Calling all toddlers.

Join Savannah Sharks Gym for their TODDLER PLAYDATES Monday, Wednesday & Friday 10:30AM-Noon @ both their Savannah & Richmond Hill gyms. For ages crawlers to age 4 & their caregivers.

Savannah Sharks gym
1686 E. President St
Savannah GA 31404
(912) 335-2234

Richmond Hill gym
82 Longwood Drive Suite A
Exit 90 off of I-95
(912) 308-3818

Savannah Sharks Cheerleading and Tumbling, (912) 335-2234, 1686 E President St, Savannah, GA 31404
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Announcing Kindermusik Savannah September playdates: “Lights and Sights!”

Join Kindermusik Savannah for a morning in the Kindermusik city, on either Sat. Sept. 21 2019 or Wed. Sept. 25 2019 @ 10AM. Get ready to ride on the elevator and escalator, listen to the tolling of the steeple bells, snap some photos, and bump into some busy places and friendly faces.

Your 0-7 year old will get:

• A 40-minute class packed with learning, love, and laughter
• A Kindermusik instrument
• 10 digitally downloadable Kindermusik songs of YOUR choice!
• A $10 coupon for our weekly studio classes

Spaces in each playdate are limited and tend to fill fast, so hurry to enroll now and save your family’s spots!

Enroll at kindermusikwith88keys.com or text 912-432-5885 for more info.

Instrument Lessons

Kindermusik with 88 Keys Piano offers private instrument lessons for ages 6+ on piano, violin, guitar and ukulele! Email info@88keyspiano.com for availability.

Kindermusik Savannah, kindermusikwith88keys.com,  email music@kindermusikwith88keys.com or info@kindermusikwith88keys.com, 912.988.KEYS (5397) Kindermusik is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Technique, stunting and tumbilng are the foundations of cheerleading, especially at the competitive level (High/Middle School & All-Star).

Crowned Elite Athletics’ classes in Savannah build self confidence, body control, and physical fitness.

Crowned Elite offers a variety of classes for children age 3 and older ranging from very basic to advanced levels.

Looking to move? Check out Crowned Elite’s Hip-Hop classes led by the areas BEST Hip Hop Instructors.

New to Crowned Elite Athletics gym? Come in for a FREE trial class! (Available to new members only.)

Specialty Classes

TUES.
TOT TIME: 415-5PM
For ages 18MTHS-3YR PARENT & TODDLER, COACH GUIDED. Register online here. 

WED.
LITTLE TUMBLERS: 415-5PM
For AGES 3-5: COACH INSTRUCTED TUMBLE, CHEER & PLAY. Register online here. 

THURS.
LITTLE TUMBLERS 5-545PM
For AGES 3-5: COACH INSTRUCTED TUMBLE, CHEER & PLAY. Register online here. 

SUN.
STRETCH • FLEX • JUMP 3-4PM
For all ages. Register online here. 
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HIP HOP classes

MON AGES 5-8 6-7PM
MON AGES 9-12 7-8PM
MON AGES 13-18 8-9PM
WED AGES 5-8 6-7PM
WED AGES 9-12 7-8PM
WED AGES 13-18 8-9PM
Crowned Elite’s hip hop classes are high-energy classes that combine many different urban dance styles such as poppin’, locking, and breaking. Register online here. 

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Beginner Tumbling

Teaches forward and backward rolls, cartwheels, round offs, handstands, bridge kick overs, front walk overs, and back handsprings.
Crowned Elite offers this level class for ALL ages.
MON AGES 8 & older: 5-6PM
TUES AGES 7 & younger: 5-6PM
TUES AGES 8 & older: 6-7PM
WED AGES 7 & younger: 5-6PM
WED AGES 8 & older: 6-7PM
SUN AGES 8 & older: 4-5PM
SUN AGES 7 & younger: 5-6PM

Register online here. 

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Intermediate Tumbling

Students must posses beginner skills. Teaches back walkover back handspring, bhs series, bhs tuck, standing tuck, tuck series, round off tuck.
MON: 6-7PM
WED: 5-6PM
THURS: 5-6 PM

Register online here. 

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Advanced Tumbling

Students must posses intermediate skills. These classes begin with combo to tuck, layout, bhs layout, full, double full, whip passes, etc.
MON 4-5PM
MON 7-8PM
WED 7-8PM

Register online here. 

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Crowned Elite Athletics, (912) 308-5719, crownedeliteathletics.com, 202 Bourne Blvd, Suite 160 Savannah, GA 31408, Crowned Elite Athletics is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

New September class themes at Kindermusik Savannah  with 88 Keys Piano.

Kindermusik Savannah family classes for ages 0-7 (meeting Mondays at 10:30AM, Tuesdays at 10AM, and Saturdays at 11AM) will be starting “Big Back Yard.” The baby class for ages 0-24 months (meeting Tuesdays at 11AM) will be doing “Bluebird, Bluebird!”

Your first class is free! Visit  kindermusikwith88keys.com or text 912-432-5885 to enroll your child!

Kindermusik Savannah, kindermusikwith88keys.com,  email music@kindermusikwith88keys.com or info@kindermusikwith88keys.com, 912.988.KEYS (5397) Kindermusik is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Free Family Fun Nights
5:30-7:30PM Fri. Nov. 1 2019
Family Friday Nights for families. Held the first Friday of each month. Designed to bring families together, for a cost free evening of fun activities. Depending on the weather let the kids take a bounce in our Bounce House, build big with the Big Blue Blocks or get creative and crafty. Light refreshments available. The Nov. 1 Family Fun Night will honor military, first responders, law enforcement. Light supper, bounce house, fire engine and access to all the exhibits. Kids can create a paper lantern for the HH Lantern Parade. Details here.

Awe-STEM Saturdays! (Supported by NISE Network)
3-4PM Sat. Nov. 9 2019
First Come First Serve, Free with Admission/Free for Members
Roll up your sleeves, put on your safety goggles, and get ready to explore the world of science, technology, engineering, and math at The Sandbox on the second Saturday of each month. These hands-on, facilitator-led STEM experiments will introduce concepts of chemistry, biology, and physics as we learn about the world around us. Details here. 

“Spookalicious”
10AM-5PM Sat. Oct. 26 2019
Bring your ghosts & goblins dressed in their costumes to play. Themed crafts & activities. Decorate a special Halloween cookie. Scavenger hunt for a bag of treats.
Special Saturday Admission is $6 per person age 1 & older. Up to 12 mths is free
(Sorry, coupons not valid for this event). Details here.

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The Sandbox
18A Pope Ave
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
(843) 842-7645

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Start your day with art! Once a month, Telfair Museums’ youngest patrons are invited to the Savannah museum for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome @ this Art Start Stroller & Toddler museum tour.

Sept. 19 2019 featured exhibition is  Five Decades, the first full-career survey and most comprehensive presentation to date for American artist Suzanne Jackson

Come play and learn.

$5 per child
Adult members free / Adult non-members $12

Learn more & register online here.  

Thursday at 10:30–11:30AM Sept. 19
Jepson Center for the Arts
207 W York St.
Savannah, Georgia 31401

Upcoming Art Start & Toddler Tours

Sept. 19 2019 theme: ART START: FIVE DECADES: Register online here. 

Oct. 17 2019 theme: TEA FOR TWO: BRITISH & AMERICAN TEA TRADITIONS. Register online here. 

Nov. 14 2019 theme: ART: SUMMON THE SEA! Register online here. 

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Free Family Days Fall 2019 @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center in Savannah.

Telfair Museums’ Free Family Days for Chatham County residents are offered throughout the year.

Enjoy music, artist demonstrations, and hands-on art-making, and more — free of charge!

November 2019 Free Family Day @ Jepson Center
Summon the Sea! with free family activities celebrating the sea in celebration of the exhibit: Summon the Sea! Contemporary Artists and Moby Dick.
1-4PM Sat. Nov. 9 2019
Details here.

Participants in this free event will explore ocean ecology and whale-themed crafts. Experience contemporary artists’ take on Herman Melville’s classic novel Moby-Dick. The museum will offer a fun-filled afternoon day of informal learning, music, activities, and presentations related to life under the sea.

Summon the Sea! Free Family Day for Savannah/Chatham County offers a fun-filled afternoon of informal learning, music, hands on activities, and presentations on marine ecology. Experience contemporary artists’ take on Herman Melville’s classic novel Moby-Dick in the exhibition Summon the Sea! Contemporary Artists and Moby Dick. Children’s activities include a nautical photo booth, origami whales and paper scrimshaw.

Presenters include Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary with STEAM activities presented by Marine Science students from Savannah State University. Don’t miss the opportunity to see Righty, the 21-foot long inflatable replica of a female North Atlantic right whale. Performance by the Around the Globe Sea Chantey Singers at 3pm: Join us for a rare Savannah appearance by this Athens-based group led by Georgia music and art legend Art Rosenbaum.

The program will include authentic sea chanties, nautical instrumentals and audience participation. Free to City of Savannah and Chatham County residents!

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Kindermusik Savannah  with 88 Keys Piano announces its monthly musical playdates: “All Aboard!” Sat. Aug. 24 & Wed. Aug. 28 at 10AM.

This exciting class for ages 0-7 and their caregivers will explore the sounds and rhythms of the train. After the class, each child will receive an instrument, 10 Kindermusik songs and a $10 coupon.

Enroll online at kindermusikwith88keys.com or call 912-988-KEYS.

Weekly Classes

Saturday weekly Kindermusik class meets at 11AM and still has room for you! First class is free- text “Kindermusik” to 912-432-5885.

Kindermusik Savannah, kindermusikwith88keys.com,  email music@kindermusikwith88keys.com or info@kindermusikwith88keys.com, 912.988.KEYS (5397) Kindermusik is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Hands-on edible education is coming to the Savannah Children’s Museum this Sept. 7 2019.

Savannah Children’s Museum will host a day of workshops focused on healthy living.

The event, called Healthy Me!, is Sat  Sept 7 2019, 10AM-2PM at Savannah Children’s Museum, 655 Louisville Rd. Savannah, GA 31401.

Healthy Me! will feature some of Coastal Heritage Society’s Mobile Museum programs, the Charlie Cart mobile kitchen and Bonnie’s Garden, a garden on wheels that can deliver nutritional programming to any location. Savannah Children’s Museum educators will also lead interactive programming that encourages whole body wellness and promotes an active lifestyle.

Many of CHS community partners will be on-site, including:
Yogi Palz offering kids yoga classes;
The Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital Of Savannah will lead a veggie relay race activity and coping exercises, Savannah Children’s Theatre will offer an interactive performance of “Hansel and Gretel Eat Healthy” at noon;
Camp Kudzu will present a carb line-up activity;
Dogwood Pediatric Dentistry of Savannah will share a dinosaur tooth brushing activity.
Healthy Savannah, the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Coastal Empire, and Publix Super Market at Wilmington Island will provide information about their health and wellness oriented work in the Savannah community.

Cost 

The Healthy Me! Event is included in the cost of museum admission, $8 for all guests 18 months and older. This event is free for Coastal Heritage Society members. Learn how to become a member here.

Event sponsored by: The Memorial Health Dwaine and Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital and Publix Super Markets.

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Join Kindermusik Savannah  for a morning of trains, tunnels and tunes at Kindermusik’s August musical monthly playdates!

Children ages newborn to 7 and their caregivers are welcome for an exciting morning on the Kindermusik Express. All participants will receive the class, an instrument, 10 Kindermusik songs and a $10 coupon.

This playdate will only be offered twice in August: Aug. 24 & Aug. 28 2019 at 10AM, and both are already filling up.

Enroll today at kindermusikwith88keys.com.

Weekly Classes

Weekly  Kindermusik Savannah  classes for 0-7 are year round and you can join in anytime. No registration fees and first class is free.

Kindermusik…music now, skills for life.

Kindermusik Savannah, kindermusikwith88keys.com,  email music@kindermusikwith88keys.com or info@kindermusikwith88keys.com, 912.988.KEYS (5397) Kindermusik is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Start your day with art! Once a month, Telfair Museums’ youngest patrons are invited to the Savannah museum for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome @ this Art Start Stroller & Toddler museum tour.

August featured exhibition is  Five Decades, the first full-career survey and most comprehensive presentation to date for American artist Suzanne Jackson

Come play and learn.

$5 per child
Adult members free / Adult non-members $12

Learn more & register online here.  

Thursday at 10:30–11:30AM
Jepson Center for the Arts
207 W York St.
Savannah, Georgia 31401

Upcoming Art Start & Toddler Tours

Aug. 15 2019 theme: ART START: FIVE DECADES. Register online here. 

Sept. 19 2019 theme: ART START: FIVE DECADES: Register online here. 

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Connect with other moms this school year in Richmond Hill.

Richmond Hill MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) & MomsNext open house will be Tues. Aug 20 2019, 10AM-Noon. Meet new moms, win some prizes, and get registered for the upcoming year.

There will be plenty of goldfish and coloring pages to keep kids occupied while you meet new people and fill out forms. Child care not provided for this event, but it is kid-friendly.

The group meets at First Baptist Church Richmond Hill. 9184 Ford Ave, Richmond Hill, GA 31324.

Email with any questions: FBCRH.MOPS@gmail.com

MOPS (Mothers of Pre-schoolers) connects moms all over the world to a community of women, in their own neighborhoods, who meet together to laugh, cry and embrace the journey of motherhood. MOPS groups are rallying women to be more honest, to feel more equipped and to find our identity by journeying alongside one another.

MomsNext is a part of MOPS that caters to moms of school aged children and provides extra activities where childcare is not needed. Feel free to ask any other questions you may have!

Richmond Hill MOPS & MomsNext Open House
Tues. Aug. 20 2019, 10AM-Noon
9184 Ford Ave
Richmond Hill, GA 31324-3634,

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More local MOPS groups

Find details about the Aug. 21 Pooler MOPS open house here.

If you’re looking to join a group of moms for brunch, conversation, crafts, speakers and a little break from the children, Pooler MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) might be just what you need!

Come learn more about Pooler MOPS and sign up for the 2019-20 MOPS session @ the Pooler MOPS Open House, Wed. Aug. 21 2019, 9:30-11:30AM @ First Presbyterian Church of Pooler.

There will be information sessions at 9:45AM & 10:30AM, for moms who want to learn more about MOPS. For moms who already know they want to join, registration can be done anytime during the open house.

No childcare will be provided at open house, but there will be snacks and activities for the little ones while moms fill out paperwork.

Free Admission. Kid Friendly

Pooler MOPS Open House
Wed. Aug. 21 2019
9:30-11:30AM
First Presbyterian Church of Pooler
1115 US Highway 80 E
Pooler, Georgia 31322

Learn more here. 

Calling all toddlers.

Join Savannah Sharks Gym for their TODDLER PLAYDATE on Fri. Aug. 9 2019, 10:30AM-Noon @ both their Savannah & Richmond Hill gyms. For ages crawlers to age 4 & their caregivers.

Regular Monday, Wednesday & Friday playdates will resume Fri. Aug. 9 and are every MWF 10:30AM-Noon.

Savannah Sharks gym
1686 E. President St
Savannah GA 31404
(912) 335-2234

Richmond Hill gym
82 Longwood Drive Suite A
Exit 90 off of I-95
(912) 308-3818

Savannah Sharks Cheerleading and Tumbling, (912) 335-2234, 1686 E President St, Savannah, GA 31404
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Help The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is. send summer out in style!

This annual event will be at The Sandbox Hilton Head location on Wednesday August 7 for an end of summer celebration! Enjoy outdoor activities (weather permitting) and hands-on exhibits and arts and crafts indoors. Light picnic lunch included.

Outside activities (weather permitting) include bounce house, building blocks and more. Inside activities include all hands on exhibits (Including new “Shadow Wall”, special arts and crafts and a scavenger hunt with a prize.)

COST: MEMBERS: $7 | GUEST: $12

Visit The Sandbox website to learn more.

First come, first serve. Space and activities limited in the event of rain.
(Sorry, coupons not valid for special event)

The Sandbox
18A Pope Ave
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
(843) 842-7645

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The Sandbox Children’s Museum, 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

There’s a donation-based postpartum support group in Savannah for moms seeking community and connection during baby’s first year.

This supportive, non-judgmental group is for moms seeking connection and community during baby’s first year. Come on out to meet other mamas who are in it with you. You’ll explore topics such as health and wellness, relationships, mood changes, bonding with your baby, body image, sexuality, and more.

The group meets at the Midwife Group & Birth Center but you do not have to be a patient there to attend. Babies 12 months and under are welcome to join you.

Saturday mornings, 10-11AM starting Aug. 24 2019-Oct. 19 2019
@ the Midwife Group + Birth Center
1692 Chatham Parkway, Savannah
Suggested donation of $20

Suggested donation of $20.

Nurture meets on Saturdays 10-11AM starting Aug. 24 2019 and running through Oct. 19 2019 (no group on Oct. 12). Feel free to drop in as you are!

If you have any questions or would like more information, contact bridget@bridgetcrossLCSW.com / (912) 495-8549.

Kindermusik Savannah is celebrating 18 years of offering Kindermusik to the Greater Coastal Empire, and 5 years at their own beautiful, dedicated studio location in Bloomingdale.

To celebrate,  Kindermusik Savannah is throwing 4 FREE celebration events for the community – complete with a super fun Kindermusik class, food, drinks, and giveaways.

Spaces are VERY LIMITED in all 4 classes and will be closed as soon as they are full.

Join  Kindermusik Savannah for their FREE celebrations on one of the following dates:

Sat. Aug. 3 at 11AM (Ages 0-7)
Mon. Aug. 5 at 10:30AM (Ages 0-7)
Tues. Aug. 6 at 10AM (Ages 0-7)
Tues. Aug. 6 at 11AM (Ages 0-24 months)

Thank you for being one of the amazing Kindermusik families. It’s because of all of YOU that Kindermusik Savannah’s studio bursts with joy and musical memories every week, and this is their opportunity to give back to the community and say THANK YOU!

Kindermusik Savannah, kindermusikwith88keys.com,  email music@kindermusikwith88keys.com or info@kindermusikwith88keys.com, 912.988.KEYS (5397) Kindermusik is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Last week to join in the animal adventure with  Kindermusik Savannah.

Kindermusik musical playdates for ages 0-7 and their caregivers will be offered Wed. July 24 & Sat. July 27 2019 @ 10AM.

All participants receive an instrument, 10 Kindermusik songs and a $10 coupon. Enroll online at kindermusikwith88keys.com.

Kindermusik Savannah, kindermusikwith88keys.com,  email music@kindermusikwith88keys.com or info@kindermusikwith88keys.com, 912.988.KEYS (5397) Kindermusik is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

School is out, creativity is in!

Fun-filled activities abound at the SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah. Free for children 14 and younger.

Learn more here.

Start your day with art! Once a month, Telfair Museums’ youngest patrons are invited to the Savannah museum for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome @ this Art Start Stroller & Toddler museum tour.

July 18 2019 theme: “The Prints of Dame Laura Knight.”  Register online here. 

Come play and learn.

$5 per child
Adult members free / Adult non-members $12

Learn more & register online here. 

Thursday at 10:30–11:30AM
Jepson Center for the Arts
207 W York St.
Savannah, Georgia 31401

Upcoming Art Start & Toddler Tours

ART START: FIVE DECADES on Aug. 15 2019 at 10:30–11:30AM. Register online here. 

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You’re invited to FREE back-to-school family day at Telfair Academy in Savannah on Sat. Aug. 10, 1-4PM.

The featured exhibition is “If These Walls Could Talk: 200 Years of William Jay Architecture.”

Enter the gallery to explore William Jay’s life, travels, and designs (two of which are Telfair Academy and the Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters!) during this back-to-school Free Family Day. Plus, you can learn about materials and techniques used in the making of the original Telfair mansion 200 years ago.

Activities are available for all ages, so bring the whole family and have a fun day at the museum before the new school year begins

Investment is provided by the City of Savannah, the Georgia Power Foundation and St. Joseph’s/Candler.

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Give your child a foundation that will last a lifetime: Enroll them in  Kindermusik Savannah classes.

Weekly classes are ongoing and enrollment is open anytime. Your first class is FREE! Visit kindermusikwith88keys.com or text 912-432-5885 today to see what everyone LOVES about Kindermusik for their little ones.

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Kindermusik Savannah Playdates. Children can bring their favorite stuffed friend along!
Sat. July 20 at 10AM
Wed. July 24 at 10AM
Sat. July 27 at 10AM

Playdates are open to children ages 0-7 with their caregivers, and each child receives the class, an instrument, 10 songs, and a $10 coupon.

Spaces in each playdate are limited and tend to fill fast, so hurry to enroll now and save your family’s spots.

Enroll at kindermusikwith88keys.com

Kindermusik…where music & learning play.

Kindermusik Savannah, kindermusikwith88keys.com,  email music@kindermusikwith88keys.com or info@kindermusikwith88keys.com, 912.988.KEYS (5397) Kindermusik is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Is your child an animal lover… stuffed or real? 😀

Welcome to July Kindermusik Savannah musical playdates: “Paws and Claws” – celebrating pets. This month in Kindermusik playdates, participants make music that’s centered around our favorite furry friends. You won’t want to miss this cuddly, endearing playdate. Your child is invited to bring along their own stuffed friend to show the class.

Kindermusik Savannah Playdates
Sat. July 20 at 10AM
Wed. July 24 at 10AM
Sat. July 27 at 10AM

Playdates are open to children ages 0-7 with their caregivers, and each child receives the class, an instrument, 10 songs, and a $10 coupon.

Spaces in each playdate are limited and tend to fill fast, so hurry to enroll now and save your family’s spots.

Enroll at kindermusikwith88keys.com

Kindermusik…where music & learning play.

Kindermusik Savannah, kindermusikwith88keys.com,  email music@kindermusikwith88keys.com or info@kindermusikwith88keys.com, 912.988.KEYS (5397) Kindermusik is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

New July themes

Kindermusik Savannah with 88 Keys Piano offers parent and child music classes for ages 0-7 both weekdays and weekends. Find the class that’s just right for you. Never been? First class is free.

Beginner piano lessons for ages 6+ almost full…contact Kindermusik Savannah to get the last few spots.

Text 912-432-5885 for more info, or visit kindermusikwith88keys.com.

Kindermusik…a good beginning never ends.

Kindermusik Savannah, kindermusikwith88keys.com,  email music@kindermusikwith88keys.com or info@kindermusikwith88keys.com, 912.988.KEYS (5397) Kindermusik is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser