Celebrate culture at SCAD’s 2014 International Festival
Sat. April 5 2014
11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Forsyth Park in Historic Savannah between Whitaker and Drayton streets.
This event is free and open to the public.
Fees for food & other concessions.

The 16th annual International Festival hosted by the International Student Services Office will feature traditional cuisine, music and performances that reflect SCAD international students’ home countries.

Participating restaurants:
◾ Sushi Zen
◾ Taste of India
◾ Ruan Thai Cuisine
◾ The Mirage
◾ Carlito’s Mexican Bar & Grill
◾ Asian River
◾ Persepolis

Activities and other entertainment:
◾ Global fashion showcase
◾ Art and cultural displays
◾ SCAD Drumline
◾ Cuisine from around the world

Featured performances:
◾ ReggaeInfinity
◾ Hac Long Duong Lion Dance
◾ Mystik NRG
◾ DJ Omar Richardson

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

You and your family are invited to “Walk with Jesus,” an Easter event for families, 2 PM on Saturday April 12, 2014 at First Christian Church in Savannah. FREE & open to the public.

You and your family are invited to walk with Jesus from his entrance into Jerusalem to the discovery of his empty tomb. Discover Easter and the events leading up to it in a way you and your children will never forget!

The perfect way to prepare for Holy Week! Free! Fun! Family-oriented! Please call at 912-236-8271 or contact Pastor Heath at pastor.heath.fcc@gmail.com  if you have questions.

First Christian Church, 711 E. Victory Drive in Savannah, www.facebook.com/FCCofSavannah First Christian Church Preschool is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

FOR MORE LOCAL EASTER 2014 EVENTS INCLUDING EASTER EGG HUNTS, CLICK HERE.

Savannah Mall, 14045 Abercorn Street, www.savannahmall.com , 912-927-7467. The Savannah Mall is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

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We love this FREE annual Savannah kids’ event: Teddy Bear Hospital

The 24th Annual Teddy Bear Hospital will be open from 10 AM to 2 PM, Saturday, April 5, Memorial University Medical Center. It’s sponsored by The Children’s Hospital at Memorial University Medical Center.

Children age 10 and younger are invited to bring their favorite toy to a mock hospital for a checkup. The children learn about the hospital and get to visit with many other community volunteers, including firefighters, police officers, rescue dogs, and more.

FOR MORE SPRING 2014 SAVANNAH KIDS’ EVENTS, CLICK HERE.

You’re invited to a huge Easter Egg Hunt at Grayson Stadium in Savannah’s Daffin Park.

LifeBridge Church is partnering with the Sand Gnats to hold the event in Grayson Stadium at 1401 E Victory Dr., Savannah, 31404 on Saturday, April 19, 11am – 1pm.

The event will include several hunts, separated by age groups. In addition, the local band “Tell Scarlet” will play.

There will be inflatables and a visit from Gnate the Gnat and the Easter Bunny! The event is free and all are welcome.

FOR MORE LOCAL EASTER EGG HUNTS 2014 & KID-FRIENDLY EASTER EVENTS, CLICK HERE.  (Easter 2014 is April 20 2014)

Easter 2014: FREE Spring Carnival & Easter Egg Hunt, Savannah
Saturday April 12 2014
11 AM-2 PM

New Convenant Church and Preschool is moving their annual open-to-the-public FREE Easter Egg Hunt & Spring Carnival to Baldwin Park neighborhood in Savannah this year. (In years past, it’s been held in Hull Park in Savannah’s Ardsley Park)

Activities include egg hunts, games, prizes, food and more. A day of family fun you will be sure to enjoy.
11 AM-2 PM Sat. April 12 2014
Baldwin Park playground @ E. 41st St. and Atlantic Ave., Savannah, 31401
FREE and open to the public. All are welcome!
(912) 232-7012 or 232-5658.

FOR MORE LOCAL EASTER EGG HUNTS 2014 & KID-FRIENDLY EASTER EVENTS, CLICK HERE.  (Easter 2014 is April 20 2014)

Savannah Summer Camps 2014 Guide. See it by clicking here.

Find the perfect summer camp for your kids in our SouthernMamas.com Savannah Summer Camp Guide 2014! Browse a wide range of summer camps throughout the Greater Savannah & Lowcountry area—you’re bound to find a camp that’s ideal for your child. Check out our new 2014 Summer Camps Guide by clicking here.

Read our Savannah Summer Camps 2014 Guide by clicking here.

Easter Egg hunt combined with a children’s musical/dinner theater @ Hilton Head Presbyterian Church, 4 PM Sun. April 13 2014.

The Easter Egg hunt will begin at 4PM at the church and will include some crafts and fun activities.
At 5:30PM, the church’s Kids’ Club Choir will perform their Easter Pageant entitled “The Easter Pageant at Mr.Pigg’s Barbeque Emporium”. The setting and theme of this musical will be a good southern BBQ restaurant. There will be “games and gizmos; perfect pickled peppers and peanut butter pies, pumpernickel pretzels and a pineapple surprise, sausages and sauces and spicy sauerkraut, and oodles or strudels you cannot live without.

Dinner will be southern-style pig pickin barbeque dinner with all the fixins. Cost: $5 per person (max $20 per family) suggested donation for those staying for dinner.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Register via email or phone: (843) 689-6362 email info@hiltonheadpca.com

Hilton Head Presbyterian Church, 235 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926, (843) 689-6362 email info@hiltonheadpca.com , www.hiltonheadpca.com

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Concerned about dye in your child’s foods?

Then consider dying your Easter Eggs naturally this year with foods. That’s right, move over PAAS Easter Egg dye. Cabbage, blackberries, beets and more can be used to dye egg shells.

The helpful (and healthful) Website The Whole Tulip offers instructions on how you can color your eggs additive-free using real food. Check it out here. Happy Dye-Free Egg Hunting.

FOR INFO ON LOCAL EASTER EGG HUNTS & EASTER EVENTS, CLICK HERE.

Join Consumed Church in Richmond Hill, Ga. Saturday, April 12 2014 from 11 AM to 1 PM for an EPIC Easter Egg Hunt

This event is totally free and will include 10,000 Easter eggs and inflatable slides and bounce houses for all ages as well as face painting and cotton candy! There will be hotdogs, chips, and drinks for sale and every penny made will go toward funding the Haiti mission trip this summer.

Consumed Church
388 Longwood Drive
Richmond Hill, GA 31324
More details here.

FOR MORE LOCAL EASTER EGG HUNTS & EASTER KID’ ACTIVITIES CLICK HERE.

You’re invited to the Easter Eggstravaganza on Hilton Head Is.

10 AM Saturday, April 12 @ Shelter Cove Community Park, Hilton Head Is.

For Children ages 2-15
Cost:$10
Events include:
Easter Egg Hunt
Moon Bounces & Slides
Carnival Games

Organized by the Hilton Head Island Recreation Center.

Shelter Cove Community Park, 39 Shelter Cove Ln., Hilton Head, SC 29926

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Bring the kids to the FREE 2014 Flannery O’Connor Parade & Street Fair for quirky family-friendly fun Sunday, March 30

This lively annual celebration of acclaimed author and Savannah native Flannery O’Connor’s birthday will offer family-friendly fun, live music and more. Attendees are invited to walk in the parade and to bring handmade signs and un-amplified musical instruments. Live music by Andrew Hartzel, Anna Chandler and other ambling minstrels. Costumes inspired by Flannery O’Connor characters, settings or the author’s life are optional.

The parade is free and open to the public.

WHEN:
Sunday, March 30, 2014
1-4 p.m. – Bring your own picnic and enjoy live music, games and contests. Get your photo or family portrait taken with a poet dressed like a gorilla, make your own parade sign with art materials donated by Blick and meet live chickens. Shop for vintage items, funky accouterments and parade accessories from local vendors including Civvies.
3 p.m. – Parade starts in Lafayette Square; Enjoy birthday cake in Lafayette Square immediately following the parade.

Photo by Nathan Jones

WHERE:
Lafayette Square
Abercorn St. and E. Charlton Street
Savannah, Georgia 31401

For more information, please call 912.233.6014 or email flanneryoconnorhome@gmail.com .

ABOUT FLANNERY O’CONNOR:
Flannery O’Connor was born in Savannah, Georgia on March 25, 1925 and is the author of the acclaimed novels Wise Blood and The Violent Bear It Away, as well as 32 short stories and numerous essays. Perhaps best known as a pioneering Southern gothic author who often wrote about morally flawed characters, O’Connor remains an important voice in American literature. She lived in Savannah until 1938 and drew inspiration from her childhood experiences in Georgia’s First City until her death from lupus in Milledgeville, Georgia on August 3, 1964. She received the National Book Award for Fiction posthumously in 1972 for The Collected Stories of Flannery O’Connor.

ABOUT THE FLANNERY O’CONNOR CHILDHOOD HOME:
The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, located at 207 E. Charlton Street in the heart of Savannah. For more info, click here.

FOR MORE FREE LOCAL KIDS’ EVENTS, CLICK HERE.

The Savannah Mall, 14045 Abercorn Street, www.savannahmall.com , 912-927-7467. The Savannah Mall is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

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Register now for the popular Easter Eggstravaganza @ Georgia State Railroad Museum, Savannah.

When:
Saturday April 12, 2014 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Where
Georgia State Railroad Museum
655 Louisville Road
Savannah, GA 31401

Bring your family to Georgia State Railroad Museum for this annual family event, Easter Eggstravaganza on April 12, 2014. The event begins at 9:30am and lasts until 12:30pm. The first train ride is at 9:30am and is first come, first served – there will only be 5 rides total. The exciting egg hunt* will begin at 10:30 AM. There will also be special springtime crafts and activities.

Space is limited and pre-registration and pre-payment are required! Register today so you and your family can enjoy Easter Eggstravaganza. Cost: $5 per adult, $15 per child.

*Parents: please monitor children ages 3 and under during egg hunt as some of the objects inside the eggs may have small parts that are a potential choking hazard.

Register by clicking here. Questions? Contact Rachael Smith @ Coastal Heritage Society email membership@chsgeorgia.org  call 912-651-6840 x

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A favorite FREE Savannah Easter tradition, the Chick Hatchery, starts Wed. April 16 and runs through Fri. April 18 2014 indoors in the Macy’s Court near the Easter Bunny at Oglethorpe Mall in Savannah.

The hatchery is open mall hours starting at 10 AM. Free

Kids of all ages can watch the chicks emerge from their eggs and hold a newly hatched chick. For more than two decades, Chatham County Cooperative Extension has run the hands-on display hatchery during the Easter season. (912) 652-7981

Oglethorpe Mall indoor courtyard, 7804 Abercorn St # 10, Savannah, GA, 31406-3502

For more local Easter 2014 events, click here.

Summer 2014 may feel entirely too far away.

But don’t delay when it comes to signing up for summer camps. Some camps have deadlines, auditions & early bird deals happening soon that you don’t want to miss.

So please click here take a look at our list of some of Savannah’s best summer camps to make this the best summer ever.

We’re working to put together a complete Savannah Summer Camp Guide 2014. If we’ve omitted your camp or you’d like to update your camp information please email anne@southernmamas.com . You can also advertise your summer camp with us for even more exposure. Find out more about advertising your summer camp by emailing anne@southernmamas.com .

Looking for a more laidback St. Patrick’s Parade? Or maybe whet your appetite for Savannah’s big St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 17? Then check out the 31st Hilton Head Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Sunday, March 16 at 3 PM.

This parade is a family oriented event designed for everyone’s enjoyment and participation. Spectators, in excess of 20,000 people, are always delighted with the antics of clowns, marching bands, entertaining Shiners’, beautiful floats, and all the marching units and dignitaries. It is wonderful to see so many participants in this community event.

Learn more here.

The First Presbyterian Church of Pooler and Gateway Community Church present the 2014 Pooler Egg Hunt.

Saturday, April 19, 2014 at the West Chatham YMCA (165 Issac G. LaRoche Dr. Pooler, GA 31322) The YMCA is located off Pooler Parkway in front of the Pooler Recreation Complex

The event is FREE but you must register and bring your registration to the event. Details here.

This year’s hunt will be for children up through 5th Grade.

There will be one hunt at 9am and one hunt at 10am, with separate fields for older and younger children.

This is a FREE event, but to help organizers plan a fun and safe event for everyone, they do require each child participating to reserve a ticket through Eventbrite. A printed copy of each ticket must be presented at the event in order to be admitted.

*When you reserve your child’s ticket, please be sure to select the ticket that matches your child’s age range (either 4 Years and Under or 5 Years – 5th Grade) and desired hunt time (either 9am or 10am)

Register here.

For more local Easter 2014 events, click here.

Pinkalicious, The Musical @ Savannah Children’s Theatre
April 4-13
Fridays at 7pm. Saturdays and Sundays at 3pm.
Adults-$15
Children, Seniors and Military- $12
For tickets call 912-238-9015 or visit us at savannahchildrenstheatre.org

At 3 PM Sat. April 12, Savannah Children’s Theatre will have a Cupcake party with Pinkalicious and friends directly following the show. Enjoy cupcake decorating, crafts, games, photo opportunities and party favors. Cost: $35 per child (includes ticket to the preceding show and the party) Parents will pay regular show ticket price of $15. Spaces are limited.

For tickets click here.

The Savannah Children’s Theatre, 2160 East Victory Drive, in the Crossroads Shopping Center

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SAVANNAH CHILDREN’S THEATRE, CLICK HERE.

Easter Blast at Skidaway Island State Park, Savannah
Saturday, April 19, 2014 1- 3 PM

Bring the whole family for a day filled with hayrides, games and crafts. Easter egg hunt starting at 1 p.m. $3 per child. $5 parking. 912-598-2300.

Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Causeway,  Savannah , GA 31411, http://gastateparks.org/SkidawayIsland

Bring the kids to Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center atrium in Savannah this Thursday, Feb. 27, from 5-8pm to watch a fantastic painter, Kerry Dunn, conduct a painting demonstration.

This is a fun FREE family event.

Telfair Museums will provide chairs for observers and the Jepson Café will be open, enabling guests to enjoy a glass of wine or beer as they watch the artist work.

This event is free of charge and if you came to see the Monks’ demonstration of the sand mandala, this will be just as wonderful!

Kerry Dunn is a contemporary academic oil painter who focuses on portraits, still life, landscapes and interiors. Dunn’s portraits have won many awards throughout the years, most recently won Best of Show in the Portrait Society of America’s International Portrait Competition in 2013.

Come and give your kids a chance to watch a true artist at work.

For more information: 912.790.8802 or visit www.telfair.org .

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

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Bring the kids to the annual FREE Greening of the Fountain @ noon Friday March 7, 2014 at the fountain in Forsyth Park to kick off the St. Patrick’s festivities in Savannah.

Enjoy this Savannah tradition, as the city gets ready to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

FOR MORE FREE LOCAL KIDS’ ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THE TYBEE IRISH PARADE & TARA FEIS FAMILY FESTIVAL, CLICK HERE.

Registration is now open until March 21 to sell your children’s gently-used items at the Little Lambs Spring 2014 Consignment Sale in Savannah.

Little Lambs Spring Consignment Sale is a great place to sell your gently-used Spring/Summer clothing or children’s furniture or toys or books.

The dates of this year’s Spring sale are March 28th and March 29th.  Little Lambs sale benefits First Presbyterian Preschool on Washington Avenue in Savannah’s Ardsley Park.

If you would like more information about shopping, selling or volunteering at the sale, please click here to learn more.

NOTE: Little Lambs is limiting this year’s Spring Sale to 70 consigners. So be sure to register now.

Little Lambs organizers are looking forward to another great sale this spring and are excited to see our returning sellers and shoppers!

Stay connected by ‘liking” Little Lambs on Facebook by clicking here!

Sale location
First Presbyterian Church
520 Washington Avenue Savannah, GA

Sale dates
Sale opens to the public Friday, March 28, 9 AM-2 PM and 5:30-7:30 PM
Saturday, March 29, 9AM-Noon (Many items 50% off)

Sign up to Volunteer at Little Lambs Here!

Little Lambs Spring 2014 Consignment Sale, First Presbyterian Preschool, 520 Washington Ave., Savannah, http://fpcschool.com/little-lambs/ On Facebook here.

About Life is Full of Blessings

Inside the Life is Full of Blessings store on Wilmington Island, you’ll find everything from new to gently-loved clothing, school uniforms, new brands of cloth diapers and children’s furnishings, even boutique hair bows. You name it and you will see it in this store!

Life if Full of Blessings has a variety of items coming in and going out on a daily basis, so it is always exciting as a customer to see what new items have come in.

They offer three forms for consignor reimbursement: Cash, store credit or consignment. Designed to make resale easy for moms, this boutique accepts items of any season any time. Learn more by liking Life is Full of Blessings on Facebook here.

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