Trunk or Treat @ Skidaway Is. State Park, Savannah, 1-8PM Sat. Oct. 30 2021

Skidaway Island State Park’s Trunk or Treat 2021 will include outdoor activities/carnival-style games (1 – 4:30PM), a dog costume parade with an award for best costume, a pumpkin carving contest, kids’ pumpkin coloring, Trunk-or-Treat (4:30-6:30PM), and an outdoor Halloween-themed film the entire family can enjoy.

If you would like to give out candy or to sign up for the pumpkin carving contest, please call the park office or email ariel.gernatt@dnr.ga.gov to sign up. Pumpkin carving contest entry fee is $7. Prizes to be announced.

Wear your best costumes, bring your whole family (including your dog), and be ready for a night of fun,

Admission Fee: $5 per vehicle for parking. Dogs must be leashed.

Learn more here. 

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Art Class for the Homeschool Student @ Scribble Art Studio, Savannah

Join Scribble Art Studio in Savannah each week in the studio for ongoing art classes for your homeschool learner.

Classes will begin Oct. 25, 2021. Learn more and register online here. 

Homeschool Art Class
Scribble Art Studio
212 E. 37th St.
Savannah, GA 31401
info@scribbleartstudiosav.com
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Every year Whippoorwill Farms in Ridgeland, South Carolina has an annual pumpkin rescue to reduce waste and recycle.

The pumpkin rescue is on for 2021. For the month of October, November and December, Whippoorwill will take your carved, whole or unpainted pumpkins.

Bring them to the Forsyth Farmers Market, the Hilton Head Farmers Market or come straight to the farm and feed the whole, unpainted or carved unpainted pumpkins to the pigs yourself. The farm is always open for shopping but for these months, you can come feed your pumpkins and walk the farm by bringing one pumpkin per person as admission, no purchase required.

What’s accepted: pumpkins, gourds, corn, corn cobs and corn stalks, acorns or other nuts AND bagged leaves in brown bags. If you have a smelly, rotting pumpkin, please bring it to the farm directly.

Have a neighborhood that wants to participate? Have a designated drop off spot in your plantation or neighborhood and work together to collect and bring them out. Whippoorwill Farms will even pick up pumpkins for 300+ pumpkins.

Own a business and want to be a drop off location? Reach out to Whippoorwill Farms. They will list your business on their social media and list you as a drop off location on our flyers and website.

Last year, Whippoorwill Farms rescued almost 1,500 pumpkins from the landfill. The goal is to beat that number this year.

For location drop-offs & more info, contact Whippoorwill Farms @ 843-473-5231 or via email marissa@whippoorwillfarmssc.com 

Admissions season has begun! And yes, open houses and private tours of local schools are still happening, even during these complicated times.

Come visit Savannah’s schools @ these open houses to get to know the schools yourself.

Savannah-Chatham Public School Open Houses start in January 2022. Find SCCPSS Choice/Lottery Program Application Deadlines here. 

Upcoming Savannah school open houses for prospective families include:

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Savannah Classical Academy – free, public K-12 charter school – is now accepting 2022-23 lottery applications. 
Apply for the lottery now. Learn more & apply online here. 

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St. Andrew’s School, a private, independent, college preparatory Wilmington Island school, ages 3-12th grade

Open Houses
JAN. 18 2022
8:30AM Grades 5 – 12
9:30AM Pre-K 3 through Grade 4
Register online here.

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Savannah Christian Preparatory School, an independent, non-denominational college prep Christian school, PreK-12th

Welcome Wednesdays Open houses @  Savannah Christian Preparatory School (SCPS)
9:30AM
Jan. 26 & Feb. 9
Reservations are required.
Register for Welcome Home Wednesdays online here.
For more information on this event or admissions at Savannah Christian Preparatory School, please email Kathi Strickland, Director of Family Relations, at kstrickland@savcps.com or call the admissions office at 912.629.5544.

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Veritas Academy, a private PreK-12th grade Savannah school offering a classical, Christ-centered, covenantal education. 

Wed. Feb. 17, 9AM

Details here. 

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Risen Savior Christian Academy (RSCA), a Christian, private Pooler school, two year-old preschool through 8th grade. Schedule a tour here. 

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Calvary Day School, a private, faith-based Savannah school, PreK-12th grade

You & your family are invited to get a first-hand glimpse of all the amazing opportunities available through private tours of Calvary Day School in Savannah . Learn more here. Call Calvary’s admissions department at (912) 351-0700 or email admissions@calvarydayschool.com to schedule your tour.  Scheduled assessment and shadow days will be on Wednesdays by appointment.

Calvary Day School Open House dates are listed under the “Visit Us” tab of the Admissions section.

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Advanced Academics, tutoring for K-12 & customized preK-6th grade learning (full & half day) in Pooler

TOURS: Private tours can be set up by calling 912-348-2017. More information about customized learning on Advanced Academics campus for preschool through middle grades is available at www.adv-aca.com.

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Bethesda Academy, a private, all-male Savannah day school, grades 6-12

Schedule a private tour of Bethesda Academy by emailing or calling Admissions Director Stephanie VanVleck at 912-361-2068 or email stephanie.vanvleck@bethesdaacademy.org
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Savannah-Chatham Public School Open Houses start in January 2022. Find SCCPSS Choice/Lottery Program Application Deadlines here. 

Frogwarts 2021 in Savannah

Frogwarts: A Magical Adventure is back!

Georgia State Railroad Museum and Savannah Children’s Museum will transform into a magical Harry Potter-themed experience during “Frogwarts” on Sunday, Nov. 14 from 11AM-3PM.

This year’s classes will include Wand Making, Potions, Fortune Telling, Defense Against the Dark Arts: Glow in the Dark Fun!, Care of Magical Creatures with Georgia Reptile Society, Quill Writing, Herbology, Muggle Studies and Quidditch. Attendees can also take a ride on our diesel locomotive, the Frogwarts Express or visit Gringotts Wizarding Bank.

Some CHS community partners will also be leading workshops, including Memorial Health Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital leading aromatherapy and Herbology activities, Front Porch Improv performing some Harry Potter-themed skits, Dogwood Pediatric Dentistry sharing the art of Charms, The Lowcountry Turners will be creating unique wooden wands and Leopold’s Ice Cream will be on-site serving Harry Potter inspired sweet treats.

This event is $12 for all participants, ages eighteen months and older.

Pre-registration is required. Pre-register online here.  

Coastal Heritage Society members receive access to early registration, an express check-in line and priority boarding for the Frogwarts Express train ride.  Become a member here.

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Is  Veritas Academy in Savannah right for your family?

The school’s next Open House is Thurs. Nov. 4, 2021 beginning at 9AM. Come see their classes in action and learn more about their mission and programs!

Email info@veritassav.org to RSVP!

RSVP here.

Veritas Academy Open House, PreK-12th
Thurs. Nov. 4, 2021
9-11AM
25 W Oglethorpe Ln.
Savannah, GA 31401-3971

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The Tiny Beet, Lifestyle Medicine Pediatrics, Savannah

The Tiny Beet – a general pediatric direct primary care (DPC) practice – is accepting new patients.

Call 917-777-6830 or visit tinybeet.com to get your appointment out.

Pediatrician Dr. Yolanda Rivera-Caudill  accepts patients for a single visit But the benefits of membership are:
*direct communication with the doctor (with her personal number)
*short time to no waiting room delay
*Evaluation and Consultation of Medicine Lifestyle
*and more

Learn more here. 

ADDRESS
51 Johnny Mercer Blvd.
Building A-2 Suite A
Savannah, GA 31400

PHONE
(912) 777-6830

EMAIL
thedoctorbeet@gmail.com

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SouthCoast Health experts share three main tips to fight breast cancer here.

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Lori Smith, 35, a mother of two from Savannah, had participated in countless mastectomies as an operating room assistant when she was forced to look at this disease from a different perspective: that of the patient.

“It was a little odd and surreal,” said Smith, who had no family history of breast cancer. “I’ve worked in the operating room for 16 years. And it was always someone else, not me.”

Smith says she knew something might be wrong when she gave herself a self-exam. After noticing a tender, suspicious lump in her breast, Smith reached out to Dr. Christa Jillard at SouthCoast Health. The lump turned out to be cancerous.

Read Smith’s story here. 

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Last Minute Disney Cruise Deals, Save up to 30%

If you’ve been dreaming of a Disney Cruise, Two Sisters Travel has some incredible last minute deals on select sailings this fall. Save up to 30% on select 3 or 4-night Bahamas onboard the Disney Dream or even 7-Night Caribbean itineraries onboard Disney Fantasy. Take advantage of pricing of only $150 per person, per day for a family of 4.

Disney Cruise Line offers a unique vacation experience that blends entertainment and adventure with comfort and convenience. There is something for everyone on a Disney cruise: relaxing “me” time for the adults, imaginative fun for the kids and exciting family time for all. Every voyage features the world-class hospitality that only Disney can provide, and of course, all of your favorite characters. You’ll even be able to experience the popular Halloween on the High Seas events onboard.

Currently, the Bahamas is requiring that all incoming cruise guests 12 and older must show proof of vaccination and guests younger than 12 must present a negative COVID test taken up to 5 days prior to sailing. These requirements are valid for departures through November 1, 2021.

Hurry & contact Tara McCoy at Two Sisters Travel for a quote and more information. These cabins will go fast!

Tara McCoy, Vacation Specialist at Two Sisters Travel
843.284.3241
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Fall/Winter Youth Basketball, Cheerleading in Savannah & nearby

Registration for youth basketball and youth cheerleading have opened at branches of YMCA of Coastal Georgia.

Practices start Nov. 29 2021   and games begin Jan. 8 2022 with playoffs the week of Feb. 21 2022.

Basketball leagues available boys and girls for a range of ages from 3-14. Basketball offered at the following YMCA branches: Effingham, Habersham, Islands, Richmond Hill, Tybee, West Chatham.

Register for basketball online here.

Cheerleading offered at Habersham YMCA branch & Effingham branch for ages 3 & older.

Register for cheerleading online here. 

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Yes there are fun Halloween happenings at YMCA of Coastal branches including these:

October 29: Tybee Y Trunk-or-Treat, 6-8PM
October 29: Parents Night Out and Halloween Spooktacular at Habersham Y, 6-9PM
October 30: Liberty Y Drive-Through Trunk-or-Treat, 3-5PM / Statesboro Y Drive-Through Trunk-or-Treat, 4-6PM / Islands Y Trunk-or-Treat and Fall Festival 4-7PM

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FIND MORE LOCAL FAMILY FALL FUN HERE. 

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Unleash creativity with arts classes at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center.

5 and 6-week series classes begin Mon. Nov. 1 2021.

From acting and audition prep to art discovery classes and ceramics, there is something for all interests – ages 6 and older!

Registration is now open, reserve your spot online @ Savannahga.gov/artsclasses

Creative Classes- drama, art, ceramics – start Nov. 1
Savannah Cultural Arts Center
201 Montgomery St.
Savannah Ga. 31406

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FREE Developmental Checklist for Children Ages 1-6

Did you know Chatterbox Pediatric Therapy developed a developmental checklist to help parents and caregivers better understand age-appropriate milestones?

The online developmental screening for children is for ages 1-6 years

Have you tried it yet? Find the free checklist online here. 

Chatterbox Pediatric Therapy offers pediatric speech, occupational and physical therapy services in Pooler and Richmond Hill, GA. The experts @ Chatterbox Pediatric Therapy see the benefits of early intervention in kids every day.

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Enjoy a special weekly outing with your tiniest music maker and watch learning take place before your eyes!

Kindermusik Savannah baby class for ages newborn to 24 months meets every Tuesday at 11AM. First trial is free- come move, play instruments, sing, and more.

Visit kindermusikwith88keys.com or text 912-432-5885 for more info.

Kindermusik…A Good Beginning Never Ends.

Location: Kindermusik with 88 Keys, 183 Deerfield Rd W, Bloomingdale GA 31302

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Bring the kids to Risen Savior’s Pumpkin Patch in Pooler, which is designed to be a quality and safe fall activity for your family to enjoy.

Proceeds from the Pumpkin Patch go to the Navajo Indian Reservation in Farmington, New Mexico (This is also where the pumpkins come from, employing 700 Native Americans and making positive and lasting impact on a region with 42% unemployment); Risen Savior Christian Academy and Risen Savior’s youth conference travel expenses.

Pumpkin Patch 2021: Sat. Oct. 16 through Sun. Oct. 31, 11AM-7PM (weekdays); Noon-7PM (weekends).

UPDATE: Pumpkins now arriving Sun. Oct. 17 @ 6PM.

Cost: free to enter (pumpkins are priced according to size), free family-friendly games & fall activities.

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Fall Festival 2021: Weekend of October 30-31 

October 30-31 2021, Noon-5PM will be a festival weekend join with some additional activities for all ages

• Vendors
• Picture booth
• Bounce Houses (fee)
• Carnival Games & Raffle Baskets (fee)
• Face Painting
• Bake Sale (fee)
• Pumpkins for sale

Risen Savior Christian Academy, 1755 Quacco Road, Pooler, Ga. 313122, 912.925.9431 Risen Savior Christian Academy is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser. 

Visit the UGA Aquarium on Skidaway Is. in Savannah October 25 – 30 2021 to take part in a Halloween Scavenger Hunt.

Other special activities offered include a temporary skull exhibit and take-home Halloween crafts for kids.

Find aquarium hours and admission here. 

Art Class for the Homeschool Student @ Scribble Art Studio, Savannah

Join Scribble Art Studio in Savannah each week in the studio for ongoing art classes for your homeschool learner.

Classes will begin Oct. 25, 2021. Learn more and register online here. 

Homeschool Art Class
Scribble Art Studio
212 E. 37th St.
Savannah, GA 31401
info@scribbleartstudiosav.com
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Lots of Fall 2021 family-friendly happenings @ Wormsloe State Historic Site in Savannah. Here’s look:

Where’s Noble Bones? A Bone Chilling Scavenger Hunt
Every Saturday in October 2021: Sat. Oct 23, 9 AM-4 PM; Sat. Oct. 30, 9AM-4PM
Wormsloe Historic Site – Savannah
Come help find Noble Jones, he has lost all of his Noble Bones. Every Saturday in October, Wormsloe State Historic Site will be holding a spooky scavenger hunt. It gives families a perfect way to get outdoors and enjoy the beautiful natural and cultural resources here at Wormsloe while having some fun. $2.50 – $10 912-353-3023.
Learn more here.

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Colonial Sailors with Captain Knotbeard
Sun. Oct 24, 2021 10AM-11:30AM, 2-3:30PM
Wormsloe Historic Site – Savannah
Come join Captain Knotbeard and learn about sailing in the 18th century. Learn how to use a compass, tie sailing knots, how to use a sailing whistle, and sing silly sea shanties. The program includes one sailing whistle and length of rope, which is yours to keep. If you have your own compass, bring it with you. $7.50 – $15.00 912-353-3023.
Learn more here.

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Wormsloe Black Heritage Tour
Sun. Oct 24, 2021 10AM-11:30 AM, 2-3:30PM; Sun. Oct. 31 2021 10AM-11;30, 2-3:30PM
Wormsloe Historic Site – Savannah
Join Ranger KeyShawn as he takes you on a journey, highlighting Wormsloe’s history as a slave plantation and invoking the memories of those enslaved Africans who lived and worked here. The tour will last approximately one hour on a 1.5 mile hike. Please note to bring water, and wear comfortable shoes for the guided hike. Register in advance. $6.50 – $12 912-353-3023.
Learn more here.

Flu vaccines for adults & children 6 months & older during Saturday flu-shot drive @ Whitemarsh Is. Savannah

Flu season is back! But no need to fear, The Tiny Beet is here!

Bring your family to get their flu shots @ The Tiny Beet pediatrics office on Whitemarsh Island in Savannah, starting at 10AM Sat. Oct. 16 2021. Your children do not need to be patients of Pediatrician Dr. Yolanda Rivera-Caudill  @ The Tiny Beet to receive flu shots during this flu drive.

Open to adults and children 6 months and older. 

How to sign up:
1. Click here to sign up online for the vaccine drive.
2. Enter code: GA65438
3. Fill out & submit form
4. See you there at The Tiny Beet Pediatrics office on Whitemarsh Island, Savannah on Sat. Oct. 16 2021

The Tiny Beet is a general pediatric direct primary care (DPC) practice .

Learn more here. 

Come by before the flu drive for a family yoga class @ 9AM.

ADDRESS
51 Johnny Mercer Blvd.
Building A-2 Suite A
Savannah, GA 31400

PHONE
(912) 777-6830

EMAIL
thedoctorbeet@gmail.com

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Diapers are essential to keeping a baby healthy. Often, families in need must choose between diapers or food for their children.

Help the Savannah-Richmond Hill-Rincon community provide basic necessities to their families by donating now to the Over the Moon Diaper Drive.

See locations below.

COASTAL CARE PARTNERS Coastal Care Partners, LLC
4 Village Walk, Skidaway Island

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH First Baptist Church of Savannah
400 N Columbia Ave, Rincon, GA

JEWISH EDUCATION ALLIANCE Savannah Jewish Educational Alliance
5111 Abercorn St.

ONCE UPON A CHILD Once Upon A Child Savannah
1100 Eisenhower Dr.

SAVANNAH POWER YOGA Savannah Power Yoga
7360 Skidaway Road, Sandfly,
461 Johnny Mercer Blvd., Wilmington Is.

SEA, SALT & SUGAR NAIL SALON Sea Salt & Sugar
1800 E. Victory Drive

THE 5 SPOT The 5 Spot Midtown
4430 Habersham St., Habersham Village

TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE SHOP Twinkle Twinkle Little Shop
10471 Ford Ave, Richmond Hill, GA See Less

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Parent & Me Monthly Art Program @ Jepson Center, Savannah 

Once a month, Telfair Museums‘ youngest patrons are invited to the Jepson Center in downtown Savannah for story time, a special tour, and an art activity.

Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome @ these Art Start: Stroller & Toddler Tour programs. Come play and learn.

$5 per child
Adult members free / Adult non-members $12

October Art Start: Stroller & Toddler Tour
Tues. Oct. 19 2021, 11AM-12:30PM
Jepson Center
This month’s featured exhibition is Silhouettes.
Learn more here.

November Art Start: Stroller & Toddler Tour
Tues. Nov. 16 2021, 11AM-Noon
Jepson Center

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FREE Family Day Oct. 16 – featuring Sonya Clark: Finding Freedom – for Savannah-Chatham residents @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center

A large fabric canopy draped overhead and spanning an entire museum gallery greets visitors to Sonya Clark: Finding Freedom, which opened Oct. 1 at the Jepson Center.

From 10AM-to 5PM on Sat. Oct. 16 2021, Savannah and Chatham County residents can view the exhibition free as part of Telfair Museums’ Free Family Day at the Jepson Center. They can also see Heavy is the Crown, a newly opened exhibition by the artist Noel W Anderson.

Telfair’s presentation of the immersive installation by Clark, an artist and Amherst College professor, offers a celestial viewpoint that encourages viewers to consider freedom-seeking enslaved individuals whose forced labor built America’s wealth. Draped as if a night sky overhead, the large-scale canopy is pieced together from cyanotype reactive fabric squares made with the help of workshop participants over the course of Clark’s various residencies.

Often under cover of night with bounty hunters at their heels, enslaved individuals seeking freedom used the constellations like the Big Dipper to orient their way north along the Underground Railroad—a network of people, safe houses, and clandestine routes in the early to mid-19th century used to escape from states, such as Georgia, that sanctioned slavery, into Northern states and Canada.

On Sept. 30, Clark delivered Telfair’s free, annual Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Lecture to a full crowd  at the Jepson Center, with funding provided by the Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, the City of Savannah, and the Georgia Council for the Arts.

Sonya Clark: Finding Freedom is organized by the Phillips Museum of Art at Franklin and Marshall College in collaboration with Telfair Museums and is curated by Amy Moorefield. The presentation at Telfair is curated by Erin Dunn, curator of modern and contemporary art.

Learn more about Free Family Day October 2021 here.

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Jepson Center
207 W. York St.
Savannah, GA 31401

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Art Class for the Homeschool Student @ Scribble Art Studio, Savannah

Join Scribble Art Studio in Savannah each week in the studio for ongoing art classes for your homeschool learner.

Classes will begin Oct. 25, 2021. Learn more and register online here. 

Homeschool Art Class
Scribble Art Studio
212 E. 37th St.
Savannah, GA 31401
info@scribbleartstudiosav.com
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Baby Gear Rentals in Savannah & Nationwide 

BabyQuip is a total game changer for family travel!

Rent all the baby equipment you need (like cribs, strollers, car seats, toys and more) for your next getaway and skip packing all the bulky items. They deliver and set up everything for you, and pick it up when you’re done—all at your convenience. They’ll even meet you at the airport! All rental gear is clean, safe and insured.

Click here to make a reservation.

Find all the info on renting baby gear in the Savannah area here. 
Stephanie Jackson
Independent Quality BabyQuip Provider: Coastal Georgia and the Low Country of South Carolina
call or text: 912.247.7825

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