EASTER BLAST
March 30 2013 – Saturday @ Skidaway Is. State Park , 52 Diamond Causeway, Savannah, 31411
1.00pm – 3.00pm Bring the Whole Family for a day filled with hayrides, games and crafts. Easter egg hunt starting at 1.00pm. Easter egg hunt is $2.00 per child.
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Spring Festival & Easter Egg Hunt
Bring your own basket and the whole family! Instructions for the Easter Egg Hunt will be at 12:15 and hunt goes off at 12:30 pm Sun. March 24 2013. There also will be Festival Games, Bounce House and food for sale. Fundraiser benefits Providence Children’s Ministry and Children’s Center Easter Egg Hunt is Free (tickets available for other activities) Noon – 3PM Providence Presbyterian Church (Path Behind Fellowship Hall) 171 Cordillo Parkway
843.842.5673
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You’re invited: Spring Garden Festival & Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday March 23rd, 2013, 9am – 4pm @ Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, 2 Canebrake Road, Savannah, GA. 31419
Cost $5 per car parking; $2 per child for the Easter Egg Hunt
If you would like to be a vendor, please call (912) 921-5460
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A favorite FREE Savannah Easter tradition, the Chick Hatchery, starts Wed. March 27 and runs through Fri. March 29 indoors in the Macy’s Court at Oglethorpe Mall in Savannah.
The hatchery is open mall hours starting at 10 AM.
Free
Kids of all ages can watch the chicks and ducks emerge from their eggs and hold a newly hatched chick.
For more than two decades, Chatham County Cooperative Extension has run the hands-on display hatchery during the Easter season.
(912) 652-7981
Oglethorpe Mall indoor courtyard, 7804 Abercorn St # 10, Savannah, GA, 31406-3502
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Here’s a great chance to find some amazing bargains (and unload some of your own unneeded furniture, appliances, electronics & home decor)
The Charles Ellis Annual Rummage Sale is 7 AM-noon Saturday, March 23 2013. The public is welcome to donate Friday evening AND to shop on Saturday!
Clothing will be $5 a bag (all you can fit in the bag). That’s right, $5 for a bag teeming with clothing.
There also will be toys, small appliances, furniture, electronics, baby items, home decor and more treasures at bargain prices.
Do not miss this huge, annual sale @ Charles Ellis Montessori Academy, 220 East 49th St, Savannah, Georgia 31405. Click here for the Facebook event page for this sale.
Easter Eggstravaganza
Easter Egg Hunt, Blowup Rides, Music, Face Painting and More! Includes free entry to the Wing Fest Kid Zone ($5 Value). All proceeds benefit the Hilton Head Island Recreation Association Children’s Scholarship Fund.
Egg Hunt 11AM Sharp Sat. March 23
$10 Admission Includes Activities
Parents and Grandparent Free of Charge
Food Sold Separately
Shelter Cove Community Park
39 Shelter Cove Road
843.681.7273
islandreccenter.org
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Observe and participate in the magical creation of a shawl from sheep shearing to carding, spinning, dying and weaving the wool at the Sheep to Shawl Festival @ Oatland Island Wildlife Center, Savannah.
Members of The Fiber Guild of the Savannah join Oatland staff and volunteers in making this traditional spring celebration fun for the whole family. Crafts, games, hay rides, pony rides & other children’s activities as well as food concessions will be available. Cost is $7 for adults, $5 for children & $5 for Military/seniors.
10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sat. March 23, 2013
$7 per adult, $5 per child (4-17), and $5 for military/seniors.
www.oatlandisland.org
912.395.1509
Photo by Nathan Jones
Get your peacock feather decorations ready for the Flannery O’Connor Homemade Parade and Garden Party.
This celebration of acclaimed author and Savannah native Flannery O’Connor’s birthday will offer family-friendly fun. Participation is encouraged. Hats and period costume are optional.
Homemade Parade festivities in Lafayette Square will include face painting, sign painting and photo portraits. The Garden Party at the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home will feature Southern-inspired hors d’oeuvres, drinks and a peacock calling contest.
WHEN: Saturday, March 23, 2013
Homemade Parade festivities start at 3 p.m. in Lafayette Square
Parade begins at 3:30 p.m. in Lafayette Square
Garden Party from 4-6 p.m. at the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home
WHERE: Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home
207 E. Charlton Street
Savannah, Georgia
NOTE: $25 donation requested for the Garden Party. $5 for children.
Garden Party RSVP appreciated – please call 912.233.6014 or email flanneryoconnorhome@gmail.com . The Homemade Parade is free and open to the public.
ABOUT FLANNERY O’CONNOR:
Flannery O’Connor was born in Savannah, Georgia on March 25, 1925 and is the author of the acclaimed novels Wise Blood and The Violent Bear It Away, as well as 32 short stories and numerous essays. Perhaps best known as a pioneering Southern gothic author who often wrote about morally flawed characters, O’Connor remains an important voice in American literature. She lived in Savannah until 1938 and drew inspiration from her childhood experiences in Georgia’s First City until her death from lupus in Milledgeville, Georgia on August 3, 1964. She received the National Book Award for Fiction posthumously in 1972 for The Collected Stories of Flannery O’Connor.
ABOUT THE FLANNERY O’CONNOR CHILDHOOD HOME:
The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, located at 207 E. Charlton Street in the heart of Savannah, Georgia, is dedicated to preserving the legacy of one of the South’s greatest writers. An established 501 3(C) nonprofit organization, the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home has been meticulously restored to reflect the authentic period furnishings of a Depression-Era Savannah rowhouse and to offer insight into the years that O’Connor lived in Savannah, from 1925 to 1938. The Home proudly presents a series of free lectures each spring and fall as well as other events throughout the year. For more information, please visit www.flanneryoconnorhome.org or call 912.233.6014.
The Archaeobus is coming to Savannah March 18 2013 to get kids excited about exploring our past!
Abby the Archaeobus is a creation of the Society for Georgia Archaeology, a group of professional and amateur archaeologists as well as interested citizens. The Archaeobus is a former bookmobile retrofitted with archaeology hands-on activities. Abby travels throughout the state, visiting school groups, giving presentations & even touring the State Fair!
The Archaeobus will visit the Armstrong Atlantic State University campus March 18 from 10 am-4:30 pm. She will be parked at the end of University Drive, next to University Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
The University Anthropology club will also be volunteering. It will be fun and educational for the kids and adults!
Questions? Contact the anthropology club on campus at anthropologyclubarmstrong@yahoo.com or their Facebook page “Armstrong Anthropology Club.”
For more information about the bus, visit http://diggingsavannah.wordpress.com/archaeobus/ For the professor overseeing the club activities contact Professor Barbara Bruno 912.344.2970 or barbara.bruno@armstrong.edu .
TO FIND OUT WHERE & WHEN KIDS CAN TOUR AN ACTIVE SAVANNAH ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE FOR FREE, TUES-SAT. March 19-May 11 2013, click here.
You are invited on a FREE guided tour of an archaeological dig in Savannah. Visit the site where plantations from the 1790s through the 1860s operated and where Civil War activity took place. Watch archaeologists uncover the past. Learn about the exciting history of Savannah.
Free tours are 90 minutes each, Tuesday through Saturday from March 19 through May 11, 2013. Tour times are 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Reservations for parties of 10 or less are not required. For group reservations of 11 or more, and/or for cutomized group tours (schools etc.), please contact Rita Elliott at relliott@newsouthassoc.com . Archaeology is being conducted by New South Associates
*Tours March 19-23 2013 will include the fun & interactive Archaeobus, Courtesy of The Society for Georgia Archaeology. Abby the Archaeobus is a creation of the Society for Georgia Archaeology, a group of professional and amateur archaeologists as well as interested citizens. The Archaeobus is a former bookmobile retrofitted with archaeology hands-on activities. Abby travels throughout the state, visiting school groups, giving presentations & even touring the State Fair!
Come to a Stroller Strong Moms Demonstration at Georgia Game Changers Running Co. in Richmond Hill at 11:30AM Tues, March 12.
SSM Savannah will provide a demonstration outside of Georgia Game Changers for moms who are interested in seeing what we are all about! All moms who attend will be entered into a drawing to receive a free 1 month membership. There will be some awesome prizes and giveaways!
Click on this Facebook event link here for more info.
Georgia Game Changers Running Co. is at 60 Exchange Place, C-3, Richmond Hill, Georgia 31324
Stroller Strong Moms, 12 East Park Ave. Savannah, 31401, email info@strollerstrongmoms.com , www.strollerstrongmoms.com Stroller Strong Moms is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.
Hilton Head Island’s 30th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Join the fun and see what a true community event is like on Hilton Head Island. Parade route along Pope Avenue from Coligny to Office Park Road.
3PM Rain or Shine
www.stpatricksdayhhi.com
FREE
Savannah’s big St. Patrick’s Day Parade is at 10:15 AM Sat. March 16 2013 throughout Historic Downtown Savannah. This three-hour parade consists of more than 350 units, included several U.S. military divisions, many award-winning bands and the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales. Some of the bands include the 282nd U.S. Army Band (Fort Jackson, S.C.), Th Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps (Fort Meyers, VA), U.S. Coast Guard Pipes and Drums (Norfolk, VA), Irish Air Corps Pipes and Drums (Dublin, Ireland) and more.
Experience the Harlem Globetrotters live at the Savannah Civic Center, 7 PM Thurs. March 14
Discount ticket code: To receive $10 off ALL TICKETS use the discount code BASKET. To purchase tickets, click here.
Like the Harlem Globetrotters here on Facebook to stay connected.
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Join in the fun as The UpBeats imagiNATION Workshop presents “A Jumpin’ UpBeat Sing-a-Long” live at the Jelks Auditorium at Savannah Country Day School, 2PM Sat. April 6, 2013.
Come and sing-a-long with those fun loving UpBeats from Wilinkin Land, as they take you on an interactive journey through the magical land of music.
Meet Jeremiah, Tyler, Lucy Q and the entire UpBeat crew in this fun show designed for the whole family to enjoy. The show will cover great topics like teamwork, courage, healthy living, self-esteem and so much more.
It’s an extravaganza filled with singing, dancing, puppetry, featuring musical arrangements by the intergalactic band RJ and The imagiNATION.
Proceeds for this event will go towards the “Happy Eyes, Healthy Ears Project” funding positive television and web programming for kids. You can purchase tickets for the show and donate at www.goupbeat.eventbrite.com .
Use the promo code “upbeat” and save up to 25% on tickets til March 23rd. Want to have preferred seating, backstage meet-n-greet with the characters, and be apart of a puppet workshop after the show? Look into the imagiNATION Experience VIP Pass. See you in Wilinkin Land!
Check out a music video of UpBeats from Wilinkin Land by clicking here.
Like RJ and the Imagination Band on Facebook here to stay connected. Follow the band on Twitter @rjimagination
Check out a mobile show app where you can meet the cast, see music videos/photo galleries, buy tickets by clicking here. ,
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UPDATE: Winner is Amy White! Congratulations Amy!
May the luck of the Irish be with you on this yummy giveaway.
This week, win a Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah St. Patrick’s assorted mini box (24 cupcakes).
To enter to win, “like” Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah on Facebook by clicking here. Then answer this question on their wall: Please share your best St. Patrick’s in Savannah tip (best parade watching spot, favorite St. Patrick’s event, tradition or survival tip) Don’t forget to say that SouthernMamas.com sent you!
Deadline to enter 10 PM March 11 2013. We’ll announce the winner here & on our SouthernMamas.com Facebook page.
You can order cupcakes online at www.gigiscupcakesusa.com/orderahead
Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah is at 5521 Abercorn St., next to Petite Feet and across from the Publix Twelve Oaks Shopping Center.
Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah, 5521 Abercorn St, Suite 100, 912.349.2778 or email savannahga@gigiscupcakesusa.com , www.gigiscupcakesusa.com/savannahgeorgia. On Facebook here. Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah is a SouthernMamas advertiser.
Welcome the Easter Bunny as he arrives @ Savannah Mall on March 9 2013 and get a sneak peak of Stroller Strides of Savannah’s newest program – Stroller Barre.
With your children in tow, join Stroller Strides this Sat. March 9 as Stroller Strides of Savannah teams up with The Savannah Mall to make the Easter Bunny feel loved and welcome in our city. Families will have the opportunity to have their children’s pictures taken with the Easter Bunny, photos will be available for purchase.
Along with meeting the Easter Bunny, Stroller Strides of Savannah will be offering participants the opportunity to be among the first in the nation to experience the latest fitness craze all moms are talking about- Stroller Barre.
Stroller Barre is a combination of pilates, ballet, and barre techniques all rolled into one class. It was created by Stroller Strides and can only be found through Stroller Strides® programs. This class will be offered FREE. Pregnant women, moms and dads with stroller aged children, grandparents, aunts and uncles, all are welcome to attend. The class is for people of all fitness levels. The only equipment you will need is your stroller.
Stroller Strides® is taught by instructors certified in pre and post natal fitness, with adult and child CPR training.
Join Stroller Strides of Savannah and the Easter Bunny at the Savannah Mall on Saturday, March 9th at 10:30 am for this unique experience.
For more information check out “Stroller Strides of Savannah” on Facebook, email natalialucero@fit4mom.com or call Natalia Lucero at (910)987-5943.
Make sure to check back to learn more about our upcoming exclusive Stroller Barre classes, created and owned by Stroller Strides®.
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JEA Preschool Savannah will host a Meet & Greet for prospective parents and caregivers on Wednesday, March 20 at 5:30 p.m.
The new preschool, located at the Jewish Educational Alliance community center at 5111 Abercorn Street, will open to children ages 16 months to 4 years in August 2013. Enrollment is now open.
During the Meet & Greet, attendees will have an opportunity to meet the director Jodi Sadler and teachers, learn about a typical preschool day, and view architectural renderings of new classrooms and an outdoor learning space, which are currently under development.
Free childcare will be available during the presentation. Healthy snacks will be served. Reservations are required; please call 912-355-8111 (ext. 228) or email preschool@savj.org to reserve a spot.
JEA Preschool Savannah has been in the planning stages for the past two years. The school was created to provide for the social, emotional and cognitive growth of young children in a Judaic setting. The age-appropriate curriculum, led by qualified and experienced teachers, will focus on literacy, writing, math, science, music, art and movement all within the special facilities of the JEA.
“I am truly excited about the creation of our program of excellence, JEA Preschool Savannah,” said Sadler, a longtime educator and former assistant principal at Chatham Academy. “When parents and children walk into the school, I want them to see and feel two things: love and security. I know that the quality of the program, excellence of the facilities, and perfect location will make this one of the most attractive and dynamic programs in the area.”
The dynamic preschool will include spacious classrooms and an innovative outdoor space where children can explore, interact with and connect to the environment. The preschool’s core curriculum will be available Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Children have the option of attending three or five days per week. Extended hours are available daily as early as 7 a.m. and until 6 p.m. to serve the needs of working families.
JEA Preschool Savannah is open to both JEA members and non members.
About JEA Preschool Savannah
JEA Preschool Savannah, located in the Jewish Educational Alliance community center at 5111 Abercorn Street, will open its doors in August 2013. The school, which will serve the needs of children ages 16 months through 4 years, focuses on the social, emotional and cognitive growth of young children in a Judaic setting. The core curriculum, led by qualified and experienced teachers, is available Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Extended hours are available daily from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Enrollment is now open. For more information on JEA Preschool Savannah, please call 912-355-8111 (ext. 228), email preschool@savj.org or visit www.savannahjea.org .
Bring the kids to the annual FREE Greening of the Fountain @ noon this Friday March 8, 2013 at the fountain in Forsyth Park to kick off the St. Patrick’s festivities in Savannah. Enjoy this Savannah tradition, as the city gets ready to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
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FREE Tybee Island 11th Annual Irish Heritage Celebration Parade
3 PM Sat. March 9, 2013
Butler Ave., Highway 80, Tybee Island, GA
www.TybeeVisit.com
912.786.5444
Tybee Island will “go green” with a family-friendly parade in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. The parade will include floats, marchers and musical bands. Families are encouraged to dress in green and celebrate.
FOR MORE KID-FRIENDLY ST. PATRICK’S EVENTS IN SAVANNAH, CLICK HERE.
Bring the kids to the annual Greening of the Fountain @ noon this Friday March 8, 2013 at the fountain in Forsyth Park to kick off the St. Patrick’s festivities in Savannah.
Enjoy this Savannah tradition, as they city gets ready to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Savannah’s big St. Patrick’s Day Parade is at 10:15 AM Sat. March 16 2013 throughout Historic Downtown Savannah. This three-hour parade consists of more than 350 units, included several U.S. military divisions, many award-winning bands and the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales. Some of the bands include the 282nd U.S. Army Band (Fort Jackson, S.C.), Th Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps (Fort Meyers, VA), U.S. Coast Guard Pipes and Drums (Norfolk, VA), Irish Air Corps Pipes and Drums (Dublin, Ireland) and more.
Other family-friendly St. Patrick’s events include
Shamrock Run March of Dimes
6 PM Sat. Mar 9, 2013 @ City Market
912.354.5900
Beginning and ending in City Market, there is a free1/4 mile Kiddie Fun Run prior to the race.
FREE Tara Feis family festival
Saturday, March 9, 2013
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Emmet Park (east end of Bay Street)
Presented by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs
Free and open to the public
Details & link to performance schedule here.
FREE Tybee Island 11th Annual Irish Heritage Celebration Parade
3 PM Sat. Mar 9, 2013
Butler Ave., Highway 80, Tybee Island, GA
www.TybeeVisit.com
912.786.5444
Tybee Island will “go green” with a family-friendly parade in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. The parade will include floats, marchers and musical bands. Families are encouraged to dress in green and celebrate.
Easter Egg-Stravaganza is a fun holiday themed event held near Easter every year hosted by the Coastal Heritage Society @ Tricentennial Park/Georgia State Railroad Museum.
Kids get to take a train ride, make fun themed crafts and participate in a site-wide egg hunt! The Easter Egg-Stravaganza will be:
Saturday March 23, 2013 from 9:30 AM to 12 PM.
Pre-registration required. Email childrensevents@chsgeorgia.org .
Admission is $15 per child ($12 if pre-paid at the time of registration) and $5 per adult. Space is limited.
If you’d like more information, email childrensevents@chsgeorgia.org .
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A favorite FREE Savannah Easter tradition, the Chick Hatchery, starts Wed. March 27 and runs through Fri. March 29 indoors in the Macy’s Court at Oglethorpe Mall in Savannah.
The hatchery is open mall hours starting at 10 AM.
Free
Kids of all ages can watch the chicks and ducks emerge from their eggs and hold a newly hatched chick.
For more than two decades, Chatham County Cooperative Extension has run the hands-on display hatchery during the Easter season.
(912) 652-7981
Oglethorpe Mall indoor courtyard, 7804 Abercorn St # 10, Savannah, GA, 31406-3502
FOR MORE LOCAL EASTER EGG HUNTS & KID-FRIENDLY EASTER EVENTS & , CLICK HERE.
You’re invited: Spring Garden Festival & Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday March 23rd, 2013, 9am – 4pm @ Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, 2 Canebrake, Road, Savannah, GA. 31419
Cost $5 per car parking; $2 per child for the Easter Egg Hunt
If you would like to be a vendor, please call (912) 921-5460
FOR MORE LOCAL EASTER EGG HUNTS & KID-FRIENDLY EASTER EVENTS & , CLICK HERE.