Half the Time.  Half the Cost.  100% of the fun!

This is a great way to try all star cheerleading.

Join this Royal Family @ Crowned Elite Athletics in Savannah.

Details here. 

Like Crowned Elite Athletics on Facebook here to stay connected to all that this Tiny Team has going on.

Meet the experts

Crowned Elite Athletics’s Shazi Edmonds believes cheerleading is more than just a sport. Shazi says cheerleading creates long-lasting friendships, and teaches kids valuable lessons in teamwork and sportsmanship. Being a part of Crowned Elite Athletics is more than simply joining a team; it is the building of a family.

Owner Drew Edmonds, who holds a B.S. in Sports Management from Georgia Southern University, is a certified personal trainer who will also aid in the fitness programming at Crowned Elite Athletics.

Crowned Elite Athletics, Savannah gym at 202 Bourne Blvd, Ste 160, Savannah, 912-308-5719     www.crownedeliteathletics.com On Facebook here  email  info@crownedeliteathletics.com Crowned Elite is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Come one, come all to a free TRUNK OR TREAT FESTIVAL AT White Bluff United Methodist Church on Saturday, Oct. 31 2015 from 4-8PM.

Located at 11911 White Bluff Rd in Savannah, the church offers bouncing inflatables, a costume parade, a FREE dinner, games with prizes, movie time, and, of course, TRUNK-OR-TREATING!

Please join White Bluff United Methodist Church for free Fall fun from 4-8 on Sat., Oct. 31 2015.

Schedule
4:00-8:00 Bounce Time on Inflatables/Watch Movie
5:45 Have Cars set up for Trunk or Treating in back of Church
6:00-6:30 Dinner (Hot Dogs and Hamburgers) and get Dressed in Costumes-Gym
6:30 Costume Parade/Car Trunk or Treating Decorating Contest
6:45-8:00 Trunk or Treating, Movie or Bounce Time

For more info, go to wbumc.org or call the church office at 925-5924.

White Bluff UMC, 11911 White Bluff Road, Savannah 31419,http://wbumc.org/

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Perfect Halloween treat!

This week, we’re giving away a Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah Halloween BOO Box assorted mini box (12 cupcakes).

To enter to win, visit Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah by clicking here. Then answer this question on their wall: Please share your favorite Fall family tradition. (Hint: visit our Fall Fun Guide 2015 here for ideas) Please to say that SouthernMamas.com sent you!

Deadline to enter 10 PM Tues. Oct. 13 2015. We’ll announce the winner here & on our SouthernMamas.com Facebook page and on our Instagram here. 

The winner can redeem the 12 mini box anytime before Halloween & after Oct. 16.

Gigi’s has these oh-so tricky-treaty Halloween BOO BOXES available to order now – 12 for $18.

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. 

It’s that time of the year, picture time!

Jana Butman Photography wanted to give you a few tips on how to come to your session, what to wear and what to bring.

Jana offers her sunset sessions around 5:30PM and they last about an hour. She suggests to wear timeless and classic cloths. It’s fun if you play around with a certain color palette and the cloths matches with style. Accessories and shoes are very important and so fun to pick!

It’s always good to have a favorite toy for your little one, a book or a even a favorite tricycle. Jana loves to include sentimental things in your photos so you can forever remember what your kids liked at the time of the photos.

Her sessions are relaxed but guided. She is very energetic and does all she can to bring out real smiles and laughs!

You can see more of Jana’s family photography at her website: www.butmanphoto.com or at her Facebook page here.  

Jana Butman Photography, Maternity, newborn & family photographer, 25 E. 40th St., Savannah, www.butmanphoto.com ; (912) 655-6307,  email janabutman@gmail.com. On Facebook here,  Jana Butman Photography is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 
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Professional Savannah Photographers Jamie Weaver , Greg Ceo,  Tonya Perry generously agreed to donate their time to shoot a limited number of Holiday Family Photos at various scenic Savannah spots to support the Montessori Education Society of Savannah.

That means you get a great deal.

Photographers and Locations:

• Friday October 23rd, Jamie Weaver, Circular Park at Battey and E. 50th
• Saturday, October 24th, Tonya Perry, Forsyth Park
• Saturday, November 7th, Greg Ceo, Location TBD

These portrait sessions are open to the public but spaces are limited so please sign up now. Sign up here. 

Pricing

* $50 Digital Delivery of Your Favorite Photo option

* $35 Online Proofing option.

* A special $100 DigiDouble option – book at least two consecutive $50 sessions and you will be able to download jpegs of *all* of your images.

Sign up here.

Register for Fall Festival Art Workshops @ City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs  for Oct. 24 2015.

Registration info here. 

Fall Festival Workshops, Oct. 24 @ City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs studios at 9 W. Henry St.

Questions? Call 912-651-6783.

FALL FESTIVAL 2015 OCT 24 WORKSHOPS

Festive Mask Making
Instructor: Mary Bass
Ages 8+, 10am-12pm
Come transform yourself into any creature you’d like! In this two hour workshop, students will learn how to make a festive mask out of felt! Basic sewing and embroidery techniques will be covered.
$15/$10 city resident

Festive Fall Ornamental Wreath
Instructor: Julie Hodge
Ages 17+, 10am-2pm
Come for the first of a three part seasonal wreath series! In this workshop, students will learn basic flower design, bow making and ornamental wreath techniques for a festive fall creation.
$35/$30 city resident

Oil Burner Workshop
Instructor: Crystal Travaille
Age 17+, 10am – 1pm
Create your own original outdoor citronella burner for your patio. Students will learn hand building and surface design techniques and use colored under-glazes to make a one-of-a-kind piece. All skill levels welcome.
$35/ $30 city resident

Raku
Instructor: Clair Buckner
All Ages, 10am – 2pm
This ancient Japanese ceramic firing technique in which 1800° glowing red hot works are removed from the kiln and placed into a reduction chamber filled with combustibles is sure to inflame and inspire. Personal bisque fired works can be glazed and fired. Pieces will be available for those who want to participate.
$10 per piece fired

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 

Kindermusik in Savannah  with 88 Keys Piano announces its October musical play date for ages newborn to 7.

This month’s theme is “Classic Toys for Girls and Boys.”

All participants receive an instrument/prop, 10 Kindermusik songs and a bonus gift valued at $10 at the end of class.

Tuition is $15 per child; siblings $5.

Below are the class times for October. Register early, as play dates fill quickly:
Monday, October 19 at 12:15pm
Tuesday, October 20 at 10am
Saturday, October 24 at 10am

To enroll online, visit www.88keysga.com/kindermusik  or call 912-988-KEYS (5397).

Kindermusik…music now, skills for life.

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

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With the air turning cooler, Once Upon A Child Savannah has everything you need to keep your little ones toasty warm, all at great fall prices.

Come in to see their selection of gently-used denim, long-sleeve tops, sweaters, jackets, costumes, sleepwear, shoes, boots and accessories.

Plus, Once Upon A Child Savannah will pay you on the spot for the items your kids have outgrown and no longer use.

Top Most Wanted Items:

* Outerwear (size 2T + )
* Holiday Dress Wear (size 2T + )
* Pajamas (size 2T + )
* Equipment (pack n plays, high chairs, walkers, exersaucers)

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Breast Cancer Awareness: 20% discount on a pink item

October is about celebrating life, especially for all those who are battling breast cancer or have a loved one fighting this disease. What better way to do this than by helping create awareness and supporting the fight this month? Go Pink!

Once Upon A Child supports all those mommies, aunties, grandmas, friends and other loved ones who have been affected by this disease.

Click here for a 20% off coupon on one pink item at Once Upon A Child. Coupon expires Oct. 31 2015.

1100 Eisenhower Drive
Savannah, GA 31406
912-351-0555
www.onceuponachild.com

Once Upon A Child Savannah, 1100 Eisenhower Drive, Eisenhower Square, Savannah, 31406 tel: 912-351-0555, www.onceuponachildsavannah.com/  Once Upon A Child Savannah is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Tiny Tots Play Date with Tummy Time Foods @ The Museum
Sat. Oct. 10, 11am-12pm

Calling all kids ages 5 & younger for the most creative culinary experience in town. Join Tummy Time Foods for our monthly “Tiny Tots Play Date” at the Savannah Children’s Museum. Kids will enjoy learning, singing and story time while making two delicious, seasonal food crafts– one to eat and one to keep.

October’s theme is “Fall Faves!”
Cost: $10 per child (CHS members) and $12 per child (non-CHS members). Seating is limited and advanced registration is required. Click here.

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“School’s Out… Let’s Cook!”

Columbus Day Cooking Party
Mon. Oct. 12 @ Savannah State Farmer’s Market
Trade your pencils and books for some hands-on cooking fun.
*Tiny Tots Cooking Party (ages 5 & younger) will be at 11AM-12:15PM
*Kid’s Cooking party (ages 6 & older) will be at 1:30-3PM. Seating is limited and advanced registration is required. Click here  for more information.

Tummy Time Foods, www.tummytimefoods.com, (912) 996-7120 email info@tummytimefoods.com. On Facebook here.  Tummy Time Foods is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Discount on after-school art classes @ Scribble Art Studio in Pooler.

Don’t miss this deal.  Try out 3 classes a week in Pooler (your choice!) Mon.-Fri. for ONLY $150 a month.

For more details, click here. 

$12 a class and three days a week or $150 a month (Mon, Tues, & Fri.)

Choose which class you want to come to. You can do two classes back to back as long as it’s age appropriate.

To sign up call 912-713-7376 or visit thescribbleartstudio.com

Tell them SouthernMamas.com sent you!

Scribble Art Studio in Savannah & Pooler also offers private & group art classes, summer art camps, adult art parties & children’s birthday parties, both in the studio & at-home DIY art birthday kits. For gifts, Scribble as art kits & gift certificates. For more information, contact artist Carrie Christian at (912) 713-7376 or email info@thescribbleartstudio.com  . Click here for more info. Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Halloween art, stories, science. Register now for SPOOKTACULAR Saturdays in October workshop series for kids at Blick Art Materials, 318 E. Broughton St. Savannah, 31401.

Halloween story time, kinder art workshops for ages 4 & younger; Halloween science projects, art project for ages 5 & older.

Register here. 

Scribble Art Studio, Savannah Children’s Museum and Blick Art Supplies in Savannah will do a series of Saturday Halloween themed workshops for all ages called “Hooray for Halloween” during Fall 2015.

Savannah artist Kristie Duncan is turning Blick’s atrium into an interactive “Halloween Town” for kids to work in and the Savannah Children’s Museum will provide science experiments while Scribble will be in charge of art projects.

Cost

Storytime and Kinder Art Project: $15
Science Experiment and Art Project: $35.

For more information, call 912-713-7376 or click here. 

Halloween storytimes, art and science projects

Month of spooktacular storytime, art & science project programs.
10:30AM-2PM Saturdays Oct. 3, Oct. 10, Oct. 17, Oct. 24
Upstairs Atrium at Blick Art Materials
318 E. Broughton St., Savannah, 31401

Halloween-themed art workshops, storytimes & science experiments located upstairs at Blick Art Materials, 318 E. Broughton St., 31401 Savannah Children’s Museum & Scribble Art Studio are SouthernMamas.com advertisers 

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FOR MORE SAVANNAH-AREA FALL EVENTS, VISIT OUR SAVANNAH FALL FUN GUIDE 2015 HERE. 

Jana Butman Photography in Savannah is offering custom made Holiday cards if you book your mini session with her in October and mention SouthernMamas.com for 50% off!

There is several designs available and Jana will deliver them straight to your house.

Contact Jana Butman Photography for details & availability at (912) 655-6307 or email at janabutman@gmail.com.

See more of Jana’s work on her website: www.butmanphoto.com or her Facebook page here, where you can also read reviews and what other clients’s experience was like while working with her.

Jana Butman Photography, Maternity, newborn & family photographer, 25 E. 40th St., Savannah, www.butmanphoto.com ; (912) 655-6307,  email janabutman@gmail.com. On Facebook here,  Jana Butman Photography is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

JUST ANNOUNCED! Two Sisters Travel  has the scoop on 2 ways to save BIG on your next Walt Disney World vacation with the Play, Stay, Dine, & Save promotion or savings up to 25% off your resort stay at select resort hotels.

The travel dates for these offers do include winter break AND spring break dates.

With the popular Play, Stay, Dine, & Save Promotion, you’ll save up to $500 (based on family of 4) when you combine your resort stay, dining & theme park tickets. This offer is available at select Walt Disney World Resort Hotels and includes most stays 12/13/15 – 12/29/15 and 1/2/16 – 3/7/16.

If you don’t need a dining plan or tickets, you can save up to 25% on your room at select Walt Disney World Resort hotels for most stays 1/2/16 – 4/13/16.

Availability for these promotions is extremely limited, and rooms will sell out fast. Contact Tara McCoy at Two Sisters Travel for your no-obligation Disney vacation quote or call us at 843-284-3241 for details, and start planning your magical Disney vacation.

Tara McCoy, Vacation Specialist at Two Sisters Travel
843.284.3241
Become a Facebook fan at facebook.com/twosisterstravel

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Ottawa Farms annual Ottawa Farms Rodeo is featured in the farm’s 2015 corn maze in Bloomingdale, Ga. just outside Savannah.

The Maze will be open weekends in October starting at 1PM Sat. Oct. 10.

Come get lost in the maze & enjoy oodles of farm activities including cow train, corn crib (pictured here), pig races, corn cannon & more.

Hours each weekend in October:
Saturdays 1 pm-10 pm
Sundays 1 pm-6 pm

Cost

Admission: $10 for ages 5 and older. (ages 4 & younger are free WITH an accompanying parent)
The admission covers everything except the Corn Cannon and items purchased in the store.
For more details call 912.748.3035

Ottawa Farms, 702 Bloomingdale Road, Bloomingdale, Ga. 31302 , ottawafarms.com (912)748-3035, On Facebook here.  Ottawa Farms is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

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Join Kindermusik in Savannah with 88 Keys Piano for brand new October themes.

Babies ages newborn to 2 meet Mondays at 9:20am for “Rise and Shine”.

Toddlers ages 2+ meet Mondays at 10:15am for “Marvelous Me!”

Come and see how music can positively impact your baby and toddler in so many ways:  musically, socially, cognitively and physically as we learn through movement, instruments, and more.

First class for new families is FREE.

Visit www.88keysga.com/kindermusik or call 912-988-KEYS (5397) for more info.  (All classes meet at the 88 Keys Piano Kindermusik studio in Bloomingdale.)

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

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Josie Ambrose with her big sister Addison Ambrose of Rincon.

Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society Buddy Walk & Family Festival is this Saturday Oct. 3 in Forsyth Park, Savannah.

Online registration available until Sept. 30. Register here. 

In my Savannah Morning News column here,  read about how the Buddy Walk & Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society helped the Ambrose family of Rincon and their 17-month old daughter, Josie (pictured above) who has Down syndrome.

Participants of all ages and abilities are welcome to take part in the Buddy Walk.

The walk begins at 10AM with a Family Fun Festival being held immediately thereafter. A wide range of activities including face painting, bouncy houses, other games, as well as music and refreshments will last until 2pm.

The 10th annual one-mile fundraiser benefits the Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society (LDSS).

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Register online for the Midnight Garden Ride, a family-friendly bicycling event on Saturday, Oct. 10.

Ellis Square, Downtown Savannah
Presented by Chatham Orthopaedic Associates and the Good and Evil Party.

After a casually-paced, police-escorted ride through Savannah’s most beautiful neighborhoods, the riders return to Ellis Square for live music and fun.

Proceeds benefit the non-profit Savannah Bicycle Campaign.

Registration information here.

Event Schedule for Oct. 10
5-6:30 p.m. Onsite registration and check-in for preregistered riders.
5-6 p.m. Costume Contest Registration
6:15 p.m. Costume Contest Judging
7 p.m. Ride departs from Ellis Square
8 p.m. Ride returns to Ellis Square for Good and Evil Party

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FOR MORE SAVANNAH-AREA FALL EVENTS, VISIT OUR SAVANNAH FALL FUN GUIDE 2015 HERE. 

Beaufort’s beloved Shark Tooth Fairy Mike Harris is teaming up with Tybee promoters to bring the first Tybee Island Kids’ Shark Tooth & Fossil Hunt to Tybee Is.’s North Beach, 10AM Sun. Oct. 18 2015.

Kids will be able to find prehistoric Mako, Bull, Sand, Great White, Snaggletooth, and coveted Megalodon sharks teeth. The “Shark Tooth Fairy” Mike Harris is donating many large Megalodon teeth and will be in attendance to help identify the sharks’ teeth found.

There will be two designated zones to search: one for kids ages 2-6, and one for kids ages 7-12. Accompanying adults are encouraged to enter the designated zone for the 2-6 year olds but not the designated zone for the 7-12 year olds. Parents can watch from outside the designated zone. If you are registering multiple kids from 2-6 and 7-12, your designated zone will be with the 7-12 year olds.

Cost: $20 per child
Ages: 2-12 (no exceptions, please))

Tickets go on sale Wed. Sept. 9 at 8AM. Details here. 
1000 tickets available.

Adults are prohibited from assisting kids with hunting teeth.

20,000 teeth will be planted between the two designated zones. Parents are strongly encouraged to only allow your kid to take 20 sharks teeth from the beach. They can keep searching and if they find a larger tooth, they should throw their smallest back.

For more info, email Brian@StaffordPromotions.com.

No rain checks or refunds.

More info about tickets here. 

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Holidays are just around the corner! Photography by Julie Anne in Richmond Hill will have Halloween mini sessions at her studio on Oct. 11 2015. Cost for 15 minute mini session is $35 and you receive 8 images.

Family and children mini sessions will be held at J.F. Gregory Park in Richmond Hill on October 25. Cost is $75 and you receive 15 images for a 20 minute session. These are great for Christmas cards so get a head start.

Call Julie at (912) 655-9497 or email at julie@photographybyjulieanne.com for more information or to book.

Book your newborn session in October or November and get a free 11×14 canvas. Just mention this ad.

Please ‘like” Julie Anne’s Facebook page here to stay connected and informed of more great deals.

Photography by Julie Anne,  email julie@photographybyjulieanne.com  (912) 655-9497, www.photographybyjulieanne.com ; On Facebook here.  Photography by Julie Anne is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Risen Savior’s Pumpkin Patch 2015 in Pooler 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 where the pumpkins come from…employing 700 Native Americans; this has a positive and lasting impact on a region with 42% unemployment); Risen Savior Christian Academy’s new school playground; and Risen Savior’s youth conference travel expenses.

Come join in on the fun. The Pooler Pumpkin Patch has things to do for all ages. Visit the patch during the weekday to:

• Choose your pumpkin
• Make a craft
• Play games
• Color a picture
• Take awesome pictures at the Patch

October 17-31 2015
Monday-Friday: 11AM-7PM
Saturday-Sunday: Noon-7PM

October 24-25 2015, Noon-5PM will be a festival weekend join us for some additional activities:

• Vendors
• Bounce Houses
• Carnival Games
• Face Painting
• Food

Order a “Let Your Light Shine” Pumpkin Patch t-shirt ($2.50 is donated to Risen Savior for each t-shirt) here.

Watch the Pumpkin Patch video here.

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

This is the year you’re going to get your kids their flu shots early, right?

Pediatric Associates of Savannah has flumist – the nasal flu vaccine for patients 2 & older at their locations in Savannah, the Islands & Pooler.

If you have an upcoming appointment, Pediatric Associates can can do your vaccine then, but if you have already been in for your checkup recently, please call Pediatric Associates of Savannah office to get your child’s flu shot. (Pediatric Associates of Savannah is waiting for infant flu shots to arrive)

New to the area & in need of a pediatrician? Pediatric Associates of Savannah has offices in Savannah, the Islands and Pooler. Learn more here.

Byrd’s Korean Martial Arts on the Islands in Savannah has a great deal: 6 weeks for only $69.

Offer valid for all kid & adult programs. $69 special includes 2 family members. Three or members would be a total of $138.

What an inexpensive way to give it a try. Register here.  

Byrd’s Korean Martial Arts
912-898-0406
byrdsmartialarts.com

Byrd’s Korean Martial Arts, 4717 East Highway 80 Suite A next to Publix, Whitemarsh Is. Savannah, (912) 898-0406 www.savannahafterschool.com, On Facebook here.

Get Up Close and Personal with a Life-Size Dinosaur at Savannah Mall.

Meet Rexie the T-Rex at Center Court on Saturday, October 3.

This anatomically perfect puppet stands over 8’ tall and 12’ long, providing kids and their families the opportunity to learn about this “king” of the dinosaurs that roamed what is now the U.S. and Canada during the Cretaceous Period, about 65 million years ago and to take some photos.

Rexie the T-Rex’s show times are 11AM, 1PM and 3PM. There is no cost to participate.

The Savannah Mall has a double-decker carousel in the Food Court and soft play area on the lower level for children.

Savannah Mall, 14045 Abercorn Street, (912) 927-7467, www.savannahmall.com, Savannah Mall is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Take advantage of the amazing autumn light and have family/children portraits made by a Savannah professional photographer while supporting a good cause.

Schedule your photo session for Explorers Montessori Coastal Cooperative Portrait Fundraiser on Oct. 10 or Oct. 18. This event supports the new Wilmington Island preschool &, in return, you receive amazing portraits by a Savannah professional photographer. Learn more here. 

For more info email: info@explorersmontessori.org and visit the school’s website: http://explorersmontessori.org/

See photos of Explorers Montessori preschool, teacher on Facebook here.

Explorers Montessori Coastal Cooperative does not discriminate based on religion, race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, sex, disability, family, marital or financial status, height or weight.

Explorers Montessori Coastal Cooperative EMC2, explorersmontessori.org, 51 Wilmington Island Road, Savannah, 31410, email info@explorersmontessori.org Explorers Montessori Coastal Co-Op is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser