton Head Is., Beaufort, S.C.
Forsyth Park Savannah playground, 700 Drayton Street, Savannah 31401
Thanks to the Rotary Club of Savannah, we have a fun, all accessible playground in Forsyth Park.
The $342,000 park was funded by the club through internal sponsorship, a grant from the Alan S. Gaynor Fund and AMBUCS, the Herb Traub Fund and support from the City of Savannah and Chatham County. It is accessible to all children, including those who have wheelchair limitations and other specialized conditions.
The design includes nine slides, 16 climbers, and eight swings. The equipment can support a capacity up to 300 children. The ground is covered with rubber matting and mulch.
Oh & that’s just one of the two Forsyth Park playgrounds. Yes, two. The second one for older kids is also popular (just not newly redone) and includes swings, climbing wall, slides.
The two Forsyth Park playgrounds include restrooms, café, spray pool, paved sidewalk for walking, biking. Pack a lunch (or eat at the café) & spend the day in this landmark, historic park. Check out the gated fragrant garden if it’s unlocked & the park fountains. Kids can dance to their heart’s content on the bandshell’s canopied stage.
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Mother Mathilda Beasley Park: Two playgrounds with new equipment, large grass-covered field, a baseball field, multi-purpose trail and dog park, picnic tables. Drawbacks include lack of shade & the beautiful new pavilion with restrooms is often locked & inaccessible. 500 E. Broad Street Savannah, 31401
Davant Small playground behind Colonial Cemetery in Savannah. Picnic tables. No restrooms Lincoln St. / E Perry Lane Savannah, 31401
Baldwin Park Small fenced playground in residential area. Drawbacks: No restrooms. E. 41st St. / Atlantic Ave., Savannah 31401
Daffin Park Two playgrounds, lake, walking trail, picnic area, tennis courts, fields. 1500 E Victory Drive, Savannah 31404
Hull Park Playground, sheltered picnic area, spray pool, baseball field. A great, popular neighborhood playground perfect for playdates. Drawback: no restrooms and not a lot of shade. 55th St./Atlantic Avenue, Savannah 31405
Lake Mayer Playground includes three climbing structures complete with climbing walls, tunnels; swing sets, baby swing sets, swivel seat, twirling toy, see-saw, mulch; picnic tables, two pavilions available for rent, tennis courts, lighted basketball courts, 1.5 jogging/bike paved trail with fitness course, lake, boat ramps, restrooms, baseball field, lighted hockey rink, dog exercise area. 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads Savannah, 31406
Isle of Hope Playground, basketball court Cornus Dr Savannah, 31406
Skidaway Island State Park playground in Savannah. Playground, Picnic Tables. Free admission. $5 parking fee. 52 Diamond Causeway, Savannah. 31411
Wilmington Island playground Shaded playground, covered pavilion, restrooms Cohen Ave at Walthour Rd Savannah, 31410
Memorial Park Playground, behind Tybee Is. Library, Tybee Is. Fenced playground, bath rooms, covered picnic area, faux pirate ship, see-saw whale rocker, climbing wall, swings. 405 Butler Ave., Tybee Island 31328
Jaycee Park Playground Fenced, partially-shaded updated playground, within walking distance to the beach. See updates here. 27 Van Home Ave., Tybee Island, 31328.
Scott Stell Playground Playground, restrooms, three pavilions available for rent, tennis courts, lighted basketball courts, jogging/bike paved trail w/ fitness course, baseball fields, dog exercise area, volleyball play areas, archery range 195 Scott Stell Community Park Savannah, 31419
J.F. Gregory, Richmond Hill Fenced playground, picnic tables, restrooms, covered pavilions available for rent, 335 acre multi-use recreational area with a lake, walking trail, birding tower, and two restored Henry Ford era homes. 521 Cedar St, Richmond Hill, 31324
Tom Triplett Park, Pooler Playground, two Pavilions available for rent, conference room available for rent, tennis courts, lake, 1.5 jogging/bike paved track with fitness course, restrooms, dog exercise, disc golf course Tom Triplett Rd Pooler, 31322
West Chatham YMCA playground Chatham County’s first play facility compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and features a music station, a tractor, a climbing wall and therapeutic swings for special-needs kids. off Pooler Parkway between the YMCA and Pooler’s new municipal recreation complex
Pigeon Point Park playground, Beaufort, S.C.
Hilton Head Is/Beaufort, S.C.
Adventure Playground @ Lowcountry Celebration Park, Hilton Head Is.
The spacious Adventure Playground features a giant ship complete with mist cannons. located off Pope Avenue near the Coligny Beach parking lot. Adventure Playground is open from sunrise to sunset. Restroom facilities at the park close at 10PM. Parking is available in the Coligny Beach Parking Lot, the parking lot off Nassau Street or onstreet parking on Nassau Street. Details here.
Gregg Russell Playground in Harbour Town, Hilton Head Is. The Gregg Russell Playground at Harbour Town is one of the top playgrounds in our area. Fenced, somewhat shaded playground that includes a treehouse; swings; numerous slides; lots of climbing bars, jungle gym bars, monkey bars. Just outside the fenced-playground is a water fountain; picnic tables; bathrooms; and plenty of spots for lunch, drinks or coffee and of course, the famous Harbour Town lighthouse which is open to climb for a free plus $6 Sea Pines gate fee. Harbour Town, Hilton Head, SC 29928
Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park Playground, Beaufort, S.C. Playground with hardwood mulch, restrooms a stage for performances, a pavilion for displays and a grassed amphitheater for picnicking, frisbee or simple relaxing. Kids can watch fishermen showing their skills on the dock in front of the playground 1010 Bay Street, Beaufort, S.C. 29902
Pigeon Point Park playground, Beaufort, S.C. Age appropriate playground equipment that includes merry-go-around, restrooms, picnic tables, water fountains, age appropriate playground equipment, large oak trees that provide shade Pigeon Point Road Beaufort, SC 29902
