The Fairy & Gnome Festival will not be April 18 as initially scheduled but will be on May 2 instead. Details here. 

Oatland Island Wildlife Center Wildlife, 711 Sandtown Rd. Savannah, GA, 31410 (912) 395-1212 Driving directions here.

City of Richmond Hill and Fort McAllister Sport Fishing Club are sponsoring Kids’ Fishing Derby 2015 for Georgia Cities Week

Fishing will take place Sat. April 25 between 7:30 a.m. until noon; weigh-in will happen between 11-11:30 a.m.; and prizes will be awarded from 11:30-11:45 a.m.

Hot dogs, chips and cokes will be provided free of charge.

The tournament is part of Georgia Cities Week, an initiative of the Georgia Municipal Association, gives cities an opportunity to share information about the valuable services cities provide to residents and how cities positively impact their quality of life. The week is also an opportunity to celebrate community achievements and recognize volunteers and city employees.

WHERE: J.F. Gregory Park
521 Cedar Street
Richmond Hill, Georgia 31324

WHEN: Saturday, April 25 2015
7:30 a.m. – noon

For more information, contact Marilyn Hodges at 912-658-1572 or Bobby Sauls at 912-547-8828.

Celebrate Easter 2015 on the Savannah River! Join the Savannah Riverboat Cruises family, including the Easter Bunny, for their annual Easter Sunday Brunch Cruise or Easter Dinner Cruise on the Savannah River.

After brunch, children will have an Easter Egg hunt on the boat.

Details here. 

2015 Easter Brunch Cruise on Easter April 5 2015
Prices: Adult: $45.95 – Child: $26.35
Celebrate Easter on the Savannah River! Join our family, including the Easter Bunny, for our annual Easter Sunday Brunch! All your favorite breakfast and lunch entrees will be served on this 1 1/2 hour brunch cruise. After brunch- children can enjoy exploring the boat during our Easter Egg Hunt! So, grab your family and friends and come take in the sights and sounds of historic Savannah. Boarding at 12:30 p.m Sailing at 1 p.m Returning at 2:30 p.m
Tickets & Reservations: 912.232.6404

2015 Easter Dinner Cruise on Easter April 5 2015
Prices: Adult: $56.95 – Child: $32.95
Celebrate Easter on the Savannah River! Join our family, for our annual Easter Dinner Entertainment Cruise! Enjoy our delicious dinner buffet on this 2 hour dinner cruise. Bring your family and friends and come take in the sights and sounds of historic Savannah. Boarding at 6pm, Sailing at 7pm, Returning at 9pm.
Tickets & Reservations: 912.232.6404

Groups of 25 or more, please contact the group sales department for discounted pricing information.

Tickets & Reservations: 912.232.6404

Savannah Riverboat Cruises, http://www.savannahriverboat.com/riverboat/cruises/2015-easter-cruises; 9 E River St, Savannah, 31401-1295; tel. (912) 232-6404, email info@savannahriverboat.com Savannah Riverboat Cruises is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

UPDATE: WINNER IS ALISON DOAN!

May the luck of the Irish be with you on this yummy giveaway.

This week, win a Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah St. Patrick’s assorted mini box (24 cupcakes).

To enter to win, visit Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah on Facebook by clicking here. Then answer this question on their wall: Please share your best St. Patrick’s in Savannah tip (best parade watching spot, favorite St. Patrick’s event, tradition or survival tip) Don’t forget to say that SouthernMamas.com sent you!

Deadline to enter is 9PM Sun. March 15. We’ll announce the winner here & on our SouthernMamas.com Facebook page.

You can order cupcakes online at www.gigiscupcakesusa.com/orderahead

Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah is at 5521 Abercorn St., next to Petite Feet and across from the Publix Twelve Oaks Shopping Center.

Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah, 5521 Abercorn St, Suite 100,  912.349.2778 or emailsavannahga@gigiscupcakesusa.com , www.gigiscupcakesusa.com/savannahgeorgia. On Facebook here. Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah is a SouthernMamas advertiser.

To learn more about Scribble’s spring break camp, art classes & children’s birthdays in Pooler & Savannah, click here or call 912-713-7376 or email info@thescribbleartstudio.com

Savannah location: 212 E 37th St, Savannah, 31401

Pooler location: 115 Canal St, Pooler, GA 31322

Scribble Art Studio in Savannah & Pooler also offers private & group art classes, summer art camps, adult art parties & children’s birthday parties, both in the studio & at-home DIY art birthday kits. For gifts, Scribble as art kits & gift certificates. For more information, contact artist Carrie Christian at (912) 713-7376 or email info@thescribbleartstudio.com  . Click here for more info. Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Easter Egg Hunts 2015, Chick Hatchery & Easter Fun

We’re putting together our annual list of Easter Egg Hunts & kids’ Easter events in Savannah, Pooler, Hilton Head Is., Richmond Hill (many of which are free) See the Easter list here.

Please send info to be included in our list to anne@southernmamas.com.

Complimentary Girls Golf Fitness Program @ The Club at Savannah Harbor

Get Fit with Dana Schultz, PGA and the USGA-LPGA GIRLS GOLF.

The Club at Savannah Harbor, in conjunction with the USGA-LPGA GIRLS GOLF program, will host a complimentary Girls Golf Fitness Clinic on Saturday, March 7th from 9:30 – 11:30 am.

The event includes one station on the Putting Green, one station will be Kwik Golf, and the 3rd will be an exercise station with healthy snacks.

The Club at Savannah Harbor, Hutchinson Is., 2 Resort Drive, Savannah, 31421, On Facebook here. 912.201.2240, email Golf.savannah@westin.com, www.theclubatsavannahharbor.com  The Club at Savannah Harbor is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Sunday March 8 is Mother-Daughter Day at the Southern Women’s Show in Savannah and Memorial Health is celebrating all things kids.

The Sunday schedule involves a sugary drinks demo, height and weight checks, nutrition info, safe sleep demos, SafeKids with information on bike, car seat, water and pedestrian safety as well as poison prevention, games, teen talk, and information on immunizations.

A Zumba class especially for kids will be held at noon Sunday, and look for cooking demos on healthy snacks for children at 1:30 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday.

How to get FREE Admission

You can earn free admission to the show Sunday if you are among the first 50 people to show up with three boxes of character-decorated adhesive bandages (like Band-Aids), which will be donated to The Children’s Hospital at Memorial University Medical Center.

Meet the Snow Sisters from Frozen

The Snow Queen and Snow Princess will be appearing on Sunday, March 8 for Mother Daughter Day from 11AM-1PM. The first 50 guests will receive a signed poster and a $25 off coupon for Princess Productions. Join the Snow Sisters on the Fashion & Entertainment Stage for a 15-minute skit and sing along at 11:30am.

For even more information and tickets, please visit www.SouthernWomensShow.com.

Barnett Educational Supplies in Savannah is your go-to spot for St. Patrick’s Day decorations & everything you need for the St. Patrick’s Day parade.

Shop Barnett online here or stop by the store on West DeRenne Avenue.

Store hours: Mon – Fri: 9 AM-7 PM; Sat: 10 AM-5 PM; Sun: 1- 5 PM.

Barnett Educational Supplies, 38 W De Renne Ave., Savannah, 31405-6742, tel: 912-356-1878, email barneduc@bellsouth.net   www.barnetteducationalsupplies.com , Barnett Educational Supplies is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Father-Daughter Date Nights, FEBRUARY 23-25 @ The Melting Pot of Savannah.

Because she’ll always be Daddy’s Little Girl… Enjoy cheese fondue and chocolate fondue (and a rose for each daughter) while making memories that you’ll both cherish for many years to come.

Make your reservation soon for this event. Just $29.95 for the two of you. (Add $12.95 per additional daughter) *not valid with any other promotion, offer or discount.

More details here.

The Melting Pot, 232 E. Broughton St. Savannah, Ga 31401 tel: 912-349-5676 for reservations, www.meltingpot.com/savannah  The Melting Pot of Savannah is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

This is would make a special Valentine’s Day gift.

Savannah artist & Scribble Art Studio owner Carrie Christian will do a customized “Memory” watercolor portrait –  taking favorite memories and turning them into paintings.

These would be ideal gifts for moms, dads, grandparents, babies…

Each painting is 8″ x 10″, an original watercolor, and incorporates several dates, themes, and symbols. Cost: $100 each.

Contact Scribble to order, 912-713-7376 or email info@thescribbleartstudio.com.

Carrie Christian is owner of Scribble Art Studio in Savannah & Pooler, which offers private & group art classes, summer art camps, adult art parties & children’s birthday parties, both in the studio & at-home DIY art birthday kits. For gifts, Scribble as art kits & gift certificates. For more information, contact artist Carrie Christian at (912) 713-7376 or email info@thescribbleartstudio.com  . Click here for more info. Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

You know your go-to spot for Valentine’s Day 2015: Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah, which will have their Valentine’s menu this Thur, Fri, Sat (10-6) AND SUNDAY (12-6).

Valentine’s gift ideas & treats include:

Mini Smooch Box: $18 includes 12 mini cupcakes decorated for Valentine’s Day.

Stuffed Cookie: $2.25

Iced Conversation Heart Cookie: $2.25

Love Box: $13 includes 4 gourmet valentine cupcakes

Flirt Box: $39 includes 4 gourmet cupcakes, 2 heart sugar cookies, Ghirardelli chocolate bar, one 8 oz. Gigi’s scented candle, Gigi’s lip balm, heart cookie cutter and a gift note.

Preorder now at www.gigiscupcakesusa.com/orderahead or call Gigi’s Cupcakes Savannah at 912.349.2778.

Place your Valentine’s Day order online at GigisCupcakesUSA.com/orderahead, select Feb 12, 13, 14 and 15 for pickup.

Stay connected with Gigi’s on Facebook here.

Valentine’s Weekend Hours: Gigi’s Cupcakes Savannah will be open 10AM – 6PM Fri. Feb. 13 & Sat. Feb. 14. Gigi’s will also be open be Sunday, Feb 15 from noon-6PM.

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Undercover Boss

This Friday, February 13th at 8/7 central, you can watch Gigi’s Cupcake Founder, Gigi Butler, as she goes undercover on CBS’s Undercover Boss.

Lots of great deals and ways to win at Gigi’s website starting the night of the show. More details at www.gigiscupcakesusa.com/undercover-boss

Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah, 5521 Abercorn St, Suite 100,  912.349.2778 or emailsavannahga@gigiscupcakesusa.com ,www.gigiscupcakesusa.com/savannahgeorgia. On Facebook here.Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah is a SouthernMamas advertiser.

FREE kids’ program with Storyteller Josie Bailey at various Live Oak Public Library branches in Savannah, Pooler, Rincon, Garden City, Hinesville.

Put some “zing”in your “zang” with author and professional storyteller Josie Bailey. For ages 3 & older. For the past 17 years, the Georgia native has added new twists to old tales in her animated performances throughout the Southeast. Download the flyer here.

Carnegie Library, 231-9921
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 11 a.m.

Oglethorpe Mall Library, 925-5432
Tuesday Feb. 17, 4 p.m.

WW Law Library, 236-8040
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 10:30 a.m.

Rincon Library, 826-2222
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 4:30 p.m.

West Broad Library, 232-6395
Thursday, Feb. 19, 11 a.m.

Southwest Chatham Library, 925-8305
Thursday, Feb. 19, 4:30 p.m.

Garden City Library, 629-5070
Friday, Feb. 20, 10:30 a.m.

Bull St. Library, 652-3600
Friday, Feb. 20, 4 p.m.

Hinesville Library, 368-4003
Monday, Feb. 23, 10:30 a.m.

Pooler Library, 748-0471
Monday, Feb. 23, 4:30 p.m.

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

Armstrong State University and the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs will present the 2015 Savannah Asian Cultural Festival, one of the South’s largest Asian celebrations, on March 27 and 28.

For the first time, all events will take place at Armstrong’s campus at 11935 Abercorn St. in Savannah. The festival is free and open to the public.

The 20th Annual Savannah Asian Cultural Festival will bring the continent of Asia to coastal Georgia, celebrate the rich diversity of the area and feature unique cultures, cuisine, live performances and more. The festival will offer samplings from local restaurants and a selection of regional favorites from Polynesia, China, Japan, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand.

A Cultural Marketplace will offer the opportunity to learn more about each country and discover the traditional arts, crafts, fashions and treasures unique to each nation. From Ming-shared jewelry to calligraphy sets, original paintings, hand-beaded clothing, Asian accessories and henna body painting, an entire continent’s worth of treasures can be found at Armstrong.

The festivities will kick off on Friday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m. with a free live performance by Arya International, an Indian dance troupe from New York City, at the Armstrong Fine Arts Auditorium. Attendees can enjoy an evening of dance, from classical Bharatnatyam to entrancing Bollywood performances.

On Saturday, March 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the festival will offer a full day of live stage performances on two separate stages, including martial arts demonstrations, cultural displays, arts and crafts, educational workshops and more.

On March 28, the Savannah Asian Cultural Festival schedule for performers on the main stage, located on Burnett Lawn, is as follows:

11 a.m. – Official opening with the Parade of Nations showcasing flags and representatives in indigenous dress from the Asian countries

11:45 a.m. – Performance by the Taiko Drums of Japan

12:15 p.m. – Lee’s Tae Kwon Do Exhibition of South Korea

12:45 p.m. – Dragon Dance around the festival grounds with Hac Long Duong Performers of Vietnam

1:15 p.m. – Dances from Thailand and China

1:45 p.m. – Dances from the Philippines

2:15 p.m. – Children of Polynesia and performance by the Southeast Korean Dance Association

2:45 p.m. – Lee’s Tae Kwon Do Exhibition of South Korea

3:45 p.m. – Dragon Dance with Hac Long Duong Performers of Vietnam

The festival will also include free educational workshops in Armstrong’s International Garden. The workshop schedule is as follows:

12:30 p.m. – Pakistan Tea Ceremony

1:30 p.m. – Tai Chi workshop with Myung Lee of South Korea

2:30 p.m. – Oriental Belly Dancing Workshop with Yara Dancs

Armstrong’s Free Outdoor Arts Festival

The 2015 Savannah Asian Cultural Festival will be presented in conjunction with Armstrong’s Outdoor Arts Festival on March 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the university’s Fine Arts Hall Courtyard.

Highlights at this family-friendly festival include hands-on arts and crafts, dance, theater and live music. All events are free and open to the public.

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

Enjoy fresh food that is flavorful and cooked to perfection from SCAD’s Cafe Bon Appetit in Savannah with dinner for four for the low price of only $21.

Simply email Eric Davidson at eric.davidson@cafebonappetit.com by 2 PM Thursday Feb. 12. Please put FOHTY in the subject line. Remember to include your name and the number of dinners you would like to order in your email.  Please let him know that you were referred by SouthernMamas.com.

This fresh, pick-up meal service is open to the public.

Don’t forget to share with your friends . After five referrals, you’ll receive a FREE meal.

Meals are ready for pick up (complete with reheating instructions) on Fridays between 3-6PM at Jo’s Cafe, 201 W. Oglethorpe Ave. Methods of payment include: credit card, cash.

FOHTY recently started providing reusable tote bags to carry the meals. Please bring your tote with you on Friday and the meal will be placed inside.  If you do not have one yet, they’ll have more to share with you.

Savor your meal, your new tote bag & your no-cook Friday.

Learn more here. 

SCAD’s Cafe Bon Appetit,  http://scad.cafebonappetit.com/events/, 201 W. Oglethorpe Ave., Savannah, 31401 email eric.davidson@cafebonappetit.com. On Facebook here. SCAD’s Cafe Bon Appetit is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Welcome the owlets:  This is the time to watch the Savannah Great Horned Owl mom on Skidaway Island LIVE via The Landings Bird Cam video feed. The two owlets are growing so fast and the mama owl is working so hard to keep them well-fed & protected.

Visit  The Landings Bird Cam or The Cornell Lab of Ornithology to see live 24/7 video with audio of what is happening in the abandoned eagle’s nest that is atop a pine tree in The Landings.

Watch the two chicks grow and fledge.

The streaming video is made possible thanks to a partnership with Cornell University Lab of Ornithology. The video feed can also be seen on the Georgia DNR site http://www.georgiawildlife.com/cams

The cameras have infrared capability, enabling nighttime viewing without disrupting the owls, according to the Savannah Owl Cam @ The Landings web site. Read more here about the owls & how this bald eagle’s nest in The Landings became an owl’s nest.

Follow the owls on Twitter at SavannahOwls and on Facebook here. 

The Landings Bird Cam site also has a link to this fun, kids’ The Owl Song by The Whizpops. Click here & watch your kids hoot along.

Free dental care on Give Kids A Smile Day for ages 3 to 18 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., Feb. 6 2015

Savannah Technical College will host Give Kids a Smile, a free event for children ages 3 to 18 to receive dental care from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., on Friday, February 6 in the Eckburg Auditorium (5717 White Bluff Road, Savannah 31405). This event is coordinated through a partnership with the Georgia Dental Association, Southeastern Dental District, the Savannah Dental Society and Savannah Technical College’s Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting Departments.

For more info about Give Kids a Smile Day, contact Dr. Felix Maher 912.352.0546 or Health Sciences Academic Advisor Ebony Walker 912.443.5352 or ewalker@savannahtech.edu

For more information about Savannah Tech’s Dental Hygiene or Dental Assisting programs admission, please contact STC’s Health Sciences Academic Advisor Ebony Walker (ewalker@savannahtech.edu or 912.443.5721) or Dr. Suzanne Edenfield (sedenfield@savannahtech.edu) for Dental Hygiene or Stephanie Derfus (sderfus@savannahtech.edu) for Dental Assisting.

UPDATE: Winner is Sheila Stortz Berg! Congratulations! Please email us at anne@southernmamas.com!

Perfect Love Month treat!

This week, win a Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah Valentine’s assorted mini box (24 cupcakes).

To enter to win, visit Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah on Facebook here & answer this question on their wall: Please share your favorite Valentines tradition. Don’t forget to say that SouthernMamas.com sent you!

Deadline to enter 8:30 PM Jan. 25 2015. We’ll announce the winner here at 9 PM Jan. 25 & on our SouthernMamas.com Facebook page.

Gigi’s Cupcakes only asks that the winner please not redeem her win on Valentine’s Day itself – which is one crazy busy day at Gigi’s. The winner can redeem the 24 mini box anytime during month of February.

Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah is your go-to spot for Valentine’s Day 2015 with their special Valentine’s menu available from Fri. Feb. 13- Sun. Feb. 15.

You gotta love these:

4 Box: $13.00
Mini Box: $18
Stuffed Cookie: $2.25
Flirt Box: $39

Pre-order or order online at www.gigiscupcakesusa.com/orderahead

Stay connected with Gigi’s on Facebook here.

Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah is at 5521 Abercorn St., next to Petite Feet and across from the Publix Twelve Oaks Shopping Center.

Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah, 5521 Abercorn St, Suite 100,  912.349.2778 or email savannahga@gigiscupcakesusa.com ,www.gigiscupcakesusa.com/savannahgeorgia. On Facebook here.Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah is a SouthernMamas advertiser.

Celebrate Mardi Gras as Tybee Island’s festive, family-friendly parade rolls down Butler Avenue onto Tybrisa Street.

Parade time is 2pm on Saturday Feb. 14 2015. Details here.

The route will begin at Memorial Park and follow Butler Avenue to Tybrisa to the Round-about.

After the parade, there will be a costume contest in which the winners will be crowned the 2015 Mardi Gras Tybee King and Queen.

The King and Queen will then host the street dance fun with music from the Zydeco Band.

The parade will travel south on Butler and head towards the beach on Tybrisa Street.

Movie Night Fundraiser to help keep The Bryan County Bark Park dog park open

The Ice Cream Stop will screen The Shaggy Dog, 6:30PM Fri. Jan. 23 2015

The Bryan County Bark Park announces a fun night out for your human and canine family this Friday January 23rd at 6.30pm. The Shaggy Dog is a dog and child friendly Disney movie starring comedian Tim Allen who is accidentally transformed into a lovable dog. The movie is free to view and will be screened at The Ice Cream Stop near Publix on Hwy 144.

This event will help to raise vital funds to keep the Bark Park open at Henderson Park. The non-profit organization behind this free community facility is responsible for all the costs associated with building and maintaining this popular dog park.

Starting at 6:30pm, The Shaggy Dog will be screened by Bill and Gayle Pollard, owners of The Ice Cream Stop, who are generously donating a percentage of all proceeds from the meal deals and ice cream sales during this movie screening on the evening of January 23rd.

Meal deals include the purchase of a hot dog, chips or popcorn with a drink for only $3 or the same meal plus ice cream for only $5. If the evening is chilly, hot chocolate will be available for purchase and free ice cream will be provided for dogs joining their families for movie night under the stars.

Entry is free and well behaved dogs are encouraged to attend.

Cute ‘Bark Park’ products with the Bryan logo will be for sale including koozies, sweatshirts, T-shirts, dog and human soap, poop bags, decals and tasty human and doggie cookies.

For more information, visit bryancountybarkpark.com and like the Bark Park on Facebook here.

Driving around Savannah, Pooler & Richmond Hill looking at home holiday light displays and decorations is a favorite family tradition.

From colossal Santa snow globes to computerized Christmas lights animated with music, we have your guide to local home holiday light displays.

Kids especially love those computerized “dancing” lights display animated with music. Lights choreographed to blink, twink and fade in red, blue, green and white, in sync with a custom-mixed soundtrack of holiday tunes.

Want to add a home lights display to this list? Please email us the info at anne@southernmamas.com

2014 displays not to be missed

*182 Mills Run Drive near Chatham Parkway 140K lights and 20K RGB lights, water fountains and snow machines. The display starts the evening of Wed. Dec. 3 but the owner will be adding the final details – Santa on the roof, snow machines, etc.- throughout this week.
Display times are: Sun-Thur 6PM-10PM; Fri-Sat 6PM-11PM

*512 Gordonston Ave. Savannah: Old-fashioned holiday yard display that on certain nights features hot chocolate for visitors and even Santa visits

*125 Sea Palm Road in Palmetto Cove subdivision off Walthour Road on Wilmington Island

*116 N. Sheftall Circle on Wilmington Island.

*6022 Betty Drive, Whitemarsh Island. Should be up by Sat. Dec 6 2014.

*102 Junco Way in Georgetown

*115 Waverly Way in Waverly @ the Highlands, Pooler. Dancing Lights. Nightly viewing, 6-10 PM. Through Dec. 31

*247 Waverly Way in Heathrow @ Sterling Lakes, Richmond Hill. Dancing Lights. Nightly viewing 6-10 PM. Through Dec. 31

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New additions

208 Cypress St. Bloomingdale,  31419: Dancing Lights!

39 Holly Springs Circle @ Lakeshore, Port Wentworth off Hwy 30

9 Yorkshire Place

1 Nina Court in Paradise Park, Savannah,  31406: light display that plays along to music. There’s also a talking Santa.

1915 Linnhurst Drive, Savannah, 31404: traditional lights display accompanied by blow ups.
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Traditional home decorations

*Several houses on Silverleaf Court (off Gilliam & Norwood avenues near La Roche Ave.), Savannah with beautiful displays of lights.

*202 Blue Marlin Drive off Jamaican Run in Seagate, Whitemarsh Island

*504 E. 52 St, Ardsley Park

Savannah Quarters subdivision in Pooler
*116 Sussex Retreat
*124 Kingfisher Circle
*5 Cobham Draw
*194 Kingfisher Circle

We have some more on our list that we’ll check out this week & add to this list. If you know of other homes that we should include, please email anne@southernmamas.com.

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Not sure yet

Below are a few of last year’s computerized animated “dancing” house light displays that we hope will be great again this year BUT WE AREN’T SURE YET IF THEY ARE UP YET. We’ll keep you updated when/if they are.

*Keystone Drive & Dyches Drive (see 2013 video above)
*109 Wynngate Rd in Wilmington Park on Wilmington Island. (nearby are usually nice displays at 3 Lancaster and 106 Okatee and 110 Santee)
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Public Holiday Lights Displays in Savannah

December Nights & Holiday Lights @ Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, Savannah. Details here.

Festival of Lights & Winter Carnival, Hutchinson Island, Savannah. Details here. 

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Holiday Lights worth the drive

Harbour Town Lights, Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head Is. FREE. ($6 per vehicle Sea Pines gate fee) Through January 1. Details here

Dove Street Festival of Lights at Shelter Cove Towne Center, Hilton Head Is. 6-10PM nightly through Jan. 4. Details here. 

Lights Before (& After) Christmas at Riverbanks Zoo, Columbia, S.C. Details here.

Holiday Festival of Lights Charleston S.C. Details here

Garden Lights, Holiday Nights @ Atlanta Botanical Garden.  Details here.

Want to add a home lights display to this list? Please email us the info at anne@southernmamas.com

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

Store hours: Mon – Fri: 9 AM-7 PM; Sat: 10 AM-5 PM; Sun: 1- 5 PM.

Barnett Educational Supplies, 38 W De Renne Ave., Savannah, 31405-6742, tel: 912-356-1878, email barneduc@bellsouth.net   www.barnetteducationalsupplies.com , Barnett Educational Supplies is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

New Years Eve Celebration @ The Melting Pot of Savannah.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31

New Years Eve – Savannah – 2014

Dine like a GOD or GODDESS, and bring the year in right with this New Years Eve Mediterranean inspired Dinner!

Cheese: Spicy Hummus and Olive Cheese
Salad: Strawberry and Feta with a White Balsamic Glaze
Entree: Roasted Garlic Shrimp, Honey and Cinnamon Pork Medallion, Sonoran Chicken, Bacon Salt Filet Mignon and Goat Cheese Raviolis
Dessert: Baklava White Chocolate

Alternatives for each course:
A Classic Cheddar Fondue can be substituted.
A Ceasar Salad can be substituted.
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A Pure Milk Chocolate Fondue can be substituted.

$49.95 per person.

Tax and gratuity not included.Not valid with any other promotion, offer, or discount

Details here. 

The Melting Pot, 232 E. Broughton St. Savannah, Ga 31401 tel: 912-349-5676 for reservations, www.meltingpot.com/savannah  The Melting Pot of Savannah is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Find out when all your favorite holiday TV specials will air for 2014 including classics like A Charlie Brown Christmas,  A Year Without A Santa Claus, Disney’s A Christmas Carol, How the Grinch Stole Christmas,  It’s  Wonderful Life, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Coming To Town, Miracle on 34th Street,  A Christmas Story & more.

Visit our Holiday TV Specials 2014 Page by clicking here.