Haunted Trail and Falloween @ Skidaway Is. State Park
Thursday, Oct 25, 2012 7:30 PM to 9 PM
Friday, Oct 26, 2012 7:30 PM to 9 PM
Saturday, Oct 27, 2012 1 PM to 5 PM

Thursday and Friday night come out for a frightening haunted trail. Saturday the whole family can join in Falloween with an afternoon of games, crafts and hayrides. And don’t forget trick or treating through the campground at 4-5 PM Saturday Oct. 27. Haunted Trail $5 per person. Falloween $2 per child. $5 parking. 912-598-2300.

FOR MORE LOCAL KID-FRIENDLY HALLOWEEN EVENTS, CLICK HERE.

Skidaway Island State Park, 52 Diamond Cswy, Savannah , 31411

Savannah Country Day School students present Annie, Jr!

Starring the amazing students of the SCDS Middle School Drama Department. Directed by DJ Queenan, Musical Direction by Warren Heilman and Choreography by Muriel Miller.

Showtimes: Thursday, Friday & Saturday, October 25th, 26th & 27th at 7:00 PM

Tickets: Adults $12.00/Students $8.00

Jelks Auditorium, SCDS Campus (824 Stillwood Drive)

More information, call 912.925.8800

Savannah Country Day School, 824 Stillwood Drive, Savannah, 31419 http://www.savcds.org/

On Oct. 28 , check out the Hoop Making workshop to ONLY at Ganesha’s Place, Savannah’s new therapeutic yoga studio!

To register or more information, (912)665-4199 or www.ganeshasplace.com

Ganesha’s Place, at the corner of Barnard & 40th St. @ 2323 Barnard St., 912-665-4199, http://ganeshasplace.com/ Ganesha’s Place is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Oh Baby! Fitness offers a variety of exercise programs in Savannah for new and expectant moms.

Mommy-and-me water exercise classes
Looking for a class where you can get fit, bond with your baby and make new friends? Register for H2O Baby! Mom and baby exercise classes: Oct 2-Nov. 6 11:30 AM Tuesdays at the Chatham County Aquatic Center . For more info or to register click here

Pregnancy Water aerobics
Oh Baby! Fitness will also offer Pregnancy Water Aerobics at Chatham County Aquatic Center Oct. 2-Nov. 6 at 12:15 PM Tuesdays. For more info or to register click here.

Save 10% off full session by using discount code: SOUTHERNMAMAS when you register online at www.ohbabyfitness.com.

Chatham County Aquatic Center is at 7240 Sallie Mood Drive, Savannah.

Oh Baby! Fitness gives new and expectant moms a place to find support, make friends, get fit and bond with their babies. Oh Baby! Fitness programs allow Mom to get out of the house, get her body back in shape and spend time with baby.

To see what moms are saying about Oh Baby! Fitness programs, click here.

Oh Baby! Fitness, www.ohbabyfitness.com, @ Chatham County Aquatic Center, (912) 652-6793 & Savannah Yoga Room, (912) 898-0361 Oh Baby! Fitness is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Tybee Island Pier
Sunday October 21 6-8pm
Sponsored by: Tybee Island YMCA & Recreation
All proceeds go to Susan G. Komen for the cure coastal Georgia Affiliate
Event is free but please bring a donation!
Light The Night Cancer Walk
Glow sticks will be handed out for a walk in honor, remembrance or hope for all types of cancer. Those unable to walk will will have special seating at the pier.
Yoga on the beach with Blue Water Yoga
Zumba Party on the pier
Pink Paddle Out bring your surfboards or paddleboards East Coast Paddleboarding will be present with a limited number of boards
$1 raffle for great prizes
Pink hair strips Joan Mills from Salon Aqua
For more information contact:
Leah Sparks Leah.Sparks@ymcaofcoastalga.org
Tybee Island YMCA & Recreation
912-786-9622

Pure Barre – the fastest, most effective way to change the shape of your body – is coming to Savannah & SouthernMamas.com readers receive a 10% discount on classes!

Pure Barre opens in Savannah on Nov. 1 at 5521 Abercorn Street, Suite # 500.

View schedule/prices and sign up for classes by clicking here. (Be sure to click over to Nov. 1)

SouthernMamas.com readers receive 10% off! When registering for classes online, enter ‘soma10’ as the promotion code in the online store. This 10% discount can be used three times, does not apply to gift cards and expires January 5, 2013.

The Pure Barre technique uses small isometric movements at the ballet barre set to motivating music, Pure Barre lifts your seat, tones your thighs, abs and arms and burns fat in record breaking time.

Clients see results in just 10 classes, lose inches in weeks and have fun doing it!

Like Pure Barre Savannah on Facebook here.

Pure Barre Savannah, 5521 Abercorn Street, Suite # 500, Savannah, 31405 Emailsavannah@purebarre.com , http://purebarre.com Pure Barre Savannah is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

On Saturday, Oct. 27, The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is. is celebrating Halloween Festivities at the “Spookalicious” Celebration, from 10am-5pm.

Wear your favorite costume and come enjoy holiday festivities and fun exhibits/activities at The Sandbox. Enjoy Halloween themed crafts, programs, and “Trick or Treats!” all day long. Decorate a special Halloween cookie and participate in a holiday scavenger hunt. Guess how many candy corns in the jar. Guess “What’s in the Box!” And Jump in the Sandbox’s Bounce House! There will be a bag of treats for each child.

Admission is a Saturday Play special: $5 per person.

The Sandbox, 18-A Pope Avenue, next to St. Andrew By-The-Sea United Methodist Church, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
843.842.7645 or email crinehart@thesandbox.org, www.thesandbox.org ,

You’ve taken your kids to see the popular Gingerbread Village at The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa during the holidays every season.

Now it’s time to enter to win Savannah’s Edible Design Competition!

The Savannah Harbor Foundation and The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa are seeking entries for the upcoming twelfth annual Gingerbread Village: Savannah’s Edible Design Competition: a gingerbread-or-whatever-material-you-can-find house contest. Particular emphasis has been placed on creativity and ingenuity this year and entrants are encouraged to let their imaginations take their “designs” to the next level. Construct a gingerbread airplane or an aluminum-can Leaning Tower of Pisa—as long as all visible components of the design are edible, there are no limitations on how funky, eccentric or over-the-top entries can be.

Entries are divided into two categories, Adult (18 and over) and Student (17 and under), and anyone from elementary school classes to culinary experts and bakers are encouraged to participate in this grand event that has become such an extraordinary display of holiday spirit, creativity and talent over the last 12 years.

Third place winners have been added to each division and cash prizes have increased substantially. The Adult Division grand prize winner will receive $1,500, up from $100, and the Student Division grand prize winner will receive $500, double the amount awarded last year.

Gingerbread Village was first created in reaction to 9/11 as an opportunity to celebrate family, togetherness, and embrace life even during uncertain times. It has since grown to an annual delight that thousands come to view each year. Gingerbread Village has moved under the umbrella of a new series of holiday events called Festival of Lights (a 6-week program of fantastic light displays and nightly festive family events on Hutchinson Island starting November 23) and is sponsored by The Savannah Harbor Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, incorporated to help local and regional children’s charities and present family oriented events.

Entry forms must be received by Nov. 1 and can be downloaded by clicking here  or requested from the Gingerbread Committee ring leader, Teresa Berry (aka Mother Gingerbread) via email (Teresa.Berry@Westin.com) or phone (912.201.2048). Forms can be submitted by fax (912.201.2074) or email (Teresa.Berry@Westin.com).

Designs are due Nov. 18 and 19, and judging is scheduled to take place the evening of the 19th. A panel of professional judges will select the top entries and winners will be announced at the Savannah Harbor Foundation Boat Parade of Lights, Nov. 24.

Gingerbread Village will be unveiled in all its glorious, festive splendor Thanksgiving Day in the holiday-bedecked lobby of The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, and will be open to the public to view until New Year’s Day.
Divisions
There are two divisions this year, Adult (18 & over) and Student (17 & under), with first, second and third place prizes.
Adult
1st place: $1500
2nd place: $1000
3rd place: $500

Student
1st place: $500
2nd place: $250
3rd place: $100

There will also be General Manager’s Choice award for each division, the winners of which will receive a Weekend Getaway at The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, as well as a Viewer’s Choice award, whose recipients will receive an award ribbon.

Important dates:
Entry form due: Nov. 1
Edible designs turned in: Nov. 18, 19
Judging: Nov. 19
Winners announced: Nov. 24
Houses must be picked up: Jan. 3

Contact:
Teresa Berry
Teresa.Berry@westin.com
912.201.2048

On Saturday, Oct. 27, The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is. is celebrating Halloween Festivities at the “Spookalicious” Celebration, from 10am-5pm.

Wear your favorite costume and come enjoy holiday festivities and fun exhibits/activities at The Sandbox. Enjoy Halloween themed crafts, programs, and “Trick or Treats!” all day long. Decorate a special Halloween cookie and participate in a holiday scavenger hunt. Guess how many candy corns in the jar. Guess “What’s in the Box!” And Jump in the Sandbox’s Bounce House! There will be a bag of treats for each child.

Admission is a Saturday Play special: $5 per person.

FOR MORE LOCAL KIDS’ HALLOWEEN/FALL FESTIVITIES, CLICK HERE.

The Sandbox, 18-A Pope Avenue, next to St. Andrew By-The-Sea United Methodist Church, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
843.842.7645 or email crinehart@thesandbox.org, www.thesandbox.org ,

Oktoberfest Pint-Size Polkas

Celebrate Oktoberfest and the fall season with Mike Schneider as he presents more of the happiest music on the face of the earth! There’s something about the crisper weather in the fall that will make you want to yodel and sing “The Lumberjack Polka.” All ages.
Saturday, Oct. 20, 11 a.m., Carnegie Library
Saturday, Oct. 20, 3 p.m., Southwest Chatham Library
Monday, Oct. 22, 10:30 a.m., Hinesville Library
Monday, Oct. 22, 4:30 p.m., Bull St. Library
Monday, Oct. 22, 6 p.m., Oglethorpe Mall Library
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 11 a.m., Tybee Library
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 4:30 p.m., Thunderbolt Library
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 6 p.m., Islands Library
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m., West Broad Library
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 4:30 p.m., Rincon Library
Thursday, Oct. 25, 10:30 a.m., Pooler Library
Thursday, Oct. 25, 4:30 p.m., Springfield Library

For branch addresses, click here.

Oktoberfest Pint-Size Polkas

Celebrate Oktoberfest and the fall season with Mike Schneider as he presents more of the happiest music on the face of the earth!  There’s something about the crisper weather in the fall that will make you want to yodel and sing “The Lumberjack Polka.”  All ages.
Saturday, Oct. 20, 11 a.m., Carnegie Library
Saturday, Oct. 20, 3 p.m., Southwest Chatham Library
Monday, Oct. 22, 10:30 a.m., Hinesville Library
Monday, Oct. 22, 4:30 p.m., Bull St. Library
Monday, Oct. 22, 6 p.m., Oglethorpe Mall Library
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 11 a.m., Tybee Library
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 4:30 p.m., Thunderbolt Library
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 6 p.m., Islands Library
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m., West Broad Library
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 4:30 p.m., Rincon Library
Thursday, Oct. 25, 10:30 a.m., Pooler Library
Thursday, Oct. 25, 4:30 p.m., Springfield Library

For branch addresses, click here.

Over the past month, Scribble Art Studio students in Savannah have been working on creating artwork designed around TWIGS, the library’s lovable reading squirrel mascot. Scribble students did a fantastic job creating their own unique TWIGS and now all their hard work has paid off as their art will be displayed at Dick Blick Art Materials and featured in the new Live Oak Public Library coloring book!

You’re invited to join Scribble for the opening reception!

Reception: Friday, October 19th 6-8 at Dick Blick Art Materials
318 E. Broughton St. Savannah, GA 31401
Come see the wonderful artwork created in collaboration with Live Oak Public Libraries!
TWIGS will be making a special guest appearance!
Light drinks and food provided!

Get a sneak peak of Twigs by clicking here.

For more information about the show or art classes for kids, contact artist Carrie Christian at 912-323-0123 or email ScribbleArtStudio@hotmail.com . Click here for more info. Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

For more info including schedule of events or to register, click here. Savannah Celtic is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Ready for a night on the town with out the kiddos? Mark your calendars! You’re invited to take advantage of Parents Night Out/Fall Harvest Festival on Friday, October 19 from 6 to 10PM at Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah.

The children will play outdoor games then come inside for more fun, crafts, and movies. Pizza and popcorn provided. $20 for the first child, $10 for additional children from the same household.

Open to the public! RSVP to Jolene Byrne at re@uusavannah.org

Event schedule for the children:

Outside Activities in the square to start the evening:
Pumpkin Rolling Race
Apple BobbingGame of Red Rover
Needle in a Haystack (Wheelbarrow of Hay with Treats Hidden Inside)
Scarecrow Dress Up Race

Indoor Activities:
Pizza and Popcorn
Pumpkin Painting / Decorating
Leaf Transfers
Duct Tape Flower Pens in Fall Colors
Toilet Paper Roll Halloween Creatures
Fall Branch Weaving
In the Movie Room:
It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown and E.T.
Closing Activity:
Spooky stories (not too scary) and songs by lantern light.

The nursery will be open for the youngest children.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, www.uusavannah.org, 311 East Harris St. Troup Square, Savannah, 31401, email RE@uusavannah.org

Tybee Team Melanoma Awareness & Skate Night at the Tybee Island YMCA
Fri. October 12 2012
Screenings 4-7 PM by Georgia Skin & Cancer Clinic
Skate Night 6-9 PM
Raffles

Annual Doggie Costume Contest Sunday October 14 2012 at Daffin Park on Victory Drive. Hosted by the Savannah Kennel Club.
Open to the public! Registration starts at noon; judging starts at 1 PM

Join Kindermusik Savannah for October Musical One-Time Playdates – Wed. Oct. 31 for TWO exciting musical playdates with your children.

The theme for both playdates: “NO SCARE IN THE AIR and NO FRIGHT IN THIS SIGHT!”, as Kindermusik invites you to come in a NON-SCARY costume (optional) to experience the sounds and movement of KINDERMUSIK!

Instruments, props, lap bounces, stories and dancing will fill the room for 45 magical, musical minutes! At the end, each participant will receive a download credit for 10 SONGS from play.kindermusik.com!

First playdate is for toddlers and preschoolers ages 2-5 and meets at 11:00am on October 31st.

Second playdate is for babies ages newborn to 2 years old and meets at 12:00pm on October 31st.

Cost: $12 per class, which includes tuition + the download card.

Class spaces are limited to 12 per class, so enroll online at www.88keysga.com (click on the Kindermusik link) today!

Any questions? Please call or email Marina Lindblom 912.988.KEYS (5397), email music@88keysga.com

More info on all of the above by clicking here.

Marina Lindblom, 88 KEYS PIANO/Kindermusik, 912.988.KEYS (5397), email music@88keysga.com, www.88keysga.com . Kindermusik is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Make plans to check out 2012 Savannah Food Day Festival,11 AM-6 PM Oct. 28 in Daffin Park!

Live music all day. There will be over 25 workshops and classes on everything from gardening and chicken keeping to nutrition and how to get more veggies into your kids’ diet. Other highlights include fun learning activities for the kiddos along with entertainment from Puppet People and live magic shows.

FREE & open to the public.

For more details, view the complete Festival Guide in the October issue of Well FED Magazine here.

Bring the family to Hunter Cattle Farm and enjoy a night under the stars! You bring the tent and Hunter Cattle Farm will take care of the rest!
Includes:
Tour of the farm on our wagon
Dinner
S’mores
A country breakfast!

Camp-Out Schedule:
November 2nd, 2012–Friday night
4pm–Start setting up 5pm—meet at Hen House for animal holding, petting and egg gathering 6pm –Wagon ride to see the sunset 7pm—Dinner under the barn 8:30pm—Fire pit and s’mores 9:30pm—Moonlight Trail Walk
November 3rd, 2012
9am—Country breakfast under barn 10am—Head up and move out

Be sure to reserve your spot! Call (912) 823-2333 or email events@huntercattle.com  to buy your ticket. Spaces are limited!

The fun starts Friday, November 2nd at 5pm and goes until Saturday, November 3rd at 10:30am.
For Friday night and Saturday morning (Including tour of the farm, dinner, s’mores, sleeping under the stars at the farm, a country breakfast):
12 and up=$50 4-11yrs=$25 3 and under=Free
For Friday night only (Including tour of farm, dinner, s’mores):
12 and up=$30 4-11yrs=$15 3 and under=Free
*Discounts available for families of 5 or more.

So many family-friendly activities going on this week & weekend (Oct. 9-16 2012) in Savannah, Statesboro, Hilton Head Is. & surrounding areas.

Click here to see all the kids/family happenings. Highlights include Savannah Greek Festival; children’s book author/illustrator Jan Brett comes to Savannah on Thurs. Oct. 11 for a book signing & discussion of her new kids’ book, Mossy; and 2012 Fall Festival & Duck Races at Bamboo Farm & Coastal Gardens.  

Details here.

Oktoberfest Pint-Size Polkas

Celebrate Oktoberfest and the fall season with Mike Schneider as he presents more of the happiest music on the face of the earth!  There’s something about the crisper weather in the fall that will make you want to yodel and sing “The Lumberjack Polka.”  All ages.

Saturday, Oct. 20, 11 a.m., Carnegie Library Saturday,
Oct. 20, 3 p.m., Southwest Chatham Library Monday,
Oct. 22, 10:30 a.m., Hinesville Library Monday,
Oct. 22, 4:30 p.m., Bull St. Library
Monday, Oct. 22, 6 p.m., Oglethorpe Mall Library
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 11 a.m., Tybee Library
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 4:30 p.m., Thunderbolt Library
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 6 p.m., Islands Library
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m., West Broad Library Wednesday,
Oct. 24, 4:30 p.m., Rincon Library Thursday,
Oct. 25, 10:30 a.m., Pooler Library Thursday,
Oct. 25, 4:30 p.m., Springfield Library

Oatland Island Wildlife Center is excited to host Savannah Children’s Museum’s Imagination Playground exhibit twice per month on designated Toddler Tuesdays! Imagination Playground is an interactive, transformable environment that prompts children of all ages to create an ever-evolving play space with loose parts. This unique, mobile exhibit addresses a broader spectrum of play needs through socio-cooperative play.

Join Oatland on the following Tuesdays from 10-4:
October 16
October 30
November 13
November 27
December 11
This is a LEAP Together partnership powered by Coastal Heritage Society.
Learn, Explore And Play with your kids every day!
www.chsgeorgia.org

We all need help when it comes to parenting.

Bull Street Baptist Church is hosting a parenting conference this weekend (Oct 12 & 13) to help equipp parents to be the primary disciplers of our children.

Goals of the conference include helping parent in the following ways:
-Teaching generations to set their hope in God and in nothing else.
-Teaching generations to rely on the whole counsel of Scripture.
-Training generations to love and serve God, the church, and their neighbors as Christ does.

Conference Cost: $20 / person

Childcare Available: ($3 per child / $9 max per family per day)
Includes Friday Dinner & Saturday Breakfast!

Friday, October 12 – 5-9pm
Saturday, October 13 – 8:30am – 12pm

Steve Wright (author of reThink: Is Student Ministry Working? and ApParent Privilege) served at Providence Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC from 1999-2012 primarily as the Student Pastor but later transitioned as Pastor of Family Discipleship. He is currently serving as Pastor of Discipleship and Church Planting at First Baptist Church in West Palm Beach, FL.

He received a Master of Arts degree in Christian Ed. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. His undergrad degree is from Carson Newman College in TN. Steve also founded InQuest Ministries, to encourage youth pastors serving on the frontlines of ministry, and supplies resources of Sunday School and Discipleship curriculum to thousands of churches worldwide.

He and his wife Tina have been happily married since 1989. They are blessed with three children–Sara, William and Tyler.

· Register online at: www.bullstreet.org

· For more info contact: Glenn Warner Pastor for Family Ministry at glenn@bullstreet.org or 912.236.1511

Bull Street Baptist Church, 17 East Anderson St., Savannah, GA 31401, www.facebook.com/BullStreetBaptistChurch, Bull Street Baptist Church is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser