Free Family Days, Saturdays (once a month), 1-4 pm @ Telfair’s Jepson Center, 207 W.York St., Savannah, 31401.

Family Days are fun, educational and FREE! Enjoy hands on art projects, gallery exploration activities, story time and much more designed specifically for the entire family! Create DIY masterpieces, play art detective, or explore the ArtZeum, an interactive arts space. With gallery activities on our mobile Art Cart, everyone can get in on the art and the action. Each month will feature a different theme based on the museum’s changing exhibitions. Come for a little while or stay for the entire afternoon-it’s all FREE. Come see what the fun is all about. More info here.

Funded by Georgia Power
*Major funding by the City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs.

May 11 | 1-4pm | Inside a Portrait

Explore the people and stories told in portrait photographs. Walk inside our room sized camera and build your own pinhole camera.

June 15 | 1-4 pm | Juneteenth Celebration*

Performances and storytelling celebrating freedom.

July 13 | 1-4pm | Making Connections

Discover the Museums’ connections to New York and learn how to use elements of your life to make connections to the world around you.

August 17 | 1-4 pm | Near East Family Day*

Middle Eastern music concert and workshop

Learn about tea traditions and experience an early 19th century tea in Davenport House’s beautiful courtyard garden. Patrons will visit areas of the home where tea service took place and will participate in an afternoon tea given with costumed interpreters in the garden. The performance requires that guests be able to walk up and down stairs.

Thursdays and Fridays in May 2013
Program dates and times: May 9, 10, 16 and 17 at 4:30 p.m. and 24, 30 and 31 at 5:00 p.m.
60 to 75 minutes

Davenport House Museum, 324 E. State St., Savannah, 31401 (912) 236-8097

Admission: $18. Reservations recommended. Limited attendance. More info here.

Don’t miss the FREE spring family stargazing & astronomy day @ Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens (formerly called The Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens ) on Sat. April 20 in Savannah

The Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens in conjunction with the Oglethorpe Astronomical Association invite you to see a scale model of our solar system, watch our conference center become a portable planetarium, find out how much you would weigh on Mars and how old you would be on Jupiter. Daytime gazing and children’s activities. End the day by watching the 1950’s Sci-Fi flick, “The Day the Earth Stood Still” followed by stargazing on the great lawn.

Free! April 20th from 2pm – 10pm

During the stargazing in the garden, telescopes will be set up for observation. Free & open to the public.

This is a great family event!

Here’s a list of children’s books on astronomy:

“Night Sky Atlas” by Robin Seagell
“Astronomy” by Kristen Lippincott
“Black Holes & Other Space Oddities” by Alex Barnett
“Space” by Simon Holland
“The Solar System: An A-Z Guide” by Christina Wilsdon
“Cosmic Light Shows” by Bobbie Kalman & April Fast
“Find the Constellations” by H.A. Rey
“The Stars: A New Way to See Them” by H.A. Rey

This event is free & open to the public.

Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens (Formerly The Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens), 2 Canebrake Road, Savannah, GA. 31419. Please enter the gate on US Hwy. 17. Please call 912-921-5460 for information, http://bamboo.caes.uga.edu/, On Facebook here

Summer 2013 Camps

Telfair Museums’ Summer 2013 Camps are now available. Click here for more information.

Spring Break 2013 Drop-In Activities

Parents wanting to keep their kids active during spring break can bring them by the museum for a daily activity. These one hour programs are offered each day of the week at 10:15 a.m.
Advanced registration encouraged but not required; class size is limited to 12 participants.
Ages 5-18 years | March 25 – March 29; April 1 – April 5
$20 a class for members and $35 non-members
Monday Drawing in the Galleries | Tuesday Pixelated Print Making
Wednesday Simple Motor Sculptures
Thursday Drawing in the Galleries | Friday Drawing Robots
Contact Kip Bradley for more information at bradleyk@telfair.org or 912.790.8823

CLASSES
4 to 7 year old Mini Masters
Saturdays, February 16-March 9
Each day student will view, discuss, and recreate the great works form the Uffizi collection. In the studio students will make their own paint, work with gold leaf, paint their own family portraits, and more. All materials provided.

Click here to register and for more information »

FAMILY PROGRAMS
Are you looking for a fun and educational activity for children? Telfair Museums provide many opportunities for families to visit the museum, learn, and make art together.

Toddler 3rd Thursday
March 21 | 10-11:30 am | Jepson Center
$5 per child; free to adult members or with museum admission
March-Shapes for Sitting

wcwm? (What Can We Make?) Studio
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays | 10 – 2 pm | JC
Join us as we open the studios for drop-in visits for all ages. Explore your creative side with inspiring activities utilizing recycled materials, found objects, and traditional art supplies.
Free to members or with museum admission

Telfair’s Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W York Street, Savannah,  31401, www.telfair.org Telfair Museums is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Old Fort Jackson still has space left for their upcoming campover on March 8. Make your reservations soon!

Spend the night in a real fort and experience history first hand with your child @ the 2013 Old Fort Jackson Campover on March 8-9! There will be candlelight exploration, cannon firing, s’mores and campfire stories!

Register by clicking here.

Registration and setup will begin at 6 PM & dinner will be served around 6:45pm. There will be variety of fun interactive programming tracing the life of a solider at Fort Jackson during the Civil War and commemorating the 150th anniversary of that war. After programming, campers will gather around the fire to roast s’mores and listen to stories. Lights out will be around 10:30pm. Campers will awaken the next morning, pack their gear, enjoy a hot breakfast and then participate in closing ceremonies.

Campers have the option to choose sleeping arrangements inside the Fort’s casemates, inside one of six period tents located inside the parade grounds, or to bring their own tent as long as it fits certain size requirements. Sleeping arrangements are made on a first come, first served basis.

Contact Brian Lee, Fort Administrator, Coastal Heritage Society, 912.232.3945 email: blee@chsgeorgia.org

Old Fort Jackson, 1 Fort Jackson Road, Savannah, 31404, http://www.chsgeorgia.org/Old-Fort-Jackson.html 

4 to 7 Year Old Mini Masters art class starts Feb. 16.

Instructor: Sherah Rosen
Ages 4-7 Saturdays, 10-11:30 am, February 16–March 9, 2013

Members $100 | Non-members $125

Each day of this five-week Saturday class will explore art fundamentals through exploration of different works from master artist such as Botticelli, Il Parmigianino, and Niccolo Pisano. Each day students will view, discuss, and recreate the great works form the Uffizi collection. In the studio students will make their own paint, work with gold leaf, paint their own family portraits, and more. All materials provided.

Contact Kip Bradley, Studio Programs Manager, email bradleyk@telfair.org  or call 912.790.8823.

To get more info on classes at Telfair Museums in Savannah or download an application, click here.

The Sandbox – An Interactive Children’s Museum hosts a weekly “Imagination Hour” every Thursday, at 10:30 am.

Come for a story time followed by a related arts and crafts project. Each month features a fun and unique theme and is geared for children age 5 and under; siblings and guests are welcome as well. Classes are designed for parents and caregivers to interact and assist their child with the art project and everyone is encouraged to stay and play in the museum following the program.

The Imagination Hour program cost is included in the museum admission fee and in the Family Membership annual fee. Come each week and have fun learning about a variety of subjects ranging from nature, recycling, nursery rhymes, health and wellness, and science.

Space limited. Sign up when checking in at the registration desk.
February 7: The Berenstein Bears Pet Show
February 14: Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch
February 21: The Silver Locket
February 28: Froggy Gets Dressed

$5.00 Saturdays in February
To celebrate 2013, admission will be discounted to $5.00 per person every Saturday in February. Tell your friends and family! No other coupons valid except Groupon.

Hours at The Sandbox
Open Presidents Day
Regular Winter Hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm

The Sandbox Children’s Museum, 18A Pope Avenue, Hilton Head Is., S.C. 29928 Contact information: 843-842-7645, crinefart@thesandbox.org , www.thesandbox.org

You’re invited to the annual FREE PULSE Art and Technology Festival, Jan 30 – Feb 3, 2013 @ Jepson Center for the Arts.

Telfair Museums’ always popular PULSE: Art and Technology Festival will return to its late January time slot in 2013, with an exciting schedule of mind-bending interactive art, performances and hands on workshops for futurists of all ages.

2013′s lineup includes the robotic sculpture and video of Hye Yeon Nam and dynamic inventor performer Onyx Ashanti. For a schedule of events click here.

Here’s a look at the schedule for particularly family-friendly day of the event.
Saturday, February 2
10 am
Huggable Nature workshop with Hye Yeon Nam*
10 am
Game cabinet workshop and pop up arcade
with Babycastles*
2-5 pm
PULSE Family Day: 3D printing, music technology
3 pm
Demonstration and performance by Onyx Ashanti
5-7 pm
Live gameplay: Johann Sebastian Joust

*Advance registration is required, call 912.790.8823

Telfair’s Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 W York Street, Savannah,  31401, www.telfair.org

Be sure to take advantage of the 2013 Georgia History Festival’s Super Museum Sunday.

Various Savannah-area museums will be FREE Sunday, February 10, 2013, 12:00 noon – 4:00 p.m.

Click here for a list of this years participating sites.

Georgians and visitors alike experience our area’s rich history and cultural life as historic sites, house museums, art museums, and other points of interest in Savannah and coastal Georgia open their doors to the public, providing an exceptional opportunity to experience the history in our own backyard. From Statesboro to Darien, over 40 cultural institutions throughout coastal Georgia participate in this popular GHS’s Georgia History Festival annual family event. Free and open to the public.

Among the Super Museum Sunday activities at various museums will be: Dave’s Reptiles featured at “Super Museum Sunday” on Feb. 10, 12-4 at the Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Museum, 681 Ft. Argyle Rd., 2.3 mi. past I-95.  Also Urbanna Farms, Ann & Howard’s Plants, Canal History & Birdwatching Tours, Food & Craft Sales.  Free and open to the public. Dave’s Reptiles” is a kid-friendly program and will appeal to all ages, but older kids will also enjoy the tours.

This upcoming weekend of Feb. 2 & 3 means free weekend access to some of nearby museums through Bank of America’s Museums on Us program. Free admission is for the adult cardholder only. Regular admission applies to children and additional guests.

Nearby participating museums include:

EdVenture Children's Museum

EdVenture Childrens Museum in Columbia, S.C.
211 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29201

Atlanta History Center
High Museum of Art in Atlanta
Tellus Science Museum, Cartersville

The Museum of Science and History in Jacksonville (MOSH), Fla.
Museum of Contemporary Art in Jacksonville, Fla

Who is eligible?

To qualify for Museums on Us, you must be a Bank of America or Merrill Lynch card customer. Simply present your Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit or debit card along with a photo ID to gain one free general admission to any participating institution. Cardholders only; guests are not eligible for free admission.

When is it available?

With qualifying identification, customers can enjoy free admission on the first full weekend of every month.

For a full list of participating museums, please visit the Museums on Us site.

Oatland Island Wildlife Center, Savannah. Details here.

Skidaway Is. State Park, Savannah. Details here.

The Sandbox Interactive Children’s Museum, Hilton Head Is., S.C. Open MLK Jr. Day 2013, 10 AM-5 PM.  Details here.

Lawton Stables, Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head. Is. S.C. Lawton’s free animal farm includes goats, sheep, pot-bellied pigs, ponies, rabbits, a deer named Callie and a Clydesdale named Harley (who loves visitors bearing carrots and apples). Pony rides and horseback riding available for a fee. Details here.

South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston Harbor , S.C. Details here.

Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry, Charleston, S.C. Details here. Join us to celebrate MLK, Jr. Day from
9am – 5pm! We’ll have a Peace Parade and more!

Museum of Science & History (MOSH) & The Bryan-Gooding Planetarium, Jacksonville, Fla. Details here.

Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, Jacksonville, Fla.  Details here.

For our weekend daytrips suggestions to kid-friendly places near Savannah that are worth the drive, click here.

Savannah Night at the Museum

When
January 26, 2013
7:00pm- 11:00pm

Where
The Savannah History Museum
303 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Savannah, GA 31401

Come and enjoy this annual family favorite at the Savannah History Museum!

First, you and your child(ren) will get to watch the 2006 blockbuster film, Night at the Museum, on the big screen in the museum’s historic theater. After that, you’ll realize that the magic has just begun as you watch the Savannah History Museum come to life before your eyes!

For added entertainment, children will get to participate in ‘Official Night Guard Training’ and fun crafts!

Savannah Night at the Museum will be on January 26, 2013 from 7pm-11pm at the Savannah History Museum. Check-in will begin at 7pm, and the movie will begin promptly at 7:30.

DUE TO VERY LIMITED SPACE, PRE-REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY FOR THIS EVENT. Pre-payment is not required, as you can pay at the door upon arrival.

Click here to register now! For more information, click here.

If you have any questions, please email Liz Comparetto at childrensevents@chsgeorgia .

You’re invited to these family-friendly holiday happenings @ SCAD Museum of Art and Trustees Theater.

SCAD Museum of Art
Saturday, Dec. 15
1-3 p.m.

Trustees Theater
Saturday, Dec. 15
3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

The SCAD Museum of Art will offer free admission to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Join Santa Claus and his elves for caroling, complimentary refreshments and plenty of festive cheer from 1-3 p.m.

Trustees Theater will show a free screening of “Arthur Christmas” in 3D at 3 p.m., followed by “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” at 7 p.m. Doors open one hour before show time. Trustee’s Theater is @ 216 E. Broughton St., Savannah, 31401.

For more information about the events at the museum, call 912.525.7191 or click here.

For more information about the events at Trustees Theater, call 912.525.5050 or click here.

You’re invited to a talk by Savannah-area speech-language pathologist Kim Rowe, MA, CCC-SLP  on Creating a Language Rich Environment at 10:30 AM Friday at The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is.

The talk is part of the museum’s Parents 411 series. The talk is free with admission to the museum.

Kim is the creative force behind a Web site called Little Stories , which offers information and support to families interested in early speech and language development. Little Stories has something for everyone, whether your child is having difficulty learning language or is learning language easily.

Little Stories will be posting new information weekly, so be sure to subscribe to the blog or like Little Stories on Facebook here to get updates. You can follow Little Stories via Twitter @lilSTORIESblog

The Sandbox Children’s Museum is at 18A Pope Ave., Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 (843) 842-7645, www.thesandbox.org/

Join Georgia State Railroad Museum for the ONLY local event based on the magic of The Polar Express!

On December 8th, 2012 from 9am-4pm, the Georgia State Railroad Museum will host this annual event that has delighted families for years!

Pajama-clad guests will be invited to ride our very own #30 steam engine that is decked out for Christmas, meet Santa, participate in holiday crafts, and much more for only $15 per person! (Member adults $10) PRE-REGISTRATION is highly encouraged for Savannah Santa Train to ensure that the museum has enough materials for every child.

You also have the option of viewing the holiday classic, The Polar Express, in the historic theater at The Savannah History Museum, which is only steps away from Georgia State Railroad Museum. This family favorite is $5 per person. It will begin showing at 9:30am, noon, and 2:30pm on December 8th.

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for the viewing of The Polar Express due to limited seating in the museum’s historic theater.
PRE-PAYMENT for either part of the event is not necessary. You will have the option to pay upon arrival at The Georgia State Railroad Museum. If you have pre-registered for the movie, you will have the option when you arrive of which time you would like to attend. Please note that if the time you choose has filled up, it will be necessary to choose another time.

Questions? Please email childrensevents@chsgeorgia.org

Georgia State Railroad Museum, 655 Louisville Rd., Savannah, 31401, 912.651.6823, http://www.chsgeorgia.org/Railroad-Musuem.html

FOR MORE LOCAL HOLIDAY KID-FRIENDLY EVENTS, VISIT OUR CALENDAR HERE.

A popular family-friendly aspect of the annual Telfair Art Fair is the FREE Children’s Art fair, a free event taking place Saturday, November 10th from 10 am to 2 pm.

The Telfair Art Fair promotes the mission of developing awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the arts and serving as a dynamic cultural center connecting people of all ages and backgrounds. For more information, please visit http://www.telfair.org  .

Bastille Metal Works, the premier manufacturer of custom cast zinc and pewter furnishings in North America, will be sponsoring the Telfair Museums’ Children’s Art Fair in the Square. The Children’s Art Fair in the Square is a part of Telfair Museums’ 18th Annual Telfair Art Fair, which will take place November 10 and 11 in downtown Savannah and Telfair Square. This year’s Art Fair theme, Arte Al Fresco, is inspired by the museum’s upcoming exhibition Offering of the Angels: Paintings and Tapestries from the Uffizi Gallery. The exhibition will feature Italian masterworks from the Renaissance through the Baroque period, and will open on December 7.

The annual Children’s Art Fair is the perfect way to introduce children to Telfair Museums while providing a fun and educational outlet for creating art.  Activities  in the square will include hands-on art projects, such as face painting and Renaissance crafts, plus live performances by Portman’s Music Children’s Group, New Horizons, Savannah Arts Academy’s Skylite Jazz Band, and many more. This year, Telfair Museums will host the WCWM? (what can we make?) inside the education studios in the Jepson Center during the event, which will take place from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday, November 10^th.

The outdoor Art Fair will feature approximately 120 artists displaying and selling works in all mediums throughout the weekend, including painting, printmaking, drawing/pastel, digital media, sculpture, jewelry, ceramics/pottery, photography, furniture, glass, textiles/fiber, and mixed media. More than $10,000 in prizes will be awarded to the top artists in their respective fields.

Bastille Metal Works is sponsoring the event to show our dedication to local arts advocacy and education. Many local businesses and non-profits are volunteering their time and resources to get involved with this fun and educational cultural event.

For more information regarding the 18th Annual Telfair Art Fair or any of the Telfair’s education programs, classes or workshops, please visit the Telfair Museums Website.

The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is. will host Military Night Family Fun Night, Friday, November 2, 5:30-7:30pm

Free to all families

This FREE monthly event is from 5:30-7:30pm and will feature military vehicles for kids to explore and everyone has an opportunity to thank our soldiers. Attendees will have a chance to write a “thank you” and personalize a card to be sent to deployed soldiers. The event also includes museum admission, a picnic dinner, arts and crafts activity, The Sandbox Bounce House, and a chance to decorate your own cookie.

Come see military vehicles and meet our soldiers. Write a “thank you” note and personalize a card to send to deployed soldiers. Enjoy admission to the museum, picnic dinner, Sandbox Bounce House, arts and crafts activity, and decorate a cookie.

The Sandbox hosts monthly Family Fun Nights the first Friday of each month, September through May.

The Sandbox, 18-A Pope Ave, next to St. Andrew By-The-Sea United Methodist Church, 843.842.7645 or email crinehart@thesandbox.org , www.thesandbox.org

The SCAD Museum of Art will offer free admission & activities for the whole family in celebration of its first anniversary on Saturday Oct. 27.

The following gallery activities, workshops and demonstrations will be offered from 2-5 p.m.
•Children can become art detectives, searching for clues and earning stickers as they participate in a scavenger hunt through museum galleries.
•Learn to create your own tessellated 3-D shapes from laser cut paper in a sculpture workshop with SCAD professor Andrew Scott.
•Find out how to use a live model as drawing inspiration in a portraiture demonstration with SCAD professor James Langley.
•Storytelling with SCAD student Samantha Reveley allows children to step into an imaginary world where they design their own characters.

SCAD Radio DJs will play music in the museum courtyard and there will be a special appearance by the SCAD mascot Art the Bee.

The SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Ave., Savannah, 31401, www.scadmoa.org

Fort Pulaski National Monument, St. Mary’s Submarine Museum and Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace are among the museums nationwide that will offer free admission Sat. Sept. 29  (with a free downloaded a Museum Day Live! ticket) for Smithsonian Magazine’s National Museum Day Live!

Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, National Historic Landmark
10 East Oglethorpe Avenue
Savannah, GA 31401
Museum Day Hours of Operation: 10 AM – 4 PM

Fort Pulaski National Monument
US Highway 80 East
Savannah, GA 31410
Museum Day Hours of Operation: 9 AM – 5 PM

St. Marys Submarine Museum
102 St. Marys Street West
Saint Marys, GA 31558
Museum Day Hours of Operation: 10 AM-5 PM

To gain free access, download a Museum Day Live! ticket at Smithsonian.com/museumday. Visitors who present the Museum Day Live! Ticket will gain free entrance for two at participating venues for one day only. One ticket is permitted per household, per email address. For more information about Museum Day Live! 2012 and a list of participating museums and cultural institutions, please click here.

Telfair Museums provides many opportunities for families to visit the museum, learn, and make art together. Are you looking for a fun and educational activity for children? Check these out:

wcwm? (What Can We Make?)

NEW HOURS: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays / 1-4 PM

Jepson Center’s Melaver Studio

The studios are open for drop-in visits for all ages.
Free to members or with museum admission. Open to adults and children accompanied by an adult caregiver. More info available here.

Join us as we open the studios for drop in visits for all ages. wcwm? (What Can We Make?) focuses on developing problem-solving and critical thinking skills through imagination. Explore your creative side with inspiring activities utilizing recycled materials, found objects, and traditional art supplies. In addition to the wcwm? project kits, the studios provide watercolor and collage opportunities as well.

New to the wcwm? program is Family Make, in which participants are assigned a theme each month and a secret ingredient or tool to make art from the most unexpected materials. Before joining in one of our wcwm? theme challenges, check out these talking points and activities you can complete as a family.

Toddler Third Thursday (3rd Thursday of every month)

10–11:30 am

Toddler Third Thursdays are great for parents, grandparents, and caregivers with pre-school children. Designed especially for preschoolers ages 3-5 and their adult companions,this program allows toddlers to explore artwork from Telfair exhibitions and complete a fun-filled art project relating to their tour. A different tour and project will be offered each month. Time to play in ArtZeum is included.

Registration and adult supervision required. Call 790-8823 or click here to register. Enrollment is $5 per child. Adult admission is FREE for museum-members and $12 for non-members. Sponsored in part by JCB, Inc.

Click here to register online for Toddler 3rd Thursday >>

ArtZeum
Located in the Jepson Center
A great place to visit after school, on a rainy day, on weekends, or just anytime, the Telfair’s hands-on learning gallery and interactive exhibits provide an excellent introduction to big ideas about art. Click here to learn more.

Activity Downloads
Download activity sheets here on the educational resources page before your museum visit and explore the museum with fun and educational search activities.

Family Days
Telfair Museums family days are offered throughout the year. Enjoy music, artist demonstrations, hands-on art-making, and guided tours free of charge. Check here for themes, dates, times and locations.

Jepson Center, 207 W York St. Savannah, 31401 , http://telfair.org/learn/family-programs  Telfair Museums is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

FROGwarts!

Savannah Children’s Museum is hosting a fabulously MAGICAL event on September 8th from 5-7pm called FROGwarts! It’s their very own twist on a familiar book/movie series that you surely don’t want to miss. Cost is $5 for a member family ($5 covers up to 5 people!) and $7.50 per person for non-members.

To get more information and to pre-register for FROGwarts, click HERE! Pre-registration is appreciated and will make your wait for The FROGwarts Express shorter.

Once inside the museum’s Exploration Station, families will find all sorts of magical activities including: The Matching Hat, Wand Making, Potions Class, The Wizardly Wonder Maze, a game of Ribbitch, and magical snacks!

Feel free to wear your ‘school robes’ (a bathrobe or dress-up cape) and any magical attire you desire!

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

Fall Hours of Operation @ Savannah Children’s Museum

Savannah Children’s Museum hours of operation will also change as of September 2nd and the museum will begin offering daily programming Thursday-Monday . Click HERE to see what the new hours will be!

Savannah Children’s Museum Exploration Station, $7.50 per person ages 1 and older, 655 Louisville Rd, Savannah, GA, 31401. Next to Georgia State Railroad Museum,

You’re invited to LEGO Day- Read! Play! Build! on Sat. Sept. 1, from 11 am to 3 pm at The Sandbox Interactive Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is.

Kids can play with all kinds of LEGOs to spark the imagination and creativity in children and bring a fun and interactive story time to children in our area. LEGO DUPLO blocks are perfect for young children between the ages of 2 through 6 years to build creative minds, inspire true imagination, and foster early child literacy.

“LEGO Playmasters” will run games, activities, and even a story time for all of the attendees. Read! Play! Build! is made possible by LEGO DUPLO and ALSC (Association of Library Services to Children). Activities are designed for parents and caregivers to interact and assist their child with the LEGO projects and to stay and enjoy all of the museum’s exhibits and activities.

The LEGO program cost is $5 per person (under 1 is free) and includes museum admission fee.

The Sandbox, 18-A Pope Avenue, next to St. Andrew By-The-Sea United Methodist Church, Hilton Head Is. SC 843.842.7645 email crinehart@thesandbox.org , www.thesandbox.org

Summer Fun Series @ The Sandbox Interactive Children’s Museum, Hilton Head. Is

Mondays
9:30a: Get Fired Up with Pottery ($15 includes admission)
1:30p: Decorate your own cupcake

Tuesdays
10:30a: Crafty Kids
1:30p: Summer Fun Craft Activity

Wednesdays
9:30a: Interactive Art Class by Veronica Martini ($10)
6:00p: Parents Night Out, Kids Night In (ages 3-12 at the Sandbox from 6p-9p. $25 per child. $15 for additional children)

Thursdays
10:30a: Imagination Hour (story time & craft)

Fridays
10:30a: 411: Coastal Critters (present by the Coastal Discovery Museum)

Saturdays
10:30a: Food Fun (smoothie, gelato, May River dip)

Get Fired Up with Pottery
Mondays 9:30a
Decorate plates ($15 includes admission for nonmembers, $10 for members). Fee includes all supplies and your admission to the museum. Pick-up art piece on the following Wednesday. Please call (843) 842-7645 to reserve space.

Crafty Kids
Tuesdays 10:30a
June 12: Yostie’s Puppet Show and puppet making
June 19: Decorate Your Own T-shirt ($10 includes admission)
June 26: Yostie’s Puppet Show and puppet making

Interactive Art Class with Veronica Martini
Wednesdays 9a
June 13: Picture Frame Art-Make a keepsake from Hilton head with seashells and sand dollars.
June 20: Sand-Hand Mosaic-Make a keepsake of your child’s hand with Hilton Head sand.
June 27: Go Green Gator-Bring home a replica of the Hilton Head alligator made from repurposed products.

Parent’s Night In/Kids Night Out
Wednesdays 6p – 9p
Enjoy a date night out while your children play at the Sandbox. Staff-supervised, arts and crafts, and dinner (pizza, drink, & dessert). For children ages 3-9 years. Nonmembers $25 per child ($15 for additional children). Members $20 per child ($10 for additional children). This is a popular program, advance reservations recommended.

Imagination Hour
Thursdays 10:30 – 11:30a
Join us for story time followed by a craft project. Program is included with admission cost to museum. Space limited. Sign up when checking in at the registration desk.
June 7: “The Adventures of Taxi Dog,” by Debra and Sal Barracca
June 14: “The Father Who Had 10 Children,” by Benedicte Guettier
June 21: “Sand Castle,” by Brenda Shannon Yee
June 28: “You Can Swim, Baby Duck!” by Amy Hest

The Sandbox 411 Program
Fridays 10:30a
The Sandbox Children’s Museum is offering a series of workshops designed for families with young children, including parents, child care providers, and grandparents. For the summer months, the topics will feature coastal critters.
June 15: Loggerhead Sea Turtles
June 22: Dolphin
June 29: Butterflies

Pop Goes the 4th
4th of July Celebration at The Sandbox
Wednesday, July 4th 10:00a – 2:00p
A fun carnival complete with The Sandbox bounce house, corn hole contests, ring the bottle, fish bowl contest, snow cones, gumballs contest, patriotic scavenger hunt, special activities, and holiday crafts. Decorate (and eat!) sugar cookies. BBQ lunch for everyone with all the “fixins” and a patriotic birthday cake. $10 per person, active military, seniors and members, $8, up to 12 month, free. (Coupons not valid for this event.)

Note: New Hours Summer Hours – Monday through Saturday, 10a – 5p beginning May 28 through September 1. Next Family Fun Night September 7. These events are made possible by the generous support of the Bargain Box.

Webcam at The Sandbox
Stand on the Pirate Ship and wave a’hoy to your family and friends so they can see you on the Sandbox website!

Special Membership Drive
$75 Membership Includes
20% discount on birthday parties. Discounts on Parent’s Night Out. Refer a member and receive a $10 gift certificate at The Sandbox gift shop.

Party at the Box
Nonmembers $125. Members $100. Fee includes plates, napkins, utensils, and a special gift for the birthday honoree and each guest. We take of everything but cake and beverages. Enhance your party with themed characters or candy from Hilton Head Candy Company. Call for booking, details and pricing.

Saturday Stimulus for Locals
Locals can come play on Saturdays at The Sandbox for only $6 per person (under 1 free). A driver’s license with a “299” zip code must be presented when registering.

The Sandbox, 18-A Pope Avenue, HHI, SC 29928, www.thesandbox.org , 843-842-7645