Part of The Savannah Ocean Exchange (SOE) – which celebrates our oceans with over 30 public events in September 2012.

International Ocean Connection Picnic in the Park

5 – 10 p.m. Sept 16, 2012 @ Forsyth Park
Admission: Free

As part of the Savannah Ocean Exchange – a community picnic with Flags and Music Hosted by the Army Band. Forsyth Park’s Band Shell lawn will be awash with colorful flags from all the many nationalities represented in Savannah. Each international club and organization is invited to post their flag and bring their instruments to play one song that best represents their nation’s connection to Our Ocean. Participants and listeners are invited to bring a picnic and seating for an early evening of international ocean-inspired music and festivities. The incomparable rousing sound of the Army Band will get your feet tapping and your heart pounding. The band will pay tribute to Our Ocean through their ocean-inspired music and to our armed forces with their crowd-pleasing medlies. After this stellar performance your step will have a little more “umph”, your smile will be broader and your heart a little prouder. Literature will be on hand to help you better understand how precious and fragile our world’s ocean is, and what you can do to become better stewards in protecting it. Free Admission, pack a picnic dinner and bring a blanket or chairs to enjoy the evening!

Part of The Savannah Ocean Exchange (SOE) – which celebrates our oceans with over 30 public events in September 2012.

10 AM-4 PM Sept. 15-16.

Features a variety of exhibits of local ocean science partners. Visitors can pilot a ROV (remotely operated vehicle), hold a sea urchin, drive a robot or go nose to nose with a dolphin, a life-sized model that is.

Part of The Savannah Ocean Exchange (SOE) – which celebrates our oceans with over 30 public events in September 2012.

Children’s Pond Yacht Building is from 10 AM-1 PM Sat. Sept. 16

Young ship builders can build a balloon and/or sail-powered small boat and they will said it in a brand-new Ships of the Sea reflecting pool. For children ages 7-11. Children must be accompanied by a parent to attend/participate. Fee includes free museum entrance for parent & child and the boat kit. Children must be pre-registered by calling the Museum at 912-232-1511. Fee: $7.50 due at the beginning of the event.

Safe Kids Savannah, which serves Chatham and surrounding counties, will be hold a free child car seat check event on Saturday, September 15, at the Chatham County Aquatics Center on Sallie Mood Drive in Savannah.

Safe KidsSavannahto Hold Free Child Car Seat Check Event

WHO:             Safe Kids Savannah, a coalition dedicated to preventing accidental childhood injury.

WHAT:          Child car seat check event. Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians will be available to examine child safety seats for recalls and to insure correct installation in cars, free of charge. No appointment necessary.

WHEN:          10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Saturday, September 15

WHERE:       TheChathamCountyAquaticsCenter,7240 Sallie Mood Dr.,Savannah

WHY:             Car crashes are the number one killer of children 1 to 12 years old in theUnited   States. Each year an estimated 2,446 children die in motor vehicle crashes. When installed and used correctly, child car seats and seat belts can prevent injuries and save lives. Children are more likely to be properly restrained when the driver is buckled up with a seat belt. Safe Kids Savannah will hold a free Child car seat inspection event on Saturday, September 15, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at theChathamCountyAquaticsCenter onSallie Mood Drive inSavannah.

Safe Kids Savannah is a local coalition of organizations and concerned individuals with the common goal of preventing accidental childhood injury, the leading cause of death and disability among children ages 1 to 14. Safe Kids Savannah is a member of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of organizations dedicated to preventing unintentional injury. Safe Kids Savannah was founded in 1987 and is led by the Children’s Hospital at MemorialUniversityMedicalCenter. For more information, visit www.safekidssavannah.org.

Join us in reading great books to our therapy dogs: A great opportunity to build confidence for the reluctant reader, ages 5 and up.

Pooler Library Monday, October 15, 4:30 p.m. For more information, call 748-0471

Southwest Chatham Library Saturday, Sept. 22, 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, 12 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, 12 p.m. For more information, call 925-8305

Always check with the branch for schedule changes.

You gotta love this: this year’s popular Picnic in the Park in Savannah will have a Pet Costume Contest!

The City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs and TailsSpin Pet Supply Store are joining forces to host PAWrade at Picnic in the Park at Forsyth Park on Sunday, October 7th from 2-4 p.m. in conjunction with the city’s Picnic in the Park event.

Picnic in the Park is one of Savannah’s largest and most adored events. In 2011, approximately 23,000 people attended Picnic in the Park which featured an evening of music, entertainment, costume contest, and of course picnics.

This year’s theme is “Some Enchanted Evening”. The pet costume contest will be based on this theme. The “Some Enchanted Evening” Picnic in the Park theme will be branded as a whimsical fairytale. You have the option to dress your furry friend in a variety of costumes from a princess, villain or even a mystical creature.

Entrance fee: $10. Contestants may apply at either TailsSpin location, or at the Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs on Henry Street. Payment may be made in cash, check or credit card at either TailsSpin location; cash or check only at the Department of Cultural Affairs. Participants are encouraged to donate more than the $10 entry fee.

Proceeds to benefit the Savannah Pet Rescue Agencies: Humane Society of Greater Savannah, Coastal Pet Rescue, F.A.C.T.S. and Save-A-Life, Inc.

Prizes will be awarded to the first, second and third place winners. Blue Buffalo and TailsSpin will provide 3 months of 30 lb bags of Blue Buffalo and a $50.00 Gift Certificate to the first place winner, 3 months of 15 lb bags and a $40.00 Gift Certificate to the second place winner and 3 months of 6 lb bags and a $30.00 Gift Certificate to the third place winner. Each winner will also receive a case of Blue Buffalo treats.

PAWrade at the Picnic in the Park is being co-sponsored by the City of Savannah Cultural Affairs Department, TailsSpin, Fleet Feet Sports, as well as media sponsors Connect Savannah and 98.7 The River.

The Savannah Ocean Exchange (SOE) – which celebrates our oceans with over 30 public events in September 2012 – announced today that American Idol Winner Ruben Studdard will headline the International Beach Party on Tybee Island’s North Beach Stage, Saturday, September 15 starting at 6pm. The event is free and open to the public. Studdard will be joined by recording artist Trevor Hall.

Kids’ events at The Savannah Ocean Exchange include:

The Children’s Ocean Film Festival : designed for ocean lovers of all ages and especially young students and children – and their parents, of course. Films are an excellent medium for conveying a story or message and each film scheduled for viewing during the 2012 festival will have just that. Everyone comes away with a better understanding of how precious and fragile our world’s Ocean is, and what they can do to become better stewards in protecting it. The entertainment of course is priceless and this event is free and open to the public.
Where & When
September 16, 2012, 1-5 pm

Forsyth Park Family Picnic: On Sunday, September 16, the SOE welcomes families from across the region for a day of celebration in Forsyth Park at The International Ocean Connection Picnic. The picnic will feature the Armed Forces marching band, an array of international cuisine and activities for kids of every age. The event is scheduled to begin at 5pm.

Glue and Go Costumes

Holly Cleeland, author of “Glue and Go Costumes for Kids: Super-Duper Designs With Everyday Materials,” will demonstrate how you can easily make costumes from things you have around your house.  This family program is just in time for you and your child to make your Halloween costumes.  All ages.

Monday, Sept. 24, 10:30 a.m., Carnegie Library
Monday, Sept. 24, 4:30 p.m., W. W. Law Library
Tuesday, Sept. 25, 10:30 a.m., Port City Library
Tuesday, Sept. 25, 4:30 p.m., Forest City Library
Wednesday, Sept. 26, 10:30 a.m., Springfield Library
Wednesday, Sept. 26, 4:30 p.m., Rincon Library

Double Fun

Oglethorpe Mall Library, Thursday, Sept. 13, 4 p.m.

Stories and an art activity with a “Back to School” theme. Ages 4 & up.

Is your hair swavy, wavy, corkscrew, kinky or a mix of all of four? Are you sick of the frizz that our humid climate creates on your head of hair? Would you actually like to embrace your natural texture instead of drying it straight or having costly treatments done just so you can tolerate it?

Come to Curls Night Out and let curly hair specialist JC Davis at Salon Aqua at 110 W. Gaston St., Savannah show you how you can learn to love your curl again. Join this special event designed for you & your curls, and embracing their natural texture! The evening will provide education & a demonstration of the Deva 3-Step service that cleanses, hydrates & styles curls & provides maximum frizz prevention.

This event will be 6 PM Tues. Sept. 25 and is free and limited to 10 people only. You must sign up to attend and can sign up through www.jcdavishair.com  and click the schedule now tab and sign up under classes, or you can go to Facebook page here and click schedule now.

Savannah’s ultimate Southern Mama, Paula Deen, will be the Grand Marshal for the 2012 Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society Buddy Walk on Oct. 6 in Forsyth Park.
Deen will be leading walk participants in the one mile fundraising event. Thousands of people are expected to attend the event, which raises awareness and funds for local programs, including Camp Buddy, that benefit people with Down syndrome and their families. Last year’s LDSS Buddy Walk welcomed over 4,000 participants.

The Buddy Walk Program welcomes participants of all ages and abilities. Bring your carriage, strollers, wheelchairs, little red wagons and pets. The goals are to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome and to positively influence local and national policy and practice. Last year alone, Buddy Walk events nationally raised more that $11.2 million to benefit education, research, and advocacy initiatives, as well as the Night of Champions, Camp Buddy and many other services right here in the Lowcountry and Coastal Empire.

The walk begins at 10 AM. The Family Fun Festival, which starts immediately following the walk, will feature a variety of activities such as face painting, pumpkin painting,the BOO Boutique, bouncy houses, games, music and refreshments and last until 2 PM. The LDSS Buddy Walk is one of more than 300 Buddy Walks taking place across the country this October to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month.

Registration forms for the walk are available online at www.ldssga.org or sign-up starting at 8:30 AM day of the event. Registration is $12 per person or $40 for a family of four. Registration includes this years limited edition T-Shirt, Lunch and admission to the festival. To learn more, visit www.ldssga.org or contact John or Candy Bogardus at (912) 728-8505.

About the Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society: The Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society (LDSS) is a support group to benefit people with Down Syndrome and their families through local leadership in support, outreach, education and advocacy. Meetings are held every 4th Tuesday of the month, typically with a guest speaker and social time for families to meet and interact with one another. People are encouraged to bring their children. The group is an affiliate of the National Down Syndrome Society. www.ldssga.org

Everyone is invited to the all-American Block Party this Saturday Sept. 8 at Buckwalter Place in Bluffton from 12-6pm. Enjoy a day of live music and family fun at Buckwalter Place!

Take time to appreciate and thank our military men and women as well as police, firefighters, EMS and others who protect our liberty and to celebrate the freedom and privileges their sacrifices guarantee.

Admission to the event is FREE. Bring a chair but please leave your pets and coolers at home.

For more information contact Kimberly Tatro at Kimberly@LowcountryBusinessCircle.com or 843.301.1037 or click here.

This event will benefit Operation R&R-Hilton Head.

Buckwalter Place is rapidly becoming the focus and nexus of a significant amount of economic, commercial, governmental, entertainment, social, technological, educational and cultural activity in southern Beaufort County. For more information on Buckwalter Place, visit www.buckwalterplace.com .

Find out all about a Children Spanish class being offered in Richmond Hill at an info session at 3 PM Sun. Sept. 9 2012 at the Hill of Beans coffee shop, 10747 Ford Avenue Suite #10, Richmond Hill.

Get ready to become a Lingüa familia and give your children más this Sunday! Learn everything you need to know and enroll your children ages 2-12 in Spanish classes.

For more info, contact Cheyenne Kozaily, 864-399-4828, email cheyenne.kozaily@gmail.com , http://bilingualfamilia.com

Are you a prenatal or postpartum mom looking for a butt-kicking program that will help you to get strong, lean, energized? Check out Stroller Strong Moms in Savannah’s Forsyth Park, a creative and fun total body workout for prenatal and postpartum moms with stroller age children.

You’re invited to the Grand Opening for Stroller Strong Moms, 9:30-10:30 AM Mon. Sept. 17, 2012.

There will be prizes and giveaways at the grand opening class.

Stroller Strong Moms offers a unique and challenging workout that’s constantly on the move. It uses the entire Forsyth Park in Savannah during class. Each fitness class will provide new and different walking/running routes and exercises in order to maximize fitness results and prevent boredom. For schedule & price info on Savannah classes, visit www.strollerstrongmoms.com & click savannah class. First class is free.

All exercises are introduced with multiple levels of difficulty so that moms of all fitness levels are able to workout together. Each class is designed so that your child has fun too.

“Like” Stroller Strong Moms Savannah page on Facebook here to stay updated.

Stroller Strong Moms, 12 East Park Ave. Savannah, 31401, email info@strollerstrongmoms.com , www.strollerstrongmoms.com Stroller Strong Moms is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

You’re invited to College Night at St. Andrew’s School in Savannah

The independent private school on Wilmington Island is hosting a College Information Night on Thursday, September 13 at 7 p.m. on the Savannah campus. Admission representatives from Swarthmore College, Vassar College, Williams College and Wesleyan University will be on hand. These individuals will answer questions about the selective college admission process, essay writing, interviews, financial aid and scholarships.

The event is free and open to the public. No reservations are required.

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,

Savannah’s biggest children’s consignment event – High Cotton Kids – is set for September 27-29th 2012 in the same great central Savannah location at 706 Mall Boulevard, Formerly Seeds of Faith Bookstore!

Come shop consignment at it’s finest. High Cotton Kids is THE place to save a lot of money, make a lot of money and have a great time doing both! This Fall’s upscale resale shopping event will have thousands of high end boutique children’s brand clothing sizes 0-12 and many other items. There will also be a variety of new merchandise from several local retailers.

Get ready to rack up on all your favorite children’s brands at a fraction of the retail price! There is something for everybody’s taste and budget from adorable smocked frocks to funky threads to even high cotton play clothes your kids will love to throw on all fall and winter.

Consignor registration is open now through Sunday, September 23rd! Clean out and cash in, consignors can receive 6-70% of their sales! High Cotton Kids also accepts high end maternity clothing, children’s furniture, art work, baby and nursery necessities (ie. bouncers, exercausers, etc.), strollers, toys, books, dvds and more. For a complete list of items we accept and do not accept, click here .

High Cotton Kids Consignment Event sponsored by The Monogram Place & Robyn’s Nest , Pediatric Dentistry and JPaige .

Stay connected and get updates about the event by liking High Cotton Kids on Facebook here.

High Cotton Kids, 706 Mall Boulevard (formerly Seeds of Faith Christian Bookstore), Savannah. High Cotton Kids is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

MusikGarten offers classes on Tuesdays – Wednesdays – Fridays starting September 11th, 12th, 14th;
Feel invited to learn more HERE

Children are naturally drawn to music. By engaging your children in music classes you are not only giving them a “leg-up” on their musical development but on all other educational pursuits as well.

Everybody Plays – At Every Age

Coastal Orff Academy ages 9 to 12
The Coastal Orff Academy is now accepting students age 9-12 for group music classes.
In game-like atmosphere students explore and learn music fundamentals by playing, singing, and moving.
Everyone is welcome and no prior music knowledge is required.
Classes on Saturdays 2-3:30 PM start September 8th
Please find more information and details HERE

Instrument Circle
Get expert advice in choosing the right band instrument.

Private Lessons
For Trumpet, Trombone and Tuba; Saxophone, Clarinet and Flute; Guitar, Bass;
Violin, Viola, Cello and Contra bass; Drums, Piano and Voice;

Please find more information and details HERE or pay MusikGarten a visit at their New Location:

Georgia Music Warehouse 2424 Abercorn – 31401 Savannah GA

Musikgarten offers parent-and-child classes @ Georgia Music Warehouse, 2424 Abercorn St, Savannah, 31401. (Rear Lot entrance) FREE Preview classes. More info here. Musikgarten is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

A popular Toddler Tuesday weekly nature program at Oatland Island Wildlife Center in Savannah. There will be no Toddler Tuesday on April 9 2013 but click here to see the theme for Tuesday April 16.

At Toddler Tuesday, children & their parents/caretakers experience nature through themed activities including live animal encounters, wildlife nature walks, storytelling, songs, interactive finger-play & crafts.

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

Terrific Tuesdays Free Ice Cream
On Tuesdays, Jump N’ Jacks indoor play center in Richmond Hill offers a free ice cream cone for kids that bring in a homework assignment with an “A” grade.

1 912-459-1555, http://www.jumpnjacksga.com
Richmond Hill, Georgia 31324