Make your next party worry-free with Scribble Art Studio in Savannah & Pooler as their all-inclusive birthday packages now include custom invites.

Scribble’s all-inclusive packages offer a range of features for you to pick from. Scribble just added custom invites to their party services.

Parties include making a mural, painting, and a craft all designed around the birthday boy/girl’s chosen theme. You may bring any refreshments and paper products that you require.

In-Studio Availability:
Saturday, 10am-12pm and 2-4pm
Sunday, 1-3pm
*For best availability, call at least one month in advance*
Scribble Art Studio is responsible for all set-up and clean up.

In-Studio Party:
2 hours
For up to 8 kids: $250
Please add $10 for each additional child
Parties include:
-Mural
-Painting
-Craft: Fairy Houses, Treasure Boxes, Wooden Cars

For more info, call 912-713-7376 or email info@thescribbleartstudio.com

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

Savannah Children’s Museum will continue to host Sensory Soft Sunday as a unique offering for families with children who have special needs. Savannah Children’s Museum will open from 9-11am on Sept. 20, Oct. 18, Nov. 15 and Dec. 13 to provide these families an opportunity to make connections while enjoying SCM’s many exhibits in a sensory friendly way.

Through discussions with the special needs community, Savannah Children’s Museum discovered that there are few offerings of this kind in the region. Museum staff feel it is especially important to provide all children, regardless of age or ability, an opportunity to experience all that Savannah Children’s Museum has to offer.

The goal of Sensory Soft Sunday: provide an exclusive time period for the families of children with special needs in order to reduce anxiety and overstimulation that can occur when the museum is open to the general public. The trains at Georgia State Railroad Museum, our adjacent facility, will not operate during this exclusive time period, to eliminate the sound of whistles.

To promote a calm atmosphere, the number of attendees is limited. The staffing, however, is not reduced so families may have increased staff interaction as desired or needed. A designated ‘quiet zone’ is located in the orange caboose at Savannah Children’s Museum.

Pre-registration for Sensory Soft Sunday is required and payment is due upon arrival. To register, email Liz Stratford at Lstratford@chsgeorgia.org.

Cost: $7.50 per person over 18 months, free for Coastal Heritage Society Members
Time: 9am-11am on the following Sundays: Sept. 20, Oct. 18, Nov. 15, Dec. 13
Location: Savannah Children’s Museum 655 Louisville Rd. Savannah, GA 31401

Savannah Children’s Museum, 655 Louisville Rd., Savannah, GA 31401, www.savannahchildrensmuseum.org, 912.651.6823 Coastal Heritage Society is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Come for steam train rides @ Georgia State Railroad Museum, Savannah on Fridays-Sundays in September-October 2015.

Upcoming dates:
Sept. 18-20 2015. Details here.
Sept. 25-27 2015. Details here. 
Oct. 2-4 2015. Details here. 
Oct. 9-12 2015 (including on Columbus Day holiday Oct. 12) Details here. 
Oct. 16-18. Details here.
Oct. 23-24. Details here.  

Train rides will be at 11AM 11:30AM, 1PM, 2PM, and 3PM Friday and Saturday.
Sunday train rides will be at 1PM and 2PM.

Georgia State Railroad Museum
655 Louisville Rd
Savannah, 31401
912.651.6823

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The 8th annual THE GREAT PUMPKIN PATCH opens from Oct. 1 -Oct. 31 2015 @ Holiday Farms in nearby Ridgeland, SC, about 1 hour from Savannah.

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

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

Holiday Farms is now booking field trips for The Great Pumpkin Patch. If you are looking for a fun-filled trip for your school, church group, daycare, scout group, or any other kind of group, you have found the place to go. Book your trip now as dates are filling fast. You may reach Holiday Farms by phone at 843-726-5527 or email holidayfarms@yahoo.com.

Hours

Monday – Thursday: 9AM – 2PM
Friday – Saturday: 9AM – dark (last wagon ride leaves at 6 pm)
This season Fall 2015, Holiday Farms will be open Sundays from 1-5PM INCLUDING SUNDAY NOV. 1

Entertainment Oct. 31

On Saturday Oct. 31 Live Music from 11-5 by Nautical Wheelers and Harry Santana

Open Sat. Oct. 31 9AM to Dark (Last hayride at 6PM)

Open Sun. Nov. 1 from 1-5PM

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

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.*

Concessions and Entertainment available on Saturdays only.

Family owned and operated since 2008.

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

Military Day

Sat. Oct. 10 2015 will be Special Military Day. Half price admission to active duty military, spouses, children with proper military ID.

Holiday Farms, 10884 Grays Hwy, Ridgeland, SC 29936, (843) 726-5527, email holidayfarms@yahoo.com
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FOR MORE SAVANNAH-AREA FALL EVENTS, VISIT OUR SAVANNAH FALL FUN GUIDE 2015 HERE. 

Receive 20% off a newborn portrait session with Jana Butman Photography in Savannah when you book between Monday Sept. 14 to Sept. 21 2015.

Jana’s newborn photography is simple and natural. She has been working with newborns since 2014 and plans to focus on newborn photography in the future.

Jana has a natural light studio in Savannah’s Starland District where she first invites you for an consultation and discuss all the details about your babies newborn session. She shows you samples of her work and products that she offers with her collections such as canvases, hard cover books, prints and gifts. Jana provides all the props for the session.

Contact Jana Butman Photography at (912) 655-6307 or email at janabutman@gmail.com and book your session before Sept. 21 2015 to receive 20% off your newborn portrait session.

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 

The Independent Learning Network, Inc. (ILN) invites Savannah homeschool students ages 12-18 to participate in a Shakespeare and Beyond – a 12-week study of prose and poetry that includes film and dramatic reviews, and behind-the-scenes analysis.

Shakespeare and Beyond
Oct. 1-Dec. 17 2015
Thursdays, 1-3:30 p.m.
Ages 12-18
Workshop fee: $280 per student (includes a hardcopy of the play and theatre ticket for each student) Students will read Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, exploring the drama as applied to life, as well as plot and conflict.
Students will also see a theater production and film allowing them to analyze the different artistic
treatments of the play. The intent of the workshop is to stimulate appreciation for language styles, creative writing, and theater arts production from dialogue to set design.

More about ILN

The Independent Learning Network, Inc. (ILN) in Savannah is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to the academic excellence of home-based and other non-conventional learners.

ILN offers individualized educational plans for homeschoolers – academic levels 3-12, tutoring, monthly field trips and summer programs.

The ILN resource center is at 7160 Hodgson Memorial Drive, Suite #101. Hours are by appointment.

Independent Learning Network, 7160 Hodgson Memorial Dr., Suite 101, 912-355-7557, www.iln-ga.org On Facebook here. Savannah Independent Learning Network is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser. 

Come to Bethesda Academy in Savannah on Sat. Oct. 10 2015 for a Haunted Halloween Hayride that has two versions – one for little kids and a more scary one for big kids.

The 5:30pm hayride is for younger children and the faint of heart.

The 8pm hayride is for those brave souls who enjoy a good old fashioned scare and ghost story.

Cost: The 5:30pm hayride is $5/child and $8/adult; the 8PM ride is $10/ adult in advance and $15 at the gate on October 10. Tickets are available here.

Children younger than two are free.

TICKETS: Tickets are available online at:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/haunted-halloween-hayride-tickets-18403975787

Event will be held rain or shine barring severe inclement weather. For more information, contact Lisa Wilkes at lisa.wilkes@bethesdaacademy.org or 912.351.2061.

Bethesda Academy, 9520 Ferguson Avenue, Savannah, Ga 31406

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

Kids Can Cook!

Tummy Time Foods provides hands-on cooking and nutrition events for kids of all ages. Tummy Time Foods signature Kids Cooking Parties are the tastiest way to learn and play. In addition to these deliciously amazing events, TTF also provides Birthday Cooking Parties, At-Home Cooking Parties, Cooking Classes, Cooking Camps and Family Nutrition Coaching.

Looking for a creative idea for your child’s birthday? Looking for a creative activity for your kids during winter break? Book your Kids Cooking Party today at www.tummytimefoods.com.

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Tasty Teachings Nutrition workshops available for schools, home school groups, churches

Looking for a great supplemental classroom activity? Looking for a great PTA Incentive Party idea for your school? In search of an extracurricular supplement to your child’s home school curriculum? Need a unique teaching for your church youth group?

Let Tummy Time Foods bring a TTF Tasty Teachings Workshop to you.

Tasty Teachings is a nutrition education program for children in local area schools. These interactive, hands-on nutrition workshops incorporate games and demonstrations and emphasize the importance of a healthy diet. We even allows them to make a tasty, healthy snack of their own!

TTF Tasty Teachings are perfect for schools, churches, daycares and Pre-K centers, community centers and community organizations who serve children.

To book a Tasty Teachings Workshop for your school, church or organization, please contact Adrienne Edge at adrienne@tummytimefoods.com or 912.996.7120.

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Girl Scouts “Cook Up A Legacy”

Tummy Time Foods is proud to announce our “Cook Up A Legacy” Classes for Girl Scouts of all ages. These Legacy Cooking Classes are the perfect way to earn the “Legacy Cooking Badge.” Classes are 90-minutes long and can accommodate up to 12 girls (minimum of 5 girls). Cost: $20 per participant and parents are FREE.

Click here to schedule a class for your troop today.

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

Although we’re just settling into the new school year, Two Sisters Travel  is already busy planning vacations for next summer!

And next summer you’ll have the opportunity to join us for an exciting adventure, Travel with Your Travel Agent getaway to Beaches All-Inclusive Resort in Negril, Jamaica June 20-25, 2016.

This vacation will combine family fun AND a chance to give back! You’ll enjoy special savings & exclusive activities including the Day of Caring event. For this, Two Sisters Travel has partnered with the Sandals Foundation to offer families the opportunity to participate in a service project benefiting local children. A priceless lesson for our own families in appreciating differences, respecting others, and the importance of community service.

Beaches Negril Resort provides the perfect setting for this getaway. A luxury all-inclusive resort situated on the world-famous 7-Mile Beach. At Beaches everything is included from unlimited watersports like waterskiing, paddle boarding, even SCUBA diving! And there are 6 kids programs for every age from infants to teens. This will truly be a vacation for everyone.

Only 12 rooms available for this exciting adventure! Book your room now, only $150 per person deposit. And Two Sisters Travel can arrange an easy to follow payment plan.

Join in next Tues. Sept. 22 at 8:30PM on Two Sisters Travel Facebook page here for a Virtual Q & A event. They’ll be answering all of your questions and everyone that attends will be eligible to receive up to a $250 spa credit.

Get a customized quote online here or call 843-284-3241 for details. Hope to see you in Jamaica mon.

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Ottawa Farms Rodeo

Come to this family-friendly, IPRA affiliated rodeo which brings nationally ranked athletes to center stage as they qualify to compete at the IPRA Finals later in the season.
September 25 & 26, 2015, 7:30PM.
No alcohol permitted or sold on the property.
Free for children 5 & younger
702 Bloomingdale Rd, Bloomingdale, GA 31302

Hilton Head Helicopters will offer rides $20 per person on Saturday night only.

There are eight events each night of the rodeo.
Calf Roping
Steer Wrestling
Saddle Bronc Riding
Barrel Racing
Team Roping
Bull Riding
Cowgirl Breakaway Roping

Camel & Pony rides, too.

For more rodeo info including purchasing tickets, click here. 

Rodeo Tickets

Advance ticket sales end at noon on Sept. 25, 2015. Purchase tickets online here.
Pricing: $12 in advance (purchase online here or at the Ottawa Farms General Store)
$15 at the gate
Tickets will be available at the gate each night of the rodeo. Cash only at the gate the night of the rodeo.

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Ottawa Farms Corn Maze

Ottawa Farms Corn Maze in Bloomingdale outside of Savannah will be open weekends in October starting Saturday, October 3. Come get lost in the maze & enjoy oodles of farm activities.
Hours each weekend in October:
Saturdays 1 pm-10 pm
Sundays 1 pm-6 pm
Admission is $10 for ages 5 and older. (ages 4 and younger are free with an accompanying parent!)
The admission covers everything except the Corn Cannon and items purchased in the store.
702 Bloomingdale Road, Bloomingdale, Ga. 31302
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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FOR MORE SAVANNAH-AREA FALL EVENTS, VISIT OUR SAVANNAH FALL FUN GUIDE 2015 HERE. 

Join Kindermusik in Savannah for their September monthly musical playdate, “This is My Dance!”

Playdates are open to children ages newborn to 7 with their caregivers.

Admission is $15 for the first child and $5 for siblings.

All participants receive a Kindermusik instrument, 10 Kindermusik songs, and a bonus gift at the end of class. Come experience songs, dancing, instruments, stories, singing and more at a Kindermusik playdate.

Saturday, Sept. 19 @ 10:30a
Monday, Sept 21 @ 12:15p
Wednesday, Sept 23 @ 10a

Spaces are limited. Enroll online at 88keysga.com or call 912-988-KEYS. All classes meet at our studio in Bloomingdale.

Visit  www.88keysga.com/kindermusik for more info.

It’s Kindermusik…where music and learning play.

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

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Stroller Strong Moms of Savannah offers stroller fitness classes where you can S.L.A.M. (Sweat Like A Mother) five days of the week.  They love it so much, they’re sweating like mothers in five different locations in and around Savannah: Forsyth Park and Matilda Beasley Park in the heart of Savannah, J.F. Gregory Park south of Savannah in Richmond Hill, and Tom Triplett Park west of Savannah in Pooler, Parkside Park in Rice Hope, Port Wentworth.

Stroller Strong Moms’ seasoned instructors have a knack for finding your limits and pushing you past them.

Newcomers are welcome. First class is free.

Here’s the schedule. Check the Stroller Strong Moms web site & Facebook page for updates, as this every growing group of moms are always adding classes and events.

Forsyth Park, Savannah
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY | 9:30-10:30AM
Start in shaded grassy area next to the playground in the center of the park next to Forsyth Park Cafe.
Sign up here. 

J.F. Gregory Park, Richmond Hill
TUESDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY | 9:30-10:30AM
Start in grassy area next to the playground
Sign up here.

Tom Triplett Park, Pooler
TUESDAY & THURSDAY | 9:30-10:30AM
Start next to tennis court at park entrance
Sign up here.

Mother Matilda Beasley Park, Savannah
TUESDAY starting Sept. 15 | 9:30-10:30AM
Sign up here. 

Parkside Park in Rice Hope, Port Wentworth
TUESDAY, THURSDAY | 9:30-10:30AM
Sign up here. 

CrossFit Steadfast (indoor)
WHEN TEMPS ARE BELOW FREEZING IN WINTER | 9:30-10:30AM (see Facebook page at 8:30AM for the decision)
Located downtown, CrossFit SteadFast provides a warm and fully equipped gym
514 Berrien St. Savannah, 31405. Street parking on Selma and Berrien.

For more information, email info@strollerstrongmoms.com

Stroller Strong Moms, 12 East Park Ave. Savannah, 31401, email info@strollerstrongmoms.com On Facebook here. On Twitter here, www.strollerstrongmoms.com/wp/  Stroller Strong Moms is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

The Independent Learning Network, Inc. (ILN) partners with Healthy Savannah for a morning of free fitness & nutrition for Savannah homeschoolers.

Learn ways to get your homeschoolers going in the morning and stay energized throughout the day.

Friday, September 18 , 2015
9-11:30 AM
Lake Mayer Community Park
1850 E. Montgomery Crossroad
Presented by health guru, Paula Kreissler, Director of Healthy Living & Community Development for Healthy Savannah and YMCA of Coastal Georgia.

RSVP DEADLINE EXTENDED to September 16
To register call 912-355-7557 or email info@iln-ga.org
Dress Code: Exercise Attire (Sneakers, shorts, short-sleeves)
Cost: FREE

Learn more here. 

Healthy snacks generously provided by Kroger

FREE & open to the public

More about ILN

The Independent Learning Network, Inc. (ILN) in Savannah is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to the academic excellence of home-based and other non-conventional learners.

ILN offers individualized educational plans for homeschoolers – academic levels 3-12, tutoring, monthly field trips and summer programs.

The ILN resource center is at 7160 Hodgson Memorial Drive, Suite #101. Hours are by appointment.

Independent Learning Network, 7160 Hodgson Memorial Dr., Suite 101, 912-355-7557, www.iln-ga.org On Facebook here. Savannah Independent Learning Network is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser. 

Take Friday night off from cooking without having to spend big bucks on family dinner out at a restaurant. Instead get a night off from cooking by ordering this Friday pickup dinner for four for $21 from SCAD’s Cafe Bon Appetit in Savannah.

Just email heather.carbone@cafebonappetit.com by 2PM this Thurs. Sept. 17 to order.

Enjoy fresh food that is flavorful and cooked to perfection from SCAD’s Cafe Bon Appetit in Savannah with dinner for four for the low price of only $21.

This is open to the public!

Simply email heather.carbone@cafebonappetit.com to order. by 2 PM Thursday Sept. 17. Please put FOHTY in the subject line. Remember to include your name and the number of dinners you would like to order in your email.  Please let him know that you were referred by SouthernMamas.com.

This fresh, pick-up meal service is open to the public.

Don’t forget to share with your friends . After five referrals, you’ll receive a FREE meal.

Meals are ready for pick up (complete with reheating instructions) on Fridays between 3-6PM at Jo’s Cafe, 201 W. Oglethorpe Ave. Methods of payment include: credit card, cash.

FOHTY provides reusable tote bags to carry the meals. Please bring your tote with you on Friday and the meal will be placed inside.  If you do not have one yet, they’ll have more to share with you.

Savor your meal, your new tote bag & your no-cook Friday.

Learn more here. 

SCAD’s Cafe Bon Appetit,  http://scad.cafebonappetit.com/events/, 201 W. Oglethorpe Ave., Savannah, 31401 email eric.davidson@cafebonappetit.com. On Facebook here. SCAD’s Cafe Bon Appetit is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Explorers Montessori is a new parent-cooperative, AMI Montessori preschool for ages 2.5 – 5 years, offering half-day and full-day enrollment options.

The school will hold a series of Open House events to accommodate a growing public interest in this new, exciting school. All are invited to attend.

Open Houses are: Thursdays, Sept. 17, 24 and Oct. 1 5:30-7PM

Located at: 51 Wilmington Island Road, Savannah GA (in the building of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer on Wilmington Island)

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 

JEA Mazel Tots music, movement and play class offers upbeat and fun experiences for babies and toddlers 0 through 36 months on Sunday mornings in Savannah.

Open to the public.

This is an opportunity for babies and parents to interact through hands on music and movement activities, finger plays, and stories. Parents will also have a chance to meet other families with common interests and engage in lively informal discussions.

Classes will be led by JEA Preschool Savannah toddler teacher Tara Swank.

Join in for singing, dancing, instrument playing, stories and a whole lot more! (Good voices are not required!)

When: Every Sunday at 10AM at the JEA in Savannah beginning Sept. 13, 2015
Fees: JEA Members – $20 per month, Non-Members – $40 per month
Space is limited to 12 families.
Call the JEA at 912-355-8111

JEA Preschool Savannah, Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Savannah, 31405 912-355-8111. JEA Preschool Savannah is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Register now for La Leche League of Georgia 2015 Breastfeeeding & Parenting Statewide Conference on Jekyll Island, Ga.

Parent and healthcare provider sessions will be offered.

Leche League of Georgia will hold its statewide conference, LLLove and Growth: Celebrating 50 Years, on Nov. 6­-8, 2015, on Jekyll Island, Ga.

The conference features infant sleep expert Dr. James McKenna. His opening session will discuss “Biological Origins of Humankind’s Oldest and Most Successful Feeding and Sleeping Arrangement” (CERP).

Register here. 

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Breastfeeding, early childhood development, and parenting will be among the many topics covered during the conference. Continuing education credits will be offered to professional healthcare providers, and other sessions will offer support and enrichment for Georgia La Leche League Leaders and Leader Applicants.

Several hundred parents, children and healthcare providers plan to attend the conference to hear notable breastfeeding experts.

Featured speakers include Dr. James McKenna, Director of the Mother­Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame. McKenna, author of Sleeping with Your Baby: A Parents’ Guide to Cosleeping, is recognized as the world’s leading authority on mother­infant cosleeping in relation to breastfeeding and SIDS.

Other experts, including Dawn Burke, Associate Professional Liaison Administrator for La Leche League of Georgia, who will present a session on the La Leche League Leader’s role in custody situations, will present the latest information on healthcare issues related to breastfeeding.

Subjects to be covered in this healthcare provider seminar include::
● Updates and most recent recommendations in positioning
● Ankyloglossia, also known as “tongue tie”
● Access to breastfeeding support in Georgia
● Meeting the needs of the African­American community

Popular parenting sessions will include discussions on working with your healthcare provider for
breastfeeding success, breastfeeding after returning to work, the mechanics of milk supply,
breast reduction surgery and breastfeeding, weaning, early childhood education, gentle
discipline, the importance of mother’s significant other, and ways to use herbs and natural
cleaning solutions in the home.

La Leche League of Georgia has been providing information, education, and support to the
breastfeeding families of our area since 1963. All members of the breastfeeding community are
welcomed to attend to develop their skills, deepen their understanding of the many variations of
normal, strengthen their foundations of friendship, and foster respectful collaboration.

Registration and complete conference session offerings and information can be found here.

About La Leche League

La Leche League (LLL) is a nonprofit, nonpolitical, and nonsectarian organization recognized as an authority on breastfeeding around the world. LLL’s mission is to help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother­to­mother support, encouragement, information, and education, and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.

For more information, click here. On Facebook here. 

La Leche League of Georgia is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser. 

2015 Effingham Oktoberfest

Friday & Saturday
September 25 & 26

Friday: Noon to 11:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am to 11:00pm

6755 Prosperity Drive, Rincon, GA 31326
(Immediately south of Lowe’s)

The 6th Annual Effingham Oktoberfest will include arts and crafts vendors, food, beverage, children’s activities and non stop entertainment, bull ride, hairy-face contest & more. Enjoy a bratwurst while browsing among the handcrafted arts and crafts on display from area artists and craftsmen. Pull out your leiderhosen and do the Chicken Dance with the kids. Stay for the evening concerts on the main stage. Bring your chairs or blankets and enjoy the evening with the family.

Learn more here.

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

Kids are invited to bring their stuffed animal & to wear their PJs to the Savannah Mall Food Court, 6-8PM Fri. Sept. 18 2015

Chick-fil-A Savannah Mall will have activities and the cow. At 8pm, they will take the last of our furry guests as they embark on a night of adventure for this first ever Stuffed Animal Sleepover.

Saturday morning Chick-fil-A Savannah Mall will have have your favorite friends ready for pickup at 8:45AM.

Learn more here.

Chick-fil-A Savannah Mall, 14045 Abercorn St, Savannah, Georgia 31419

The replica of the 16th century Spanish galleon, now renamed the Galeon San Pelayo, will visit Savannah again this year and open her decks to visitors.

These ships were the primary merchant vessels around the world for 300 years, and manned by brave sailors, adventurers and merchants they were able to connect the continents creating the first global trading routes in history. They were an essential tool for the colonization of the New World and what maintained the economy of the Spanish Empire.

This 170ft long, 500 tones vessel will be docked at Rousakis Riverfront Plaza, across from 115 East River Street and will be open for visitors from September 23 2015 to October 4 2015 with the following opening hours:

September 23rd – October 1st from 10am to 6pm; the ship will be featured on Savannah’s 32nd Annual Oktoberfest from October 2nd to October 4th when it will be open from 10am to 10pm

Ticket prices: $10 Adults; $5 Children (5-12 years old); Free for ages 5 & younger. Tickets can be purchased at the pier and through www.elgaleonshop.org.

For more information about the El Galeón San Pelayo visit www.fundacionnaovictoria.org or www.riverstreetsavannah.com

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

Come see all that St. Andrew’s School on Wilmington Island in Savannah has to offer.

St. Andrew’s School Open Houses 2015-16 for Prospective Families
9AM on first Tuesday of each month
October 2015 – March 2016
(October 6, November 3, December 1, January 5, February 2, March 1)
601 Penn Waller Road, Savannah, GA, 31410
Call 897.4941, x. 452 for more information or to reserve a spot

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

The independent school offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program and has been recognized
for the past five years as an Apple Distinguished School. For more information, visit www.saintschool.com

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

Jana Butman Photography in Savannah is offering SouthernMamas.com readers 20% off a maternity portrait session for sessions booked before Sept. 16 2015. (Discounted sessions can take place well after that).

Jana loves documenting this exciting times in people’s lives. She started specializing in maternity, newborn and first birthday photography about a year ago and savors every minute of it. Her maternity sessions focus on emotions and capture images with beautiful light and depth.

Jana’s goal is to bring you back to those precious moments when you look at your images years from now and document the beautiful and exciting time in your life of expecting a baby.

Outside and studio sessions available. Family members and pets are welcome to join. Jana offers a wardrobe or can discuss what to wear for your session during your first consultation. You are encouraged to wear light colors and timeless styles and dresses that show your shape.

Contact Jana Butman Photography at (912) 655-6307 or email at janabutman@gmail.com and book your session before Sept. 16 2015 to receive 20% off your maternity session.

You can 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.

Stop by Brighter Day Natural Foods Market in Savannah between 10AM-2PM Sat. Sept. 12 2015 for a demo of Kaliana essential oils Targeted Emotional Care ® for adults & children.

Kaliana Demo
Brighter Day Natural Foods
1102 Bull Street, Savannah, GA
10AM-3PM Sat. Sept. 12

Excerpt from a 2013 article “Four Herbs for Supporting a Healthy Stress Response in Kids and Teens”
by Dr. Mary Bove. “Following are four of my favorite stress-busting herbs for kids. All of them have the ability to calm and relax, but each one also has benefits unique to that plant….

Lemon Balm
Excellent for: inattention & fidgeting

Passionflower
Excellent for: trouble sleeping

American Skullcap
Excellent for: mental & physical tension

Chamomile
Excellent for: crankiness & restlessness

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The Disney travel gurus at Two Sisters Travel have the scoop on a promotion that will save you up to 25% on your Walt Disney World resort stay this fall & winter.

But you must act fast these packages will need to be booked by September 18th to take advantage of the deals.

If you’ve dreamed of visiting during the holidays or maybe experiencing the must-do for Disney villain fans, Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, now is the time to make your plans.

Nobody does the holidays like Disney.

All four Walt Disney World Theme Parks are transformed into the “Merriest Place on Earth”. Every corner of the “world” immerses you in the holiday magic from the exciting Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights to moving display at the Candlelight Processional, and of course, all of the beautiful decorations throughout the resort.

You can even experience Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas party for a special parade & fireworks.

Hurry and contact Tara McCoy at Two Sisters Travel today for your Disney vacation quote or call 843-284-3241 for details. Remember, when you book a package with Two Sisters Travel you’ll receive complimentary itinerary planning services (dining & fast passes).

Don’t miss out on this last chance to save at Walt Disney World in 2015. Let Two Sisters Travel plan your magical getaway!!

Tara McCoy, Vacation Specialist at Two Sisters Travel

843.284.3241

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