The East Campus of Christmas Compassion Christian Church is having a Christmas production called “Behold” that is kid friendly.

Full costumes with kids and a dessert reception following the program.

Tickets cost $5 and can be purchased online here or at the Resource Center at East Campus.

“Behold” showtimes
7-9PM Fri, Sat. & Sun Dec. 8-10
3-5PM Sun. Dec. 10

East Campus of Compassion Christian Church
9150 Old Montgomery Rd.
Savannah, GA 31406

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FIND MORE SAVANNAH HOLIDAY FUN IN OUR HOLIDAY EVENTS GUIDE 2017 HERE. 

The Holidays 2017 are a great time to take the kids to The Sandbox Children’s Museum  on Hilton Head Is.

Below are some upcoming special events. Or visit during regular museum hours.

December Hours:
Regular Hours: Dec 1-16, 18-23, 26-29
Tuesday- Sunday, 10AM-5PM
Special Hours
Dec 24 12-3PM Visit from Santa 1-2PM!
Dec 25 | CLOSED Merry Christmas!
Dec 30 10AM – 2PM | “NOON Year’s Eve EVE”
Dec 31 1-5PM | Special NYE Hours

Noon Year’s Eve @ The Sandbox

10AM-2PM Sat. Dec. 30| AT THE SANDBOX
The Sandbox is ringing in the new year a little early this year to accommodate church service on 12/31 at the adjacent church. So join The Sandbox prior to New Year’s Eve and celebrate with your little ones without staying up to midnight.

Festivities include special games and activities both indoors and outdoors. In addition to scavenger hunts, games, fun arts & crafts and a picnic lunch, attendees will ring in 2018 with party favors and a balloon drop at 12 noon.

COST: Special Event Admission: $5 for members, $10 for non-members.
Military and senior discounts are available.

First come, first serve. Space and activities limited in the event of rain
(Sorry, coupons not valid for special event)

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The Sandbox
18A Pope Avenue,
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
843.842.7645

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You’re invited to bring your family to this free Christmas event:  LifeBridge Church is holding Christmas For Savannah on Sat. Dec. 23, 4:15-6:15PM at Lake Mayer Park (1850 E. Montgomery Crossroad) in Savannah.

There will live music from award-winning local band, Tell Scarlet, activities for kids of all ages, a live Nativity, Christmas “sleigh” rides, story time with Pete the Cat, and a special Christmas message.

Childcare is available for children ages 6 weeks – preK.

The evening is free & open to everyone!

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FIND MORE SAVANNAH HOLIDAY FUN IN OUR HOLIDAY EVENTS GUIDE 2017 HERE. 

Veritas Academy in Savannah is hosting their 3rd annual fundraiser, A Taste of the Classics, on Feb. 16, 2018.

This year they’re excited to feature a concert from The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra!

Not only will this elegant evening include an eleven-piece band, there will be hors-d’oeuvres, games and a live auction, all at the beautiful Mansion Hotel Ballroom on Forsyth Park.

RSVP in the event page A Taste of the Classics 2018 to stay up to date on live auction items and raffles!

Order tickets online here. 

Veritas Academy , Pre-K through 12th grade,  25 W. Oglethorpe Lane., Savannah 31401, 912-238-1222,  email info@veritassavannah.org www.VeritasSavannah.org Veritas Academy is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

You & your family are invited to get a first-hand glimpse of all the amazing opportunities available for students in Pre-K through 12th grade @ Calvary Day School in Savannah.

Calvary Day School open houses are the perfect chance to see what today’s learners are doing to become tomorrow’s leaders.

Learn more here

Open Houses @ Calvary Day School, 4625 Waters Ave, Savannah

Sun. Jan 21 2018, 2-4PM
Wilder Chapel

Sun. Feb 11 2018, 2-4PM
Wilder Chapel

Sun. Mar 25, 2-4PM
Wilder Chapel

Sun. April 8, 2-4PM
Wilder Chapel

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Private Tours

Private tours are also available throughout the school year from 9AM-2PM. To schedule your private tour, call Calvary admissions department at (912) 351-2299 or email admissions@calvarydayschool.com to schedule your tour.

To learn more about Calvary Day School, visit their website at www.calvarydayschool.com.

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Henny Penny Art Space & Cafe  offers so many different ways to get creative during December.

You can make this holiday garland Thursday Dec. 7 @ Adult Crafting. Cost: $10. For kids, this week’s open studio theme is making these adorable cardboard tree craft. One open studio ticket: $5

Henny Penny Art Space & Cafe also offers Pretend Play, special Saturday Workshops, Play-doh Playdates, Homeschool Meetups, Mommy & Me Crafting, Petite Picassos and storytimes.

See the Dec. 2017 Henny Penny options here. 

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About Henny Penny 

Henny Penny is located at 1514 Bull St. Savannah.

Nestled just blocks from Forsyth Park, Henny Penny Art Space and Cafe also provides custom-designed arts and crafts kits for all ages, workshops, classes, and is available for booking birthday parties.

Foxy Loxy Cafe & Scribble Art Studio opened Henny Penny earlier this year.

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Here’s a spirited musical to take the kids to this holiday season: Disney’s Tony Award-winning Newsies @ Arts Center of Coastal Carolina on Hilton Head Is.

Newsies onstage Dec. 6-31 2017. Buy tickets at the Box Office 843-842-2787 or online here.

Tickets for preview performances Dec. 6-7, 2017 are $49 for adults and $36 for children 5-15; Full priced tickets Dec. 8-31, 2017 are $59 for adults and $46 for children.

Fresh off its First National Tour, the Arts Center is thrilled to produce the Carolinas’ premiere of Newsies, with jubilant music by Alan Menken and book by Harvey Fierstein, features high-flying dance with everything from tumbling to tap. Set in New York City at the turn of the century and inspired by the real-life Newsboys strike of 1899, Newsies is about a charismatic newsboy who dreams of a better life far from the streets.

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Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
14 Shelter Cove Lane (located mid-Island)
843-842-ARTS (2787)
www.artshhi.com

Join Kindermusik Savannah with 88 Keys Wed. Dec. 13 @ 10AM or Sat. Dec. 16 @10AM for the perfect winter family event: a bell-themed musical playdate!

Your child will get to take home a very special instrument plus 10 delightful songs and a bonus gift. Spaces limited! Enroll your 0-7-year-old at kindermusikwith88keys.com. Spaces are limited.

Kindermusik Savannah, kindermusikwith88keys.com,  email music@kindermusikwith88keys.com or info@kindermusikwith88keys.com, 912.988.KEYS (5397) Kindermusik is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Savannah school tours: Savannah school open house season is under way, for those of you school searching.

Upcoming open houses include:

* Savannah Christian Preparatory School open house, Welcome Wednesdays, 9:30AM, Wed. Dec. 6.
* St. Andrew’s School – Savannah, GA open house, 9AM Thurs. Dec. 7

* Calvary Day School open house, 2-4PM Sun. Jan. 21 2018
* Risen Savior Christian Academy open house, Pooler, 10AM-Noon Sat. Jan 27 2018

Details on all of the above at: http://ow.ly/bY7v30gJj41

For details on Savannah-Chatham public charter school open houses & application deadlines, click here. 

Bring your family and friends for a free day of movies that are free and open to the public @ Trustees Theather, Savannah. 

This year’s Holiday Happenings will feature screenings of Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas at 11:00 AM, Dr. Suess’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas with Jim Carey at 3:00 PM, and It’s a Wonderful Life at 7:00 PM.

Enjoy complimentary snacks and popcorn, just bring a canned or nonperishable food for America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia OR new-in-the-package toys benefiting the Build a Bridge Foundation of Georgia.

Trustees Theater
216 E Broughton St.
Savannah, Georgia 31401

FLASHBACK CINEMA is a classic film program @ GTC Pooler Cinemas.

Different classic movies are shown each week with shows on Sundays and Wednesdays.

Flashback features play at 2PM & 7PM on Sundays: 4PM & 7PM on Wednesdays.

Holiday Classics during Holidays 2017

The Polar Express
2PM & 7PM Sun. Dec 10
4PM & 7PM Wed. Dec 13
Rated G

Elf
2PM & 7PM Sun. Dec 17
4PM & 7PM Wed. Dec 20
Rated PG

It’s A Wonderful Life
2PM & 7PM Sun. Dec 24
4PM & 7PM Wed. Dec 27
Rated PG

GTC Pooler Cinemas
425 Pooler Parkway
Pooler, GA 31322
Showtimes Line: (912) 330-0777

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FIND MORE SAVANNAH HOLIDAY FUN IN OUR HOLIDAY EVENTS GUIDE 2017 HERE. 

St. Andrew’s School  in Savannah  hosted the 3rd Annual Gray Solana Memorial Roundball Rumble this past weekend.

Bethesda Academy won for the 8th grade- division and St. Andrew’s School took the title for the JV division.

Proceeds from the annual basketball tournament support the Emerging Leader Award at St. Andrew’s in Gray’s memory and the Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome Foundation. Other teams participating included Calvary Day School, Hancock Day School, Holy Trinity, and Savannah Country Day School.

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About St. Andrew’s

St. Andrew’s is a college preparatory school for Pre-K3 through Grade 12 located on Wilmington Island, Savannah.

The independent school is an International Baccalaureate World School and has been recognized
for the past five years as an Apple Distinguished School. St. Andrew’s School was named best Savannah private school in Savannah Magazine in 2016.

For more information, visit saslions.com or call 897.4941.

St. Andrew’s School, 601 Penn Waller Rd, Savannah, 31410. 912.897.4941, www.saintschool.com , email admission@saintschool.com  On Facebook here.   On Twitter here. St. Andrew’s is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Holiday Fun Guide: Don’t miss Savannah’s Lighted Christmas parade this weekend. Or Tybee’s Christmas Parade. Or Richmond Hill’s. Or Bluffton’s. Details on all those holiday parades & more in the Savannah Holiday Fun Guide 2017. 

Have a budding artist on your list this holiday season?

Score the perfect creative gift for them at Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center gift store!

Inspire the next great artist with a variety of games, toys and educational books to keep their young minds engaged.

Ringo the Puppet – You can never go wrong with a classic puppet toy for your favorite chatterbox. Choose from a wide selection of puppets to suit their personality. $28

Touch and Learn board book – Your youngest artists will be naming colors with ease in no time with this interactive way to learn colors. $5.99

Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty – One of our most popular items, this trendy toy comes in various colors and is sure to keep kids of all ages busy for hours! $15.00

Buttons – A stocking stuffer your kids will actually use. Great for accessorizing your backpack, jackets and more, there are dozens of designs to choose from! $1.25 each

Let’s Paint book by Alborozo – Inspire your next Monet with this fun approach to painting. $16.99

Colorful Creatures Memory Game – Exercise their young minds with a colorful memory game filled with creatures they’ll recognize. $13.95

Fold-A-Flap Shapes book – Toddlers will love learning shapes and colors with this simple book. $9.99

Telfair museum members also enjoy a double discount throughout the month of December so it’s the perfect time to tick everyone off your list! Restrictions apply.

Store open during regular museum hours. Museum admission is not required for you to come shop.

For more information, visit the store at the Jepson Center or call 912.790.8831.

Jepson Center Museum Store Hours

Sunday – 12-5pm
Monday – 12-5pm
Tuesday – 10am-5pm
Wednesday – 10am-5pm
Thursday – 10am-5pm
Friday – 10am-5pm
Saturday – 10am-5pm

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Give the Gift of Museum Membership 

Give a gift that’ll continue to give this holiday season, a Telfair Museums membership!

Whether it’s your child’s art teacher or that wonderful family that you get along with so well, this gift is sure to impress.

A Telfair Museums membership not only offers unlimited admission to Telfair’s three sites, engaging programming and member discounts, but also gives back to those in need.

Proceeds from membership purchases go toward educational programs for at-risk youth, art therapy outreach workshops for adults, and much more!

Consider gifting a Telfair Museums membership this holiday season and give the gift of art. For more information and to purchase a membership, visit www.telfair.org/support/membership or, call 912.790.880

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FREE HOLIDAY PARKING

The City of Savannah is offering a holiday parking deal every Thursday and Friday through Dec. 22.

The first three hours in any city-owned garage is free. Any time over three hours is the daily rate.

Garages included: Bryan Street, Liberty Street, Robinson garage on Montgomery Street, State Street Garage and the Whitaker Street Garage.

Details here. 

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JEPSON CENTER
207 W. York St. Savannah, 31401

Jepson Center for the Arts, 912-790-8800 or visit www.telfair.org. Telfair Museums is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

In the spirit of the holiday season,Dogwood Pediatric Dentistry in Savannah will offer FREE dental exams for children ages 2 and younger during December 2017.

Call today: 912-298-KIDS.

A child’s first dental visit should be by age ONE, according to The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.

Studies show that dental costs for children who have their first dental visit before age one are 40 percent lower in the first five years than for those who do not see a dentist prior to their first birthday. See the AAPD’s recommendation here. 

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Dr. Krista Hinchey at Dogwood Pediatric Dentistry, Savannah

About Dogwood Pediatric Dentistry

Dogwood Pediatric Dentistry of Savannah specializes in children. Board-certified pediatric dentist Dr. Krista Hinchey and her team are experts on the growing smile.

Dogwood Pediatric Dentistry accepts the following insurance: Amerigroup, CareSource, PeachState and Well Care (these are all Georgia Medicaid) The other main ones accepted @ Dogwood are United Concordia/Tricare (military), Ameritas, MetLife and Cigna. 

Stay connected with Dogwood Pediatric Dentistry and learn more about this new Savannah pediatric dentist practice by liking the practice on Facebook here. 

Dogwood Pediatric Dentistry, www.dogwoodsmiles.com, 4849 Paulsen St., Suite 101, Savannah 31405, 912-298-KIDS (5437), email admin@dogwoodsmiles.com. Dogwood Pediatric Dentistry is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Crowned Elite Athletics offers a variety of classes including beginner tumbling for all ages;  mommy & me program for crawlers to age 4; cheerleading; stunting; private; and Competitive All-Stars Program at their Savannah gym.

NINJA WARRIOR KIDS

The Ninja Warrior Kids program is created to give kids a fun approach to fitness as they work on strength, conditioning, flexibility, problem solving, and coordination as they overcome obstacles designed for their skill levels.
Coach Ricky

MON 6-7PM

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LITTLE CHEER CLASS

Little Cheer is designed for children ages 3-6. This class will develop coordination and body control. It will also focus on the fundamentals of tumbling including cartwheels, front rolls, backbends, backbend kick overs, and more. This class is a great way for younger individuals to get started in cheerleading.

WED 4:15-5PM

Crowned Elite Athletics, (912) 308-5719, crownedeliteathletics.com, 202 Bourne Blvd, Suite 160 Savannah, GA 31408, Crowned Elite Athletics is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Spend time outdoors with your child during the Holidays 2017 at a special Holiday Parent-Junior Golf Tournament @ The Club at Savannah Harbor , Sunday Dec. 10 2017, 1:30PM on Hutchinson Island, next to Westin Savannah.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. 

The club’s tournaments and clinics are open to the public. $59 per parent-child team/$45 for Troon Junior Club Members. Includes 2 green fees on the 18-hole course, cart fees, use of practice facility and prizes. FREE Troon Junior Club membership to all winners.

Interested in signing up? Contact Paul Killgallon for more information at 912.201.2240, email paul.killgallon@westin.com

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

There are still spaces available for your 0-7 year olds for Kindermusik Savannah with 88 Keys Family Jam Night this Friday, Dec. 1 at 6:15PM, only $10 for the entire family.

Enroll online at kindermusikwith88keys.com.

December Kindermusik classes

New December themes begin next week. Mondays will start “On the Town with Bear” and Tuesdays will do “Outside My Window”. Classes open to ages 0-7 and their caregivers. December classes will meet for 3 weeks only.

Text 912-432-5885 for more info or to try a free class.

Let it begin with Kindermusik!

Kindermusik Savannah, kindermusikwith88keys.com,  email music@kindermusikwith88keys.com or info@kindermusikwith88keys.com, 912.988.KEYS (5397) Kindermusik is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

We love that this Savannah tradition is being offered one week longer this year than in the past.

You can enjoy ice skating inside the Savannah Civic Center from Sat. Dec. 9 2017 to Mon. Jan. 1 2018.  There will be multiple sessions each day for $8 per person. A pass for 6 sessions is $40.

Ice skating sessions last 1.5 hours and all ticket purchases include skate rental.

Savannah Civic Center, 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave., Savannah, 31401, http://savannahcivic.com/ 

Struggling to keep calm when parenting heats up? Can’t get your kids to listen?

Parenting isn’t easy!

Let Building Blocks Family Counseling in Rincon help you enjoy being a parent again.

Building Blocks’ Parenting with Love & Logic classes teach parents how to avoid un-winnable power-struggles and arguments, stay calm when their kids do incredibly upsetting things, and set enforceable limits. Next class starts Feb. 22 2018.
Sign up today!

Register online here or contact Building Blocks Family Counseling at 912-349-8043 or via email
buildingblockscounseling@gmail.com

Building Blocks Family Counseling, buildingblocks.solutions,  912-349-8043, email ashley.moore.mft@gmail.com, 9390 Ford Ave., Suite 7B, Richmond Hill. On Facebook here. Building Blocks Family Counseling is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

50 Holiday fun family Holiday happenings in Savannah & the Lowcountry in the SouthernMamas.com Holiday Events Guide 2017. Tree lightings; Christmas parades, holiday camps, holiday craft workshops, Savannah gingerbread village, Christmas plays & classic movies & more. See them all here.

Looking for a pediatric dentist in Richmond Hill or Brunswick?

Surfside Kids Pediatric Dentistry is dedicated to the special physical and psychological dental needs of infants, children, young adults, and those with special needs in Richmond Hill & Brunswick Ga.

Surfside Kids’ friendly & compassionate staff is committed to maintaining a fun, stress-free environment & to making your child feel at home or even on SURFSIDE vacation.

Learn more here. 

Surfside Kids Pediatric Dentistry has two convenient locations:

*256 Scranton Connector, STE 110 Brunswick,GA 31525
*135 Cedar Street, Richmond Hill, GA 31324

Surfside Kids Pediatric Dentistry; 912.715.SURF; www.surfsidekids.com Follow on Instagram here & on Facebook here. 
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Register for a special 5-day Holiday Break 2017 STEAM Camp @ The Guild Hall in Savannah, Dec 18-22 2017.

Christmas Break Session 2017 (Dec 18-22), 9AM-4PM. Open to rising 4th-9th graders.
One Week Only

The Guild Hall will offer 3 subjects during the Holiday STEAM Camp: Robotics, Minecraft, and Video Game Design.

Early drop-off and late pick-up will be offered, as additional options, along with lunch at The Chromatic Dragon.

Register online here. 

The Guild Hall
615 Montgomery St.
Savannah, GA 31401

Lunch Options Abound

The Guild Hall campus restaurant, The Chromatic Dragon, will make a special lunch menu available to campers. There will also be a pavilion where campers can enjoy packed lunches. For an additional fee, STEAM Camp can provide lunch.

Late pickup

Can’t make the 4PM pickup? For an additional fee, your child can stay as late as 6PM, enjoying all the fun and games The Guild Hall has to offer

More info

Register online here. 

Questions? Call (912) 208-5008 or email info@steamsavannah.com

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STEAM Holiday Break Camp 2017, www.steamsavannah.com, @ The Guild Hall, 615 Montgomery St, Savannah, GA 31401, email Info@steamsavannah.com, 912.208.5008 STEAM Holiday Break Camp 2017 is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Savannah Sharks in Savannah is now booking children’s birthday parties for 2018.

2-hour Savannah Sharks parties include
*Up to 50 guests per party
*Rental of full gym (Both Party Room and Play Area)
*All equipment, including the BOUNCY HOUSE!
​*1 Coach for safety and crowd control.​
​*Cheer/Tumble Instruction Available upon request​
​*30 Min before party for set-up​​ (you may bring any food or drink)

Book your party online here. 

Stay connected by liking Savannah Sharks on Facebook here. 

Savannah Sharks gym
1686 E. President St
Savannah GA 31404
(912) 335-2234

Savannah Sharks Cheerleading and Tumbling, (912) 335-2234, 1686 E President St, Savannah, GA 31404
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