Hurricane Matthew may have closed down Savannah Halloween events @ Skidaway Is. State Park; cancelled the Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival & Free Skidaway Marine Science Day along with ending more Fall fun, but the hurricane isn’t ending the annual Halloween Hike!

Although Oatland Island Wildlife Center remains closed during regular business hours because of Hurricane Matthew, the Halloween Hike – a beloved Savannah Fall tradition – is still on: Oct. 21-22 2016.

Oct. 21 & 22 , 2016 Friday and Saturday night, 5-8PM

This is a fun, safe, not-so-scary event for your little trick or treaters! Walk with your trickster down our friendly forest trail to meet & gather goodies from our friendly animal characters. Face painting, crafts, concessions & many more monstrous activities await your arrival. Comfortable walking shoes & costumes are encouraged. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Admission
Adult – $5
Children-$10
CASH ONLY
For more information please call (912) 395-1500

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

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FOR MORE FALL FAMILY FUN, VISIT OUR EVENTS CALENDAR HERE. 

Harvest Festival and Cane Grinding 2016
Sat. Nov. 19, 2016
10AM-4PM

Cost

Adults:$7
Children:$5

Help Oatland Island Wildlife Center in Savannah celebrate Georgia’s diverse agricultural traditions during this annual fundraising event.

Centered around our 1800’s Heritage Homesite, history comes alive with old-time music, cane boiling, butter-making, and cooking on the hearth and open fire.

See how “it was back then” amidst the sights, sounds and aroma of an old-fashioned fall gathering. Children young and old will enjoy hay rides, crafts and games, cane syrup, and other fun festival food that will tug at your senses as you venture back through history.

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

Safer CAN be beautiful.

Beautycounter, a partner of the Environmental Working Group (EWG), formulates safe, beautiful, high-performance products without using toxic ingredients that could potentially be harmful to human health. The Company is on a mission to transform the personal care industry by upholding the strictest ingredient standards and advocating for legislative change to push the entire industry to a healthier place.

At Beautycounter, they’ve banned more than 1,500 ingredients, setting a new health and safety standard—all while ensuring their products perform. Beautycounter’s mission is to get safer products into the hands of everyone. To that end, they’ve created extensive skin and body care lines, a collection of makeup, a kids and baby line, a sun protection line, and the Rejuvenating Line, which reduces the signs of aging.

Learn more

To learn more about Beautycounter’s mission and products, connect with Beautycounter consultant Andrea Towe here and on Facebook here . She can help you select safer products for you and your family.

Holiday gift sets are now available as well!

Additionally, enroll as a Beautycounter Band of Beauty member by October 31st and receive your FREE gift of choice: Sugar scrub, cleansing balm, kids’ shampoo, or sunscreen.

Upcoming Beautycounter events in Savannah will be posted within the next few weeks.

Beautycounter consultant Andrea Towe is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

The Little Lambs Fall Consignment sale in Savannah’s Ardsley Park neighborhood is a great place to find Fall/Winter clothing or children’s furniture or toys or books.

The dates of the 2016 Fall sale are Oct. 28 & 29  2016.

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

Hours

Fri. Oct. 28
9AM-1PM
5-7PM

Sat. Oct. 29
9AM-Noon (Many items 50% off)

Little Lambs Consignment Sale benefits First Presbyterian Preschool in Savannah and the sale takes place at the preschool at 520 Washington Ave, Savannah 31405.

More info here. 

Little Lambs Consignment Sale, First Presbyterian Preschool, 520 Washington Ave., Savannah, Ga. 31405,  http://fpcschool.com/little-lambs/ 

Savannah’s biggest children’s consignment event – High Cotton Kids – is set for November 19 & 20!

Location: 2134 East Victory Drive, Crossroads Shopping Center (formerly CVS, behind Starbucks)

Hours: Saturday, November 19th 10 AM – 5 PM and Sunday, November 20th 1 PM-5 PM.

Come shop consignment at its 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 sponsors and vendors with great products, merchandise and services!

Consignor registration is open! Clean out and cash in, consignors can receive 60-70% of their sales! High Cotton Kids also accepts high-end maternity clothing, children’s furniture, artwork, baby and nursery necessities (e.g. bouncers, exercausers, etc.), strollers, toys, books, DVDs and more. For a complete list of items HCK accepts and does not accept, click here.

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

High Cotton Kids has some exciting giveaways this year including preview party passes, line-hopper passes, merchandise from select vendors and gift certificates to the show!

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Hayrides, corn cribs, corn mazes & more. It’s all part of the pumpkin patch farm tradition.

These two favorite pumpkin patch/hayride farms are open this weekend Oct. 15 & 16 after closing during Hurricane Matthew & Recovery.:

Poppell Farms pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayrides, barnyard. Open every weekend through Oct. 30. Details here. 

Holiday Farms pumpkin patch, hayrides, pig races, farm activities. Holiday Farms is open from Oct. 1-31. Details here.  

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Postponed opening

Ottawa Farms Rodeo Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze has postponed opening due to Hurricane Matthew Recovery.

Savannah Auditions for Nutcracker presented by South Carolina Ballet
2nd Audition 2016

Sun. Oct. 23 @ 2PM
Savannah Civic Center
301 West Oglethorpe Ave.

Audition Fee: $20
2-2:45pm Male & Female Dancers, ages 4-6
2:45-3:30pm Male & Female Dancers, ages 7-10
3:30-4:15pm Male & Female Dancers, 11 & up (Bring pointe shoes for those on pointe over 2 years)

Columbia City Ballet Audition Dress Code
Ladies: black leotard, pink tights, hair in slick bun, lip and cheek color with light eye shadow
Gentlemen: white leotard or plain white t-shirt, black tights or black bike shorts, white socks, white shoes or black tights and black ballet shoes

For more information call: 803 799 7605

Performance will be held at the Savannah Civic Center on Sat. Nov. 26 at 5:30PM.
Rehearsals will be: Sundays Oct. 30; Nov. 6 13 & 20

Kindermusik with 88 Keys Piano in Savannah announces its October musical monthly play dates for children newborns to 7 years old with their caregivers!

Join Kindermusik Savannah for music, instruments, stories, movement, smiles and more on Oct. 26 & 29 at 10AM

The theme is “A Trip to the Toy Shop!” Play date admission includes the class, an instrument/prop, 10 Kindermusik songs and a BONUS gift for each child at the end of class! First child is $15; siblings pay only $5!

Enrollment is limited so sign up today – kindermusikwith88keys.com or 912.988.KEYS.

Kindermusik…a good beginning never ends.

Kindermusik Savannah, kindermusikwith88keys.com,  email music@88keysga.com, 912.988.KEYS (5397) Kindermusik is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Old Fort Jackson in Savannah will reopen to the general public Fri. Oct. 14 at 9AM.

Moving forward, Fort Jackson will be open during its regularly scheduled hours 9AM-5PM daily.

Other Coastal Heritage Society sites in Savannah – including Savannah Children’s Museum, Savannah History Museum & Georgia State Railroad Museum – reopened earlier this week.

We’re still awaiting reopening details for Pin Point Heritage Museum & will post that information as it becomes available. .

WHAT: Old Fort Jackson will reopen to the public.
WHEN: Friday, Oct. 14th, 2016
WHERE: 1 Fort Jackson Rd., Savannah, 31404

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Holiday Farms Pumpkin Patch in Ridgeland, SC (about 1 hour from Savannah) will re-open after Hurricane Matthew on Wed. Oct. 12!

Spend a day on Holiday Farms enjoying: Bounce house, Haytona Speedway, Duck Race, Cow Milking, Steer Roping, Corn Grinding, Barnyard Zoo, Barrel Racing and of course a hayride to the pumpkin patch. And our personal favorite, Pigtucky Derby (pig races). New this year: Jumppad.

Holiday Farms closed during Hurricane Matthew weekend & due to debris cleanup & power outage but plans to re-open this Wed. Oct. 12.

Holiday Farms will be open daily through Oct. 31.  You may reach Holiday Farms by phone at 843-726-5527 or email holidayfarms@yahoo.com.

For more details, check Holiday Farms  website by clicking here.

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Hours

Monday – Thursday: 9AM – 2PM
Friday – Saturday: 9AM – dark (last wagon ride leaves at 6 pm)
Sunday: 1-5PM
This season Fall 2016, Holiday Farms will be open Sundays from 1-5PM

Concessions and Entertainment available on Saturdays only (11AM-4PM)

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Pig Race Schedule
Monday – Thursday 11AM and 1PM
Friday – Saturday 11AM, 1PM, and 3PM

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Prices
$10 Admission per person
*Price includes all activities, games, wagon ride, and a pumpkin*

*Schools, Churches, Scouts and other groups of 20 or more, please call for discount group pricing.*

Family owned and operated since 2008.

Stay connected about other events at Holiday Farms by liking their Facebook page here.

Holiday Farms, 10884 Grays Hwy, Ridgeland, SC 29936, (843) 726-5527, email holidayfarms@yahoo.com
www.holidayfarmssc.com  Holiday Farms is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

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FOR MORE SAVANNAH-AREA FALL EVENTS, VISIT OUR SAVANNAH FALL FUN GUIDE 2016 HERE. 

Due to Hurricane Matthew, the Fri., Oct. 7 evening performance of Disney Live! Mickey & Minnie’s Doorway To Magic has been rescheduled for Mon. Dec. 19 at 7PM at the Johnny Mercer Theatre at Savannah Civic Center.

All tickets will be honored for the rescheduled show on December 19.

The Savannah Civic Center box office will be closed on Fri. Oct. 7, and will re-open at 10AM on Mon.Oct. 10, weather permitting. For customers unable to attend the Dec. 19 performance, or for any additional questions, please contact the Savannah Civic Center box office during business hours at (912) 651–6550. 

For more rescheduled events, visit the SouthernMamas.com Event Calendar here. 

Exciting update: ArtStart for preschoolers @ the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina mid-island on Hilton Head has been rescheduled.

This 3-week workshop for kids ages 2-5 is a series of visual arts classes designed to teach color and shape recognition, how to use art tools, and a variety of other concepts allowing students to express themselves using an array of media and methods.

These sessions will be on Tuesdays each week from Oct. 18-Nov. 1. Your preschooler must be accompanied by an adult. Visit www.artshhi.com/workshops for information on this and other exciting workshops including a series of clay sessions and a family workshop this fall.

Register at www.artshhi.com/workshops or call 843-686-3945, ext. 205.

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Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
14 Shelter Cove Lane
843-686-3945, ext. 205
www.artshhi.com

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Early Detection of Speech and Language Disorders
By Julie Burch, speech/language pathologist @ The Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial University Medical Center.

Does your preschooler’s language skills lag behind his peers or siblings? Does she throw tantrums or get frustrated over an inability to communicate verbally? Do others have trouble understanding your child’s speech?

If you answered yes to any of these, your child may have a speech/language disorder. A certified speech/language pathologist can evaluate your child and recommend a plan of action. Early intervention is the key to preventing difficulties in learning later on.

If your child exhibits any of these red flags, ask your pediatrician for a referral to a speech/language pathologist for further evaluation:

Doesn’t smile or interact with others (birth-3 months)
Makes few sounds (7-12 months)
Doesn’t understand what others say (7 months-2 years)
Doesn’t put words together to make sentences (1-1/2-2 years)
Has trouble playing and talking with other children (2-3 years)

Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Julie Burch is a speech/language pathologist at The Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial University Medical Center (rehabinstitute.memorialhealth.com). She sees pediatric patients in the Savannah and Pooler offices. Memorial is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Date Night for you & your sweetie thanks to Ignite the Senses children’s sensory gym in Bluffton SC

Drop off your kids @ Ignite the Senses safe, fun indoor environment with a zipline, trampoline, multiple slides and swings, jungle gym, climbing walls & more. So you can enjoy a childfree night out.

Enroll here. 

Date Night
5-8PM Oct. 21 2016
Limit: 15 children. 1st come, 1st service basis.
Sign up & payment in advance required. Enroll here. 

Learn more & download form here. 

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About Ignite the Senses

The mission @ Ignite the Senses: to ignite each child’s curiosity to explore new activities and new social relationships.

As Bluffton’s only children’s sensory gym, Ignite the Senses aims to spread community awareness and acceptance for those living with autism in and around the Lowcountry. Children with autism and typical children can grow physically, emotionally, and socially together whether in the open gym setting or in any of the small group classes offered.

Offerings @ Ignite the Senses include:

* art and music programs/classes
* special camps during the summer and school holidays throughout the year
* children’s birthdays and special events
* support group gatherings monthly for local families with children who have autism.

TODDLER TIME

Every Wednesday 10AM-Noon. Bring your little ones in to meet some new friends while having a ball. Your payoff will be at home later when your toddler goes down easily for a nap thanks to Toddler Time.

GYM HOURS

Open 7 days a week
Mon-Fri: 9AM-6PM
Sat: 10AM-3PM
Sun: 10AM-3PM

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LOCATION

Ignite the Senses Gym
163 Bluffton Road
Suite C1
Bluffton, SC. 29910
(843) 757-0179
Email: info@ignitethesensesgym.com

Ignite the Senses, www.ignitethesensesgym.com. Stay connected by liking Ignite the Senses on Facebook here . Ignite the Senses is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser. 

You’re invited to Adventures in Parenting Sat. Oct. 15  2016 @ Babies “R” Us in Savannah, 1-3PM.

Bright Life Chiropractic‘s Dr. Jared Brown will offer insight on “How to Select the Right Car Seat for Your Baby.”

Dar a Luz Women’s Health Services Certified Midwife Meka Hall also will be there to offer breastfeeding advice.

Babies “R” Us
7400 Abercorn St.
Savannah, GA 31406
1-3PM Sat. Oct. 15 2016

Bright Life Chiropractic, www.brightlifechiropractic.com, 912-777-3717. On Facebook here. Bright Life Chiropractic is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Visited The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is. lately?

Here’s a fun chance to do so.

In the spirit of community after Hurricane Matthew, The Sandbox’s Halloween event – Spookalicious – is FREE to the public. Any donations will go to the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry Disaster Relief Fund.

Spookalicious Halloween Night
Sat. Oct. 29 | 11AM-4PM at The Sandbox
Bring your ghost and goblins dressed in their costumes and ready to play. The Sandbox will have plenty of Halloween themed crafts and activities, including a special cookie decorating project. We’ll also put a twist on traditional trick-or-treating with our bag-of-treats scavenger hunt.
FREE!
First come, first serve!
(Space and activities are limited in the event of inclement weather)

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More about The Sandbox

HOURS
Sunday – Monday: Closed
Tuesday-Saturday: 10AM – 5PM

The Sandbox Children’s Museum
18A Pope Avenue,
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
843.842.7645

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You’re invited to: Trunk ‘r’ Treat @ Calvary Baptist Temple on Waters Avenue at 63rd St.

4-6PM Sun. Oct. 30 @ Calvary’s MC Anderson Football Field.

Costumes are encouraged but not required.
Calvary Day School, 4625 Waters Ave., Savannah 31404, Lower School tel: 912-351-2299; Upper School tel: 912-644-5080 email admissions@calvarydayschool.com
www.calvarydayschool.com On Facebook here. On Twitter here.  Follow Calvary Day School on Instagram here.  Calvary Day School is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

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For more Halloween Family Fun, visit our Fall Fun Guide 2016 here. 

Savannah Auditions for Nutcracker presented by South Carolina Ballet
2nd Audition 2016

Sun. Oct. 9 @ 3:30PM
Savannah Civic Center
301 West Oglethorpe Ave.

Audition Fee: $20
3:30-4PM: Male & Female Dancers, ages 4-6
4-4:30PM: Male & Female Dancers, ages 7-10
4:30-5PM: Male & Female Dancers, 11 & older (Bring pointe shoes for those on pointe over 2 years)

Columbia City Ballet Audition Dress Code
Ladies: black leotard, pink tights, hair in slick bun, lip and cheek color with light eye shadow
Gentlemen: white leotard or plain white t-shirt, black tights or black bike shorts, white socks, white shoes or black tights and black ballet shoes

For more information call: 803 799 7605

Performance will be held at the Savannah Civic Center on Sat. Nov. 26 at 5:30PM.
Rehearsals will be: Sundays Oct. 30; Nov. 6 13 & 20

Fall is a fun time to explore some of the toddler-preschooler (parent & me) nature programs that are regularly offered in the Savannah area. Here are few:

Young Explorers Club @ Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
For ages 3-4
Meets Monthly
10-11AM on the first Tuesday of each month
FREE
Theme for Oct. 4: Butterflies
Theme for Nov. 1: Turkeys
Theme for Dec. 1: Ducks
843-784-2468
Details here. 

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Toddler Time @ Skidaway Island State Park
Meets weekly
10-11AM Thursdays (Please call ahead to confirm this program is happening: 912-598-2300.)
Bring your 2–4 year old to enjoy stories, games, and learning designed just for them. Each week there will be a different nature based theme.
$5 for parking. Annual park passes available.

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Toddler Tuesday nature program @ Oatland Island Wildlife Center
Meets weekly on Tuesdays
3 time slots for the same progam: 9:45-10:15AM; 10:30-11AM; or 11:15-11:45AM
Please pre-register for one of the time slots by calling 912-395-1517 or online at www.oatlandkids.wordpress.com. Register before 4:30pm the Monday before.
Admission rates here.  
Toddler Tuesday themes here. 

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FOR MORE KID-FRIENDLY EVENTS IN SAVANNAH & THE LOWCOUNTRY, VISIT OUR EVENTS CALENDAR HERE. 

Hallowmarine at the UGA Aquarium on Skidaway Island 

Camouflage Costumes  
Are you getting your costume ready for Halloween? Bring your little one to the UGA Aquarium for some inspiration. During the Camouflage Costumes public program, you’ll learn about how animals disguise themselves by observing reptiles and their camouflage colors. Kids will have the opportunity to touch some of these no-so-spooky creatures; compare how marine animals use camouflage to disguise themselves by trying on crab costumes; visit the touch tanks & make their own animal costumes. For ages 4-10. Kids must be accompanied by an adult.
Time: 10-11AM
Cost: $14 for children, $10 for adults

Owl-o-ween Night Hike
Get into the spirit of Halloween by taking part in an interpretive night hike on the Jay Wolf Nature Trail at the UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium. Staff will lead participants down the trail while listening for owls, insects, frogs, and other night noises. Participants may even spot deer or bats during the hike. Open to all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Time: 7:30 – 8:30PM
Cost: $10
Reservations and payment required one week prior to these events. For more information or to register, please call the public programs coordinator at 912-598-3345 or email kayla270@uga.edu.

Learn more here.

UGA MARINE EDUCATION CENTER AND AQUARIUM,
30 OCEAN SCIENCE CIRCLE
SAVANNAH

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For more Halloween Family Fun, visit our Fall Fun Guide 2016 here. 

Try a free Kindermusik Savannah class.

If you’re new to the Kindermusik Savannah program, you & your child are welcome to a free first class!

Babies and toddlers meet Monday mornings, and Tuesdays at 10AM, Kindermusik holds a family class for all ages 0-7.

Join us the Kindermusik experience.

Please contact Kindermusik via email @ music@88keysga.com, 912-988-5397 first so they know you’re coming.

Visit Kindermusikwith88keys.com for more info on classes.

Don’t forget October play dates and Friday family jam night next week- Oct. 12,14 and 15!

First trial class is FREE!

Kindermusik…a good beginning never ends.

Kindermusik Savannah, kindermusikwith88keys.com,  email music@88keysga.com, 912.988.KEYS (5397) Kindermusik is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Disney Live! Mickey and Minnie’s Doorway to Magic is coming to Savannah on Oct. 7.

And SouthernMamas.com is giving away a family four pack of tickets to a lucky reader!

Disney Live!
7PM Fri. Oct. 7
Johnny Mercer Theatre, Savannah Civic Center
Get tickets here. (Ages 1 & older must have a ticket)

Open the door to unforgettable moments and grand illusions with Disney Live! Mickey and Minnie’s Doorway to Magic.

Join Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and Tinker Bell as surprises captivate at every turn of the knob with 25 of your favorite Disney stars from Cinderella, Toy Story, Tangled, Snow White and Aladdin.

To enter to win this giveaway, visit the SouthernMamas.com Facebook page here & tell us your favorite Disney character. Deadline to enter is 10PM this Fri. Sept. 30. 

Santa is magical.

Your child’s visit with him should be magical, too!

Forget standing in long lines to have a fast chance to sit on Santa’s lap for a few quick, commercial-looking photos.

Step outside the lines and come see Santa in a private session with customized photos that will make your memories stand out.

Bring your family for The Santa Experience with Family Tides Photography in Savannah and make memories that will last a lifetime.

Book your pre-scheduled spot for an individualized one-on-one experience where Santa and your family will interact and be photographed in a beautiful setting.

Let your Santa Experience be just that. . .uniquely yours!

Book your Santa experience here.

Family Tides Photography, 912-650-0242, email nancy@familytidesphotography.com, familytidesphotography.com, Family Tides Photography is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser