Join Kindermusik with 88 Keys Piano for brand new themes in July!

Monday classes at 10AM and 11AM begin “Way Up High”, and Tuesday 10AM classes begin “Make Believe”.

All classes open to ages 0-7 with their caregivers. First trial class is FREE!

It’s not too late to enter to win one free month of classes in July. Visit kindermusikwith88keys.com to enter your child. Deadline is June 30.

Kindermusik…music now, skills for life. 912.988.KEYS.

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2017-2018 Pryme Tyme Open Enrollment

As summer heats up, YMCA of Coastal Georgia is preparing for the new year!

Join YMCA of Coastal Georgia for 2017-2018 Pryme Tyme Open Enrollment.

To enroll your student, please attend of the open registration sessions. Spots are filled on a first come, first serve basis.

There is a $40 registration fee due at the time of registration, check or money order only please.

CHATHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS*
Thursday, June 29th & Friday, June 30th
10AM – 6PM
Garrison School of the Arts
649 West Jones St., Savannah, GA 31401
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*The afternoon program at Heard Elementary is full. Spots are available in the morning program at Heard only.

EFFINGHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS
Wednesday, June 28th
10AM – 6PM
Effingham College & Career Academy
2940 Highway 21 S, Rincon, GA 31326

For more information, call 912.351.3622.

Learn more here.

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Last chance for improv summer camps this summer @ ImprovHub in Savannah

The art of improvisation teaches communication skills, team work building and creativity.

Sign your child up for an improv summer camp where students learn the classic principles of improv as well as the newest advancements in improv development.
July 10-14 2017 Elementary School Students
July 17-21 2017 Middle School Students
9-11AM

Cost: $100. Register at www.improvhub.com

Questions? Contact ImprovHub via email at info@improvhub.com or call (912) 659-4383

ImprovHub
42 W. Montgomery Cross Road
Warehouse F
Savannah, GA 31406

Stay connected by liking ImprovHub on Facebook here. 

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Almost time for I Pledge season @ Leopold’s Ice Cream in downtown Savannah

The I Pledge for Ice Cream Project 2017 kicks off Sat. July 1 from 4-7PM at Leopold’s Ice Cream with a free child’s scoop of their choice in a cup, cake or sugar cone for any child (12 & younger, accompanied by an adult) who can recite the Pledge of Allegiance from memory.

After the kick-off, Leopold’s Ice Cream will hold additional I Pledge for Ice Cream events each Monday in July from 4-7PM. The dates are as follows:  July 1, 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31. 

Find other participating stores nationwide by clicking here. Don’t see your favorite ice-cream store on this list? Nominate them by clicking here.

Leopold’s Ice Cream, 212 East Broughton St., www.leopoldsicecream.com, 912-234-4442

Fourth of July 2017 is almost here.

Are you ready? Click here to find out where & when to watch Independence Day Fireworks this year in Savannah, Tybee Is., Richmond Hill & Hilton Head Is.

We also have lots of family programs to enjoy throughout the day including special museum events & bike parades on Monday July 4th here. 

Celebrate Fourth of July with Pop Goes The Sandbox! at the Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is.

Tuesday, July 4th 2017
10AM-2PM (but open til 5PM)

Take part in a special holiday craft, 4th of July Fun Fact Handout and show-your-colors cookie decorating thru 2pm

General Admission is $6 per person, FREE for Members. Military and senior discounts are available.

Details here.

Stay connected by liking The Sandbox on Facebook here.

The Sandbox Children’s Museum, www.thesandbox.org, 18A Pope Ave. (located behind St. Andrew’s By the Sea Methodist Church), Hilton Head Island, SC 29928, Tel: 843-842-7645 The Sandbox is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

The Children’s School @ St. John’s Church in Savannah is now accepting applications for the 2017-18 school year for children ages 12 months through 5 years.

The Children’s School is a non-profit organization dedicated to the social,
spiritual and intellectual needs of young children.

• 2, 3, and 5-day week programs, 9AM – 1PM
• Nurturing professional teaching staff
• Bright, spacious classrooms with latest learning aids and equipment
• Individualized lessons to reach the needs of each student
• Weekly chapel, music, art, and science programs provided for all ages
• Summer Programs Offered

School’s Philosophy

The school is committed to providing a Christian environment for young children. The Children’s School teachers  believe that each child should develop spiritually, intellectually, physically, and emotionally in order to be a well-rounded individual. The primary goal of the school is to develop children who are confident, motivated, creative, and eager to learn.

School’s Curriculum

The curriculum is designed to develop a foundation for future learning. The program recognizes the individual growth and development of each child and provides stimulating and challenging activities that enhance gross and fine motor skills. The Children’s School strives to create an atmosphere of excitement for learning in a carefully structured, yet relaxed and safe environment. Chapel, music, art, science and physical education are a part of the program each week. Social skills are emphasized throughout the program.

For more information, please call the school at 912.232.1225 or visit
www.stjohnspreschool.org. On Facebook here.

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The Children’s School, 27 W Charlton St. Savannah, 31401
(912) 232-1225, email childrensschool@stjohnssav.org, www.stjohnspreschool.org, On Facebook here The Children’s School at St. John’s Church is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

I’m a Maker Summer Camp – Soldering My Summer! (7-10 year olds)

Maven Makers offers a variety of summer camps & youth workshops. Learn more here.

The Maven Makers shop, 415 West Boundary St. Savannah, 31401, email events@mavenmakers.com Maven Makers is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Are you dreaming of a Walt Disney World vacation next year? 2018 packages are now available, and the Disney travel gurus at Two Sisters Travel have all the details.

Get a no-obligation quote now or if you’re unsure about when to travel, they can even review crowd calendars helping you choose the best time of year for your visit!

Booking early with Two Sisters Travel ensures the very best availability and you never have to worry about getting the best deal! They closely watch promotions and discounts, and if something becomes available that will lower your price, they automatically adjust your package, no worries!

And booking early also gives more time to pay-off your vacation, AND brag to your friends that your family is going to Disney.

Start planning your 2018 Disney vacation now! Get a quote online or call 843-284-3241! And remember, it’s the same price to book with Two Sisters Travel as it is to book direct with Disney…. all of their concierge travel planning services including dining reservations, FastPass selections, and more are all 100% FREE!!!

Tara McCoy, Vacation Specialist at Two Sisters Travel

843.284.3241

Become a Facebook fan at facebook.com/twosisterstravel

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Let your kids experience a different type of camp during Summer 2017 in Savannah.

The Savannah Sailing Center offers these two fun and challenging 2017 summer sailing camps @ Lake Mayer in Savannah.

Summer “Guppy” Camp for ages 5-7
This is a program for children 5-7 years of age. This program will introduce the sport of sailing to water loving children. Our curriculum will focus on safety around the water and will introduce the sport of sailing with age appropriate activities. Children must know how to swim and will wear lifejackets at all times while on the water.
Morning Session 8:30-11:30AM @ Lake Mayer
Details & download a registration form here.

Summer “Catch the Wind” Full-Day Camp for ages 8 & older
“Catch the Wind” summer camp program is designed for kids ages 8 and older of all abilities and skill levels. The classes are structured to allow for maximum sailing time and personal attention. Beginners participate in a small 8ft Optimist or 15ft Sunfish sailboat, depending on their size. Those with more experience can sail in a 2-person 420 sailboat, also used for high school and college sailing. The summer camp instructors follow the US Sailing curriculum and skills learned are documented with the US Sailing certification record book.
“Catch the Wind” is offered as a full day camp 8:30AM-4:30PM.

Details & download a registration form here.

For more info, call 912.352.9996 or email savsailing@yahoo.com.

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Searching for Savannah-Lowcountry Summer Camps 2017? Visit our camps guide here.

Celebrate Harry’s Potter’s birthday July 31 2017 @ Starlight Pottery in Savannah.

Children are invited to Harry Pottery – a magical evening of floating candles, butter beer, painting pottery. Package includes painting a ceramic castle or tower with dragon (11-inches high), buttery beer, light refreshments and a wand paint brush.

Cost: $65.

Where:  Starlight Pottery, 7070 Hodgson Memorial Drive, Savannah, GA  31406

When: Monday, 6PM July 31

Reservations: Deadline to reserve your child’s spot is no later than July 22. Call (912) 303-9599.

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Take advantage of the fact that we live within a day’s drive of multiple national parks & monuments & have your kids become a junior ranger at one or many of these sites.
When you take kids to tour national parks, you never know how much they are getting out of the visit. Especially for those of us moms who aren’t exactly history experts.

Which is why you need to pick up the Junior Ranger booklets at the visitor centers of national parks you visit. The Junior Ranger program kids engage more during the visits.

Junior Ranger booklets have activities about the national parks for ages 5-12. Junior ranger books are free to any visitor and usually are available at the visitors’ centers. Often, similar programs with more advanced activities are also available for older kids. Just ask at the site’s visitor center.

While doing the activities, children enjoy earning a badge and a certificate.

Nearby national parks/monuments that have Junior Ranger programs include:
*Fort Pulaski National Monument, on U.S. 80 en route to Tybee Island. Info on the Fort Pulaski Junior Program here.  
*Fort Sumter & Fort Moultrie national monuments, Charleston, S.C. Info on these forts Junior Ranger program here.
*Cumberland Island National Seashore, Ga. More info here.
*Fort Frederica National Monument on St. Simons Island. Info on the Fort Frederica National Monument Junior Ranger Program here. 
*Ocmulgee National Monument in Macon. Info on Ocmulgee’s National Monument Junior Ranger Program here.
* Congaree National Park near Columbia. Info on Junior Ranger Program here. 

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Free entrance days to Fort Pulaski during 2018

• Sept. 22: National Public Lands Day
• Nov. 11: Veterans Day

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Free pass to the outdoors

Free national park pass. If you’re traveling with a fourth grader, be sure to obtain your free national park pass before your trip through The Every Kid in a Park program. The program gives every U.S. 4th grader and his or her family free access to 2000+ federally managed parks, lands and waters. This program begins Sept. 1 of your fourth grade year and runs until Aug. 31 of that year. Learn more here. 

Win one FREE month of Kindermusik Savannah classes and home materials for your child (ages 0-7) in July.

Visit kindermusikwith88keys.com to enter. Deadline to enter is June 30.

June 2017 musical playdate

There are just a few spaces left for Kindermusik’s final June playdate: “Sand and Seashells: Oceans of Music!”, this Saturday June 24, at 10AM.

Each child will receive an instrument, 10 Kindermusik songs and a $10 coupon for our studio classes.

Kindermusik…music now, skills for life. 912.988.KEYS.

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

This summer your young dancer can have an immersive experience, designed to enhance their passion, inspiration, commitment, knowledge and, of course, technical training.

Take advantage opportunity to study under Miami City Ballet’s Principal Dancer Renato Penteado right here in Savannah.

All local dancers are invited to participate @ The STUDIO, Savannah. 10 spots left.  Register & learn more here. 

JULY 24-28
Advanced 10AM-4PM |$425
Intermediate 10AM-3PM |$385

Classical Ballet, Pointe, Variations, Contemporary, Jazz, Aerial, Acro, Stretch, Conditioning, Aerial Silks, Pilates, Yoga, Stretch.

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2017 Summer Dance Camp for ages 3-10 @ The STUDIO, Savannah

See the variety of summer camp programs offered @ www.thestudiosav.net/dance-camp.html

Dance Camp for ages 3-10 offers ballet, acros, jazz, contemporary, acting, choreography, games, arts & crafts
July 18-July 21 Mon.-Fri.
Daily themes include: Princess Party, Summer Splash, Disney Movies, On Broadway, Color War
FULL DAY (9AM-3PM)
Daily Rate $55
Weekly Rate $250
HALF DAY (9-12 or 12-3)
Daily Rate $30
Weekly Rate $130
AFTERCARE: $10/hour

Registration info here. 

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Stay connected by liking The STUDIO on Facebook here & following The STUDIO on Instagram here.

The STUDIO, www.thestudiosav.net 954.682.5694 email Elyse.TheSTUDIO@Yahoo.com, 2805B Roger Lacey Ave., Savannah, GA, 31404 The Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Take time to check out Savannah Children’s Museum. The magical outdoor place is at the Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah.

SCM’s School Year Hours: Sept. 5 – May 30
Monday & Tuesday: CLOSED (large groups)
Wednesday – Saturday: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Sunday: 11:00am – 4:00pm
*Please note that the Museum may close due to weather conditions.

SPECIAL OPEN DAYS: Savannah Children’s Museum often has special open days on school holidays. The museum will be open Monday & Tuesday Nov. 20 & 21 (Thanksgiving week), 10AM-4PM.

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SCHOOL HOURS DAILY PROGRAMS (starting Sept. 6)

Various kids programs offered each day by the museum’s expert educators include:

Find admission cost info here. 

The museum is outdoors & may close due to weather conditions. Call ahead for accurate closing information at 912-651-4292.

Savannah Children’s Museum, 655 Louisville Rd., Savannah, 31401, (912) 651-4292, email info@savannahchildrensmuseum.org, www.savannahchildrensmuseum.org Coastal Heritage Society is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

UPDATE: On Tues. June 27, we received the following notice from event organizers: 

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are postponing the launch of the LEGO World of Creativity Tour and will need to reschedule our stop in Savannah, GA, currently scheduled for July 7-9, 2017. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and look forward to building and playing together when new dates for Savannah are announced.

 Tickets that have already been purchased will be refunded on the original form of payment through TicketWeb.  Additional questions can be directed toWOCinfo@ges.com.

LEGO Systems, Inc. kicks off the LEGO® World of Creativity tour in Savannah July 7-9 @ Savannah International Trade & Convention Center on Hutchinson Is., Savannah.

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Tickets giveaway

SouthernMamas.com is giving away two family four-packs of tickets to two readers for the Fri. July 7 event. To enter to win, visit the SouthernMamas.com Facebook page here, then share your favorite summer tradition by commenting on the FB page or under the giveaway post. Deadline to enter is Thurs. June 29. We’ll pick two winners and email you the tickets for you to print out.

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This new, hands-on LEGO building experience will tour the United States offering creative adventures for families across the country. Tickets on sale now at worldofcreativity.lego.com.

LEGO World of Creativity is designed for the whole family to explore the world through imagination and creativity. Families will be captivated by the variety of build and play experiences available in hands-on building zones, such as The Big City, where they can build custom LEGO vehicles and test them down race ramps, The Ocean, where they are invited to build sand castles on a LEGO brick beach, and Outer Space, where customized LEGO creations are put to the gravity test. Other building activities, games and challenges will round out each stop.

Seven sessions – each three hours in length – will be at each tour stop over three days. The event requires a timed-entry ticket and visitors are encouraged to purchase their tickets early to ensure entry during their desired date and time.

Session times for each tour stop include:
Friday: 5-8PM
Saturday Morning session 9AM-12PM
Afternoon session 1-4PM
Evening session 5-8PM
Sunday Morning session 9AM-12PM
Afternoon session 1-4PM
Evening session 5-8PM

Information regarding show schedule, venue, directions, event information, and tickets at worldofcreativity.lego.com.
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Find more things to do with kids in Savannah & the Lowcountry here.

Throughout the summer, City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs offers a full-day art camp for students for ages 6-12 that’s so popular, the weeks fill up quickly.

But there are still spaces are available in the following week: Week 4: June 26 – June 30 (ages 6-8)

Ages: 6-12 year old (currently enrolled in Kindergarten)
Times: Monday-Thursday, 9:30AM-4:30PM; Friday, 9:30AM-3PM
Fee: per child per session $165/$145 city resident
Where: Department of Cultural Affairs, 9 West Henry Street

Learn more & download a registration form here. 

Art classes & workshops @ City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs studios. 9 W. Henry St. (912) 651-6783 On Facebook here. On Twitter here. Savannah Dept. of Cultural Affairs is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Coastal Heritage Society in Savannah launches the Mobile Museum, an innovative concept to take museum stories and interactive experiences into schools and community centers using educational programs delivered at Coastal Heritage Society museums.

Programs will include STEAM-based projects, environmental education, social studies curriculum and health and wellness education.

The new Mobile Museum is designed to bring Coastal Heritage Society educational activities out into the greater-Savannah communities and beyond, especially to groups that are unable to visit the museums due to capacity or budget constraints. The new programs have been piloted through school partnerships with Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts and Virginia L. Heard Elementary Academy.

The new STEAM-based Mobile Museum workshops include “Busy Bees,” which teaches the life cycle and anatomy of pollinators through games and activities, “Mad Scientist,” which shares science lessons through wacky, hands-on experiments and “Rocketry,” which demonstrates flight through the construction of wings and angles.

The social studies-based Mobile Museum classes will include “Civil War Student Militia,” an interactive demonstration teaching about Savannah’s Civil War history, and “Revolutionary War Student Militia,” a hands-on lesson illustrating the life of 18th century soldiers.

“Charlie Cart” and “Indigo Dyeing” educate on a variety of different subjects throughout each learning experience. “Charlie Cart” uses a compact mobile kitchen to highlight classroom concepts, cooking skills and cultural themes. “Indigo Dyeing” teaches participants about the scientific process behind creating indigo dye and the plant’s unique history in the Southeast, while also exploring shapes and pattern making.

All of the educational programs can incorporate Georgia Performance Standards and are delivered by and coordinated through Coastal Heritage Society educators, primarily to engage grades K-8 in the region.

Book a Mobile Museum Field Trip

For more information about these programs or to book a Mobile Museum field trip today, please visit: chsgeorgia.org/mobile-museum or contact: Megan Cox at mcox@chsgeorgia.org.

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FREE Summer 2017 Savannah Live Oak Public Library kids’ programs that are open to the public include:

ROSIE REVERE
June 14-July 31
Imagine, experiment & make a Rosie-Copter fly. Grades K-5
June 14 4-5PM @ Pooler Library
June 16 3-4PM @ Islands Library
June 19 2:30-3:30 PM @ Tybee Library
June 20 4-5PM @ Southwest Chatham Library
June 21 4-5PM @ Thunderbolt Library
June 27 4-5PM @ Springfield Library
June 28 4-5PM @ Rincon Library
July 18 4-5PM @ Garden City Library
July 24 4-5PM @ Hinesville Library

ACOUSTIC ROOSTER
June 19-26
Kwame Alexander’s book teaches kids how to make instruments. Ages 8 +
Acoustic Rooster and the Cardboard Instruments
June 19 11AM-Noon @ Pooler Library
June 19 3-4PM @ Bull Street Library
June 21 4-5PM @ Southwest Chatham Library
June 22 3-4PM @ Oglethorpe Mall Library
June 26 4-5PM @ Hinesville Library

For more free Live Oak Public Library free kids’ summer entertainment programs, click here.

The Club at Savannah Harbor has the perfect Father’s Day gift special: brunch & golf. Golf gift certificates also available.

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, email Golf.savannah@westin.com, www.theclubatsavannahharbor.com   The Club at Savannah Harbor is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Kindermusik with 88 Keys Piano in Savannah presents its June musical play dates: “Sand & Seashells: Oceans of Music!”

Come with your littles ones ages 0-7 on June 17, 21 or 24 at 10AM for music, instruments, singing, movement, stories and more! (UPDATE the Wed. June 21 class is full. A few spaces remain in the Saturday classes June 17 & 24.)

And the biggest splash is that each child receives an instrument to keep, 10 Kindermusik songs, and a $10 coupon.

Tuition is $15 per child and only $5 for siblings. Enrollment is already over half filled for all classes so enroll online today while there are still spaces at kindermusikwith88keys.com.

Kindermusik…where music and learning play. 912.988.KEYS.

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HWY 21 DRIVE IN, BEAUFORT, S.C.

If your Summer 2017 to-do bucket list includes hauling the kids to an old-fashioned Drive In movie theater like ours does, check out Hwy. 21 Drive In in Beaufort, S.C.

The Drive In accepts most major credit cards.

For directions or to see what’s playing, click here or follow the Drive In on Facebook here.

Hwy 21 Drive In, 55 Parker Dr, Beaufort, South Carolina 29906, tel (843) 846-4500, Email hwy21drivein@embarqmail.com, hwy21drivein.com

JESUP DRIVE-IN

There’s also a drive in theatre in Jesup, Ga., which is a farther trek from Savannah than Beaufort. For info on the Jesup Drive-In schedule, click here
Follow the Jesup Drive-In on Facebook here.

Jesup Drive-In, 3686 Savannah Hwy. Jesup, Ga 31545 tel 912-559-2183 (office) or 912-427-7254 movieline, email jesupdrivein@yahoo.com, http://www.jesupdrivein.com

Visit our Savannah-Lowcountry Area Summer Camps 2017 directory here to help you find the type of camps you and your children are looking for this summer.

The guide includes a variety of camps – arts, dance, languages, sports, STEM, enrichment – as well as camps for all ages including pre-school.

If you want to advertise a summer camp in the guide, please email anne@southernmamas.com.

Click here to find the perfect camp for your child for Summer 2017.

I’m a Maker Summer Camp – Wooden Puzzle Boxes @ Maven Makers, Savannah

Make your very own Japanese inspired puzzle box while learning the essentials of woodworking.

This camp is for 11-14 year olds. Camp is June 19-23 2017, 9AM-1PM.

Learn more here. 

Maven Makers offers a variety of summer camps & youth workshops. Learn more here.

The Maven Makers shop, 415 West Boundary St. Savannah, 31401, email events@mavenmakers.com Maven Makers is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser