There is still time to consign with Savannah’s BIGGEST children’s consignment event – High Cotton Kids – which is set for September 24-26th at a NEW CENTRAL LOCATION: 2108 East Victory Drive, former location of CVS in the Crossroads Shopping Center.

Consignor registration is OPEN through Sunday, September 20th! Clean out and cash in, consignors can receive 60-70% of their sales! High Cotton Kids also accepts high-end maternity clothing, children’s furniture, artwork, baby and nursery necessities (e.g. bouncers, exercausers, etc.), strollers, toys, books, DVDs and more. For a complete list of items High Cotton Kids accepts and does not accept click here.

This fall’s High Cotton Kids upscale resale shopping event will have thousands of high-end boutique children’s brand clothing sizes 0-12 and many other items. There will also be a variety of new merchandise from several local retailers.

Get ready to rack up on all your favorite children’s brands at a fraction of the retail price!

High Cotton Kids Consignment Event is sponsored by Rodan + Fields- Britt Buckler, Executive Consultant, The ART of Birth Photography and Threads at Annabelle’s Home and Gifts. Stay connected and get updates about the event by liking High Cotton Kids on Facebook here.

Join Kindermusik in Savannah with 88 Keys Piano for a free trial of Kindermusik classes and see what they do each week in class.

Experience the magic of making music together with your baby or toddler. First trial class is always free!

Kindermusik classes will take place this Monday, Sept. 7, too ( as well as other Mondays in September) so make a family day of it and have all parents off work come as well!!

Babies younger 2 meet at 9:20am on Mondays; toddlers over 2 meet at 10:15 on Mondays.

Musical playdates

Also join Kindermusik for their September musical monthly playdate: “This is My Dance”!

Playdates are open for children ages 0-7 with their caregivers, and online registration is available now at 88keysga.com.

September playdates will be held Monday, September 21 at 12:15pm, Wednesday, September 23 at 10am, and Saturday September 26 at 10:30am. For more info, or to set up a free trial class, call 912.988.KEYS or email music@88keysga.com. Kindermusik…a good beginning never ends.

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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Free Skidaway Marine Science Day 2015, Skidaway Is., Savannah, Oct. 24 2015

This free campus-wide open house at The UGA Marine Extension Service & Aquarium on Skidaway Island offers activities geared for all ages. Programs, tours, displays and hands-on activities, primarily related to marine science and the coastal environment, are all part of the day’s educational fun.

Open to the public at no charge, the event is presented by the University of Georgia’s Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, the University of Georgia’s Marine Education Center and Aquarium, the University of Georgia’s Shellfish Research Laboratory and Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary.

One of the most exciting featured attractions this year will be a close-up look at Georgia’s first oyster hatchery, a project of the UGA Marine Extension’s Shellfish Research Laboratory and Georgia Sea Grant, units of UGA Public Service and Outreach.

Other activities include tours of the 92-foot Research Vessel Savannah, fun hands-on exhibits at the UGA Aquarium, and explorations of an underwater reef at Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary.

When: Saturday, October 24 2015
Time: Noon – 4PM

Learn more here. 

All activities at Skidaway Marine Science Day are free.

For additional information, call 912-598-2325, or seehttp://www.skio.uga.edu/

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

CONTINUOUS ACTIVITIES NOON – 4 pm

Jay Wolf Nature Trail, Interpretive Cabin, Learning Garden

UGA Aquarium Open 10 am-5 pm / Free Admission & Special Activities Noon-4 pm

Behind the scenes peeks at the Aquarium. Every 20 minutes (12 –4 pm) – pick up your FREE ticket in the lobby to reserve your time!

New Touch Tank Display (Aquarium)

Touch Tanks (Aquarium Day Group Room)

Phytoplankton Lab Demo (Aquarium Plankton Lab)

Invertebrate Explorations (Aquarium Invertebrate Lab)

Dock Discoveries (Aquarium Dock) – Learn more about organisms found in our estuary and get your hands wet at a stingray touch tank!

Interactive Reptile Exhibit – Meet and greet some common reptiles of the Georgia coast (MAREX screened porch)

Oyster Hatchery Display and Hatchery Tours (Shellfi­sh Parking Lot)

PhotoBooth (McGowan Library auditorium)

Plankton World & CytoSense (Library overhang & lobby)

Build a Plankton (Tent outside McGowan Library)

Plankton Sink-O­ff (Tent outside McGowan Library) A Sink-Off round every 30 minutes

Environmental Group Exhibits (Skidaway Institute Quad)

Tours of Research Vessel Savannah (Skidaway Institute Dock)

Microbe Hunt – Grab a swab and find the microbes in the world around you. (Skidaway Institute

Quad)

Gray’s Reef’s “Fly an Underwater ROV” — (Skidaway Institute Quad)

SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES

12:30 pm – Fish Feeding (Aquarium)

12:45 pm – Science Talk (Skidaway Institute Quad) “Arctic Carbon Cycling”

1:00 pm – Fish Feeding (Aquarium)

1:15 pm – Science Talk (Skidaway Institute Quad) “Sea Level Rise”

1:30 pm – Fish Feeding (Aquarium)

1:45 pm — Science Talk (Skidaway Institute Quad) “Underwater Robots”

2:00 pm – Fish Feeding (Aquarium)

2:00 pm – Science Talk (MCSRIC Conference Room) “Your tax dollars at work”

2:15 pm – Science Talk (Skidaway Institute Quad) “How do phytoplankton smell?”

2:30 pm – Fish Feeding (Aquarium)

2:45 pm – Science Talk (Skidaway Institute Quad) “Black Gill in Georgia Shrimp”

3:00 pm – Fish Feeding (Aquarium)

3:15 pm – Science Talk (Skidaway Institute Quad) “Weather Reports from Inside the Ocean”

UGA Marine Extension Service & Skidaway Aquarium,  30 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, (912) 598-2496, http://marex.uga.edu/aquarium/ 

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

SEGA SORBA (Southeast Georgia Southern Off-Road Bicycling Association) will host Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day at Whitemarsh Island Nature Preserve in Savannah Sat. Oct 3, 2015 @ 9 AM.

The event will be held in the grassy area in the middle of the park. The group will be taking kids out on the loop.

Parking is being arranged (parking arrangements are in the works, updates to come) with the Islands High School.

Participants are allowed to cross the YMCA property on their trail. This will take you to the paved trail on Whitemarsh Preserve. The two track in the middle of the preserve takes you up to the grassy area where the event will be held.

9 AM Saturday Oct 3 2015 ‪#‎TKMBD‬

Please pre-register here for this free event.

Questions? Click here.

Baby play dates; storytimes; an after-school biography program based on the popular Who Was? series; Daddy & Me; after-school LEGO Club for ages 5 & older;  Dog Days reading program where shy readers read to therapy dogs; after-school STEM program for ages 5 & older;  a Dancing Robots program for 6th-8th graders taught by Members of the Society of Women Engineers.

Details on all these free September 2015 Live Oak Public Library programs here. 

Your Change CAN Change LIVES
September 6-27, 2015
BABY BOTTLE BOOMERANG benefiting The Pregnancy Care Center of Richmond Hill

HOW CAN YOU HELP?
Spare pocket change, cash and checks collected will help fund The Pregnancy Care Center of Richmond Hill‘s annual budget to continue our life-changing work!

– Drop your spare change in a bottle when you see it.
– Pick up a bottle from your church, civic organization and/or business and fill it.
– If you don’t see a bottle, contact organizers at 912-445-0716 and offer to be a liaison.
– Share this mission with others.

RETURN BOTTLES BY SEPT 27

For more information, call 912-445-0716

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Get ready for Fall: Time to start registering for after-school kids’ classes & activities for Fall 2015. We’ll keep updating our after-school activities page with fun Savannah area classes & sports including:

* Cheerleading for ages 3-5 with Crowned Elite Athletics, Savannah. Details here.
* Byrd’s Transported After-Care Martial Arts/Karate, Whitesmarsh Island. Details here. 
* Clay classes for ages 8-12 & teen perspective drawing classes for ages 12-16 that start Sept. 16 @ City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs. Pre-register. Details here. 
* After-school golf lessons for kids @ The Club at Savannah Harbor. Open to all. Details here.
* After-school tennis lessons for kids @ The Club at Savannah Harbor. Open to all. Details here. 
* Summit Gymnastics Tumbling & Recreational Gymnastics in Savannah for all ages (Plus Tiny Tots parent & me program). Details here. 
* Etiquette, poise, leadership classes for ages 8-18 @ Blue Print School of Pageantry and Finishing, Savannah/Pooler. Details here. 
* After-school Art Club @ Scribble Art Studio in Pooler. For ages 4 & older. Details here. 
* Art classes @ Scribble Art Studio in Pooler & Savannah. Details here. 
* Make & Take Tuesdays Cooking Classes with Tummy Time Foods on Whitemarsh Island. All ages. Details here. 
* Summit Gymnastics Tumbling & Recreational Gymnastics in Savannah for all ages. Details here. 
* Storm Soccer Academy soccer programs in Savannah for ages 4-7. Detailshere.
* Savannah United soccer programs in Savannah & nearby for ages 30 months to high school. Details here.
Please check our after-school events page regularly here for updates & additions for Fall 2015.
* 1-mile & 5K training program for kids with Fleet Feet Crew in Savannah. Detailshere. 
* Lake Mayer Youth Roller Hockey for ages 5-12. Details here. 
* Sailing lessons @ Savannah Sailing Center @ Lake Mayer. Details here. 

Please check our after-school events page regularly here for updates & additions for Fall 2015.

Welcome to Jana Butman Photography!

Jana is a natural light photographer in Savannah, specializing in newborn and first birthday photography.

Jana recently opened a studio on 40th Street in Savannah’s Starland District. Her newborn work is natural and simple, so the main focus is on the baby.

Jana’s first birthday shoots are fun and colorful. She plans every photo shoot and talks to the parents about their babies favorite things, colors or character and creates a theme. She then provides the cake, banner and decorations.

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.

Special for SouthernMamas.com readers

Mention you read about Jana Butman Photography on SouthernMamas.com at your booking appointment & Jana will add a beautiful wooden block with twelve prints as a gift. Sweet!

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

Live Oak Public Libraries and the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs will present the 11th annual Savannah Children’s Book Festival on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Forsyth Park.

The exciting 2015 lineup of renowned and award-winning children’s book authors and illustrators includes Newbery award-winning author Kate DiCamillo (“Flora & Ulysses” “Because of Winn Dixie”, “The Tale of Despereaux”, and more), the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.

The festival celebrates the joy of reading, the power of the written word and the magic of storytelling with award-winning children’s book authors and illustrators from around the country.

This free day-long event in Forsyth Park in Savannah brings families together to meet their favorite authors and illustrators and enjoy a variety of hands-on activities throughout the day. Rain location for the event is the Savannah Civic Center.

For more information, call (912)652-3600. For updates, keep checking www.liveoakpl.org.

At 10:30 am and 2 pm, Kate DiCamillo will deliver her keynote speech, sharing how literature can impact individuals and communities: “When we read together, we connect. Together, we see the world. Together, we see one another.”

She will also participate in new events inspired by her characters, including a Ulysses Squirrel book walk, and a poster contest featuring Edward Tulane. The festival coincides with the launch of the first-ever One Book program, centering on Kate’s Flora & Ulysses.

The National Ambassador program was established in 2008 and is co-sponsored by Every Child a Reader (ECAR), the Children’s Book Council (CBC), and the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.

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Enchant My Party Princesses & Characters

Enchant My Party will have some of their favorite fairytale characters at the Savannah Children’s Book Festival and will be introducing 2 hero characters.

More details here. 

Enchant My Party, www.enchantmyparty.com, Savannah, Ga.  912.713.1253, email enchantmyparty@gmail.com 
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FOR MORE SAVANNAH-AREA FALL EVENTS, VISIT OUR SAVANNAH FALL FUN GUIDE 2015 HERE. 

The Festival in the Park will be at the Pooler Park off Rogers Street (900 S. Rogers Street, Pooler, Ga.) on Saturday, September 12, 2015.

The event is free and will be family friendly. Food, drinks and merchandise will be available for purchase from local vendors. Be sure to bring a blanket or lawn chairs. Parking options here.

Gates open at 4PM and the event ends with a fireworks display at 9:15 pm.

The festival will include:
*free amusement rides
*a free concert at 7PM featuring Pooler musician Jared Wade
*a First Responders Showcase, 4-6PM. Meet those that serve in local Police and Fire Departments and check out their vehicles and equipment. See firetrucks, bomb sniffing dogs, emergency helicopters and more.
*fireworks display at 9:15PM

More details here. 

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

Come join Savannah FIT4MOM Stroller Strides  inside at the Savannah Mall or outside at Daffin & Hull parks to get your workout in with your baby or toddler and make friends with some awesome mamas.

Stroller Strides® is a stroller-based fitness program designed for moms with little ones. Each 60-minute, total body workout incorporates running or power walking, strength, toning, songs and activities. Their certified fitness instructors are specially trained in pre and post-natal fitness and offer a variety of fun class formats both indoors and outdoors.

All locations also offer a free playgroup with Our Village so moms can form lasting friendships with other moms through organized play dates, Moms’ Nights Out, and activities for the whole family.

FIT4MOM® Savannah is proud to offer classes accordance to ACOG guidelines. They are a great way to get back in shape with your baby or toddler and to meet other new moms.

Class schedule:

9:30-10:30AM Monday, Wednesday, Friday @ Savannah Mall (Meet by the Target entrance)

9:30-10:30AM Tuesday, Thursday @ Daffin Park (in front of Historic Grayson Stadium)

9;30-10:30AM Saturday at Hull Park (at 55th St. and Atlantic St.)

Your first class is FREE! Please bring a yoga mat and water and get ready to have fun

Weather Notice: In the event of rain and freezing temps, the classes will meet at the Savannah Mall. This will be announcde on FIT4MOM Stroller Strides Facebook page here.  

For more information, go to: savannah.fit4mom.com, email erinhanna@fit4mom.com or visit Fit4Mom Savannah on Facebook by clicking here.  

FIT4MOM Savannah, savannah.fit4mom.com On Facebook here.  FIT4MOM Savannah-Stroller Strides is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Interested in joining Moms in Training in Savannah? You can!

Over the next two weeks, we’ll introduce you to your Moms in Training captains who will be encouraging you during your Saturday mornings runs in Daffin Park.

Meet your captains for Moms in Training in Savannah – a social way to get in shape, meet other moms & help fight cancer.

Danielle Flanagan, Co-Captain

My first Team in Training event was Nike Womens Marathon in San Francisco in 2013. I actually signed up the year before but ended up pregnant instead! My son, Jonathan is in college and my daughter, Jordan is almost three! My brother has Non Hodgkins Lymphoma and training and fundraising gives me a feeling of empowerment! I feel like I am able to do something for him. The motivation that comes from the Team and the friendships that form are just icing on the cake! I look forward to helping each of you reach your goals this Fall.

Moms In Training includes weekly Saturday morning training sessions (8-9 am at Daffin Park).

Meet at the corner of Waters & Washington. Walkers, runners and strollers welcome.

Join today for only $25 with coupon code SAVMAMA at www.teamintraining.org/ga or contact Jennie.Brewster@LLS.org for more info.

RSVP to Jennie.Brewster@LLS.org or call or 912-436-3273.

To learn more about Moms In Training, click here.   5K or Half Relay options.

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On Talk Like A Pirate Day Saturday, September 19, any buccaneer to enter a participating Krispy Kreme and talk like a pirate gets one FREE Original Glazed® doughnut.

To the landlubber who dares to wear full pirate attire goes a bounty of one FREE dozen Original Glazed doughnuts. Offer good on International Talk Like a Pirate Day, September 19 2015 only.  Details here. 

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

UPDATE: CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER, SOGGY GROUND. 

Movie Night Under the Oaks @ Wormsloe Historic Site, Savannah
Sat. Sept 12, 2015 8 -10PM
Come to Wormsloe for a very unique experience and as they show the movie The Last Song (Rated PG) on a projector out under the oaks. Bring the family and a picnic. Sunset is at 7:35, movie trivia will commence at 7:45 and showtime starts at 8 p.m. $4.50 – $10 912-353-3023. CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER, SOGGY GROUND. 

UPDATE: CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER, SOGGY GROUND. FREE Movie Under the Stars @ J.F. Gregory Park, Richmond Hill CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER, SOGGY GROUND. 
Navy Federal Credit Union presents a movie under the stars featuring Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (Rated PG). Come enjoy music, games, free bounce houses and face painting for an evening of fun-filled family activities. This event is free and open to the public. Concessions available for purchase.
J.F. Gregory Park
521 Cedar Street
Richmond Hill, Georgia 31324
Sat. Sept. 12, 2015
Festivities start at 6 p.m.
Movie begins at 8 p.m.
MORE INFORMATION: Contact Bruce Piefke at 404-713-9225 or bruce@senllc.com.

Tybee Island Historical Society will host its “Annual Fall Festival” on Saturday Sept. 26 2015 from noon to 5:00pm in the back field located behind the Light House, 30 Meddin Drive on Tybee Island.

Family-friendly activities including games, prizes, bounce ballroom, obstacle course, cakewalk, hotdogs, popcorn and drinks.

Admission to the festival is free and open to all ages. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Tybee Island Lighthouse. More details here. 

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

The Junior League of Savannah will host its 68th Annual Thrift Sale on Sat. Oct. 3 at the Savannah Civic Center.

This annual event draws thousands of shoppers from the across the Low Country to purchase both needed household goods and unique treasures. Merchandise includes appliances, children’s clothes and toys, holiday decorations, books, housewares, linens, sporting goods, furniture and much more. The sale also features adult women’s formal wear and business attire.

Parking is free.

Doors will be open from 7:30am until 2pm. The sale will re-open as a $10 grab bag event from 2:30-3pm for all ticket holders.

Thrift Sale admission is $5. Tickets can be purchased at the Civic Center Box Office by calling 912-651-6550 or visiting savannahcivic.com.

Preview shopping event

You’re also invited to celebrate the kickoff of the Junior League of Savannah’s Thrift Sale by attending the Preview Shopping Event on Fri., Oct. 2. The evening will begin at 5:30pm offering the first opportunity to shop for Thrift Sale merchandise and hidden gems until 7:30pm.

Tickets to Preview Shopping are available for $20 per person and can be purchased through the Civic Center Box Office or at the Door. Preview Shopping merchandise is double the marked ticket price.

The Annual Thrift Sale is Junior League of Savannah’s primary fundraising event. Money raised is invested back into the community through volunteer training and multiple Junior League projects.

The Chinese Culture and Art Tour from Jiangsu Normal University.

Jiangsu Normal University will perform a special program at Armstrong State University featuring Chinese dance, music and acrobatics. This event is sponsored by the Confucius Institute at Savannah State University, in partnership with Armstrong State University. The performance is free and open to the public.

Thursday, September 17
7:30 p.m.
Armstrong State University – Fine Arts Auditorium
11935 Abercorn St.
Savannah, Ga.

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For more free Savannah family events, visit our freebies page here.   

School’s Out… Let’s Cook!
Labor Day Kids’ Cooking Parties, Mon.  Sept. 7 2015 with Tummy Time Foods
Savannah State Farmer’s Market

When school’s out, the kitchen is open! Trade those pencils and books for some hands-on cooking fun with Tummy Time Foods.

10-11:15am: Tiny Tots Cooking Party
Kids ages 5 and under take over the kitchen for the most creative culinary experience in town! Join us for an exciting Tiny Tots Cooking Party including cooking, learning, singing, and story time! Seats are limited and advanced tickets are required! Tickets are $15 per child and one responsible adult per child is required. Register here. 

12:30-2pm: Kids’ Cooking Party
Kids ages 6 and up can join us to make some delicious kid-friendly dishes in the TTF kitchen! Everyone gets to mix, measure, stir and dine on their culinary creations! Seats are limited and advanced tickets are required! Tickets are $25 per child! Parents are welcomed to drop off their child or stay and watch.
Seating is limited.  Advanced registration is required and available here. 

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Tiny Tots Play Date @ Savannah Children’s Museum
Saturday, Sept. 19, 11AM-Noon
Whistlestop Café Dining Car

It’s a Saturday Play Date. Kids ages 5 and under enjoy creative food crafts, story time and singing at the Savannah Children’s Museum. Your little one will get to play with other kids and make two crafts- one to eat and one to keep.

Cost: $10 per child (Parents are always FREE.)
Advanced tickets are required and are available here.

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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.

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FOR MORE COOKING CLASSES, PLAYDATES & PROGRAMS OFFERED BY TUMMY TIME FOODS, CLICK HERE. 

Color My World in Savannah sells hand-painted children’s furniture.

New items are continuously being painted and will be spotlighted on the Color My World Facebook page here.

Purchase an item that is for sale. Or browse the photo gallery to get ideas and let Color My World paint your furniture.

Email winters15@comcast.net or simply message or comment on the Color My World Facebook page if you want to purchase an item. Remember to ‘like’  the Color My World Facebook page.

How will you color your world?

Color My World children’s handpainted furniture, Savannah. Email winters15@comcast.net. On Facebook here.  Color My World is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Join Stroller Strong Moms Savannah for their 3rd annual SLAMiversary.

You will SLAM Around the World, Amazing Race style. Please wear patriotic attire as this SLAMiversary falls on September 11th and after you will race around the world & will end up in the good ole USofA.

Please bring your favorite dish and join Stroller Strong Moms Savannah for a potluck in the park after you Sweat Like A Mother.

SLAMiversary is open to all Stroller Strong Moms and as always newcomers are ALWAYS welcome.

Learn more about this event here. 

Stroller Strong Moms has stroller fitness workout classes in Savannah, Richmond Hill, Pooler, Bluffton SC & Port Wentworth. See the class schedule here. 

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

Labor Day Weekend 2015 kids programs @ Old Fort Jackson & Fort Pulaski in Savannah & various Georgia state parks include:

A Century of Sentries at Old Fort Jackson, Savannah
Sept 5-7
Bring the kids to Old Fort Jackson to participate in a variety of hands-on activities appropriate for all ages to learn about the daily life of the soldiers stationed at Fort Jackson. Activities include marching, battle reenactments, heavy artillery drill, and musket and cannon demonstrations. Learn about the many individuals and units of the of the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War that are part of the story of a Century of Sentries at Old Fort Jackson.
Old Fort Jackson
1 Fort Jackson Road
Savannah, GA 31404
912.232.3945

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Steam train rides @ Georgia State Railroad Museum, Sept. 4-6 2015
Train rides will be at 11AM, 11:30AM, 1PM, 2PM & 3PM Fri. Sept. 4 and Sat. Sept. 5
Sun. Sept. 6 train rides will be at 1PM, 2PM
655 Louisville Rd
Savannah, 31401
912.651.6823

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Living History at Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Pulaski returns to the summer & fall of 1861. Join Fort Pulaski as the 1st Georgia Volunteers garrison the fort with a living history weekend event. From company drill and inspections to artillery demonstrations, immerse yourself in a soldiers life as they live in the casemates of the fort, prepared to protect Savannah and the Confederacy.
Fort Pulaski, Fort Pulaski National Monument, U.S. Hwy. 80
9AM-5PM Sept. 5 & Sept. 6
Park Entrance Fee
Contact Name: Joel Cadoff
Contact Email: joel_cadoff@nps.gov
(912) 786-5787 X114. More details here.

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Wormsloe Historic Site, Savannah
Tools & skills that built a colony. See craft demonstrations such as woodworking, blacksmithing, cooking, spinning, flint knapping, leatherworking, woodsman skills, pewter casting and more.
Sat. Sept. 5- Mon. Sept. 7, 2015 10AM -4PM
Cost: $4.50-$10.
912-353-3023.

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Fort McAllister State Park – Richmond Hill, Ga
Come for old fashioned family fun, Civil War-era games, cavalry demos and prizes. Cannon & musket firings by reenactors. Nationally recognized reptile and amphibian expert, Jason Clark, will have his large trailer display of many native reptiles for you to view. At 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., he will present an informative program on snakes.
Sat. Sept. 5, 2015 10AM-4PM
Cost: $5 children, $8 adults (children younger than 6 are free) plus $5 parking.
912-727-2339 or email FortMcAllister.Park@gadnr.org

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Labor Day at Fort King George Historic Site, Darien, Ga.
Watch musket & cannon firings, see various jobs soldiers would “labor” on as part of their duties.
Mon. Sept. 7, 2015 10AM-4PM
Cost: $4.50-$7.50.
912-437-4770.

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Labor Day Commemoration @ Fort Morris Historic Site, Midway, Ga.
Commemorate Labor Day w/ hourly soldier talks, plus musket, cannon firings at this coastal fort.
Mon. Sept. 7, 2015 11AM-3PM
Cost: $3-$4.50.
912-884-5999.

Sign up your kids to train for a 5K or 1 mile run and have fun in the process.

Fleet Feet Savannah’s CREW kids! training program includes running, field games and other fun activities that are perfect for releasing energy.

This program will prepare your kids for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah 1 Mile or 5K happening on Sunday November 8th, 2015.

This 8-week program will be facilitated by certified coaches who have a passion for encouraging and empowering our younger generation to live healthy, active lifestyles – and they make it fun.

DURATION: September 16th – November 7th
LOCATION: Daffin Park
WHEN: 4:30pm – 5:30pm Wednesdays
REGISTRATION FEE: $25 (includes a CREW kids! tee shirt)
AGE RANGE: 1st – 8th Grade

Learn more here. 

Sign up your child for Youth Roller Hockey in Savannah at the outdoor Lake Mayer hockey rink.

The first practice of the new season will be Sat. Sept 12 2015 . Practices will be at 10AM Saturdays through the end of April 2016. Cost: $60, with $40 due at registration and the remainder due by Jan. 1, 2016.

The group is organized through Chatham County Parks Services and Savannah Adult Hockey. Registration packets will be available at practice Sept. 12.

For ages 5-12 years old. No experience necessary.

For more information, contact director Mike Stille at 912-224-3656 or email mstille76@aol.com.

Learn about required gear & get more details here.