Bring the family to City Market for fun-filled activities including cookie decorating, making ornaments to take home, facepainting, a petting zoo, photos with Father Christmas in the Carriage Tours of Savannah Cinderella carriage, and a choir performance.

Please bring an unwrapped toy to drop off in the Holiday Hope collection box.

The annual Christmas For Kids celebration starts at 11 AM and lasts until 2 PM Sat. Dec. 8 2012.

FOR MORE LOCAL HOLIDAY KID-FRIENDLY EVENTS, VISIT OUR ULTIMATE HOLIDAY GUIDE HERE.

Bring the family to City Market for fun-filled activities including cookie decorating, making ornaments to take home, facepainting, a petting zoo, photos with Father Christmas in the Carriage Tours of Savannah Cinderella carriage, and a choir performance.

Please bring an unwrapped toy to drop off in the Holiday Hope collection box.

The annual Christmas For Kids celebration starts at 11 AM and lasts until 2 PM Sat. Dec. 8 2012.

Savannah City Market, 219 W. Bryan St., Savannah, 31401

FOR MORE LOCAL HOLIDAY KID-FRIENDLY EVENTS, VISIT OUR ULTIMATE HOLIDAY GUIDE HERE. 

Public ice skating returns to Savannah Civic Center Dec. 8 – Jan. 6

SkateFest, the yearly public ice skating event at the Savannah Civic Center, kicks off on Saturday, December 8, and runs daily (except Christmas Day) through Sunday, January 6.

The popular family friendly, alcohol free activity takes place in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Arena. It is co-sponsored by Coca Cola and WSAV TV.

With three to six public skating sessions daily, SkateFest is convenient for everyone. Each SkateFest session is 1.5 hours long. A calendar of each day’s session times is above.

SkateFest is closed on December 25 for Christmas.

New this year, a concession stand will be open in the Civic Center Main Lobby between sessions during SkateFest hours.

Admission to SkateFest is $7.00 per person for skaters and spectators. Skate rental is included in the admission fee. Skaters may opt to bring their own skates. No lockers are available for shoe storage and the Savannah Civic Center is not responsible for lost items.

SkateFest passes good for five (5) sessions are available for $30. Discounted group ticket sales are available for groups of 15 or more by calling the group sales line.

In addition to the public sessions, several “schools only” daytime skating sessions will be held December 10 – 14, and December 17 – 19. Schools may purchase discounted tickets for those sessions by calling the group sales line.

For more information:
SkateFest general information: 912-651-6615 (recorded info line)
Group sales line: 912-651-3062 (group discount sales, schools-only sessions, other
questions)
Email: SkateFest301@gmail.com

FOR MORE LOCAL HOLIDAY KID-FRIENDLY EVENTS, VISIT SOUTHERNMAMAS.COM ULTIMATE HOLIDAY GUIDE HERE. OR VISIT OUR ONLINE EVENTS CALENDAR HERE.

The Savannah Children’s Choir will present their annual holiday concert, titled the “Holiday Radio Hour” on Sunday, December 9 at 4 p.m. at Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church, 1008 E. Henry Street (corner of Waters Avenue).

The box office will open at 3 p.m., and tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for students, seniors and military personnel.

Using the framework of an old-time radio show, the concert features the Primary, Preparatory and Premier choirs of the Savannah Children’s Choir, and songs from around the world and throughout time, and even includes participation from the “studio audience”!

Join the SCC for this family-friendly holiday tradition.

For more information, go to www.savannahchoir.org .

FOR MORE LOCAL HOLIDAY KID-FRIENDLY EVENTS, VISIT OUR ULTIMATE HOLIDAY GUIDE HERE.  

We can put a man on the moon, but we still haven’t figured out scratch ’n’ sniff online posts. Which is really a pity, because if we could, you’d be swooning over all the yummy smells you experience every time you walk into Nourish, a mood-shifting boutique teeming with handmade, all-natural bath and body products.

Products from Nourish– with retail stores in downtown Savannah & on Hilton Head Is. – are all made in Savannah; are all-natural & good for your skin; and, as a result, make perfect, affordable gifts.

Pop the top on Nourish’s Fountain of Youth facial moisturizer and free the essences of aloe, shea butter and rosehip oil along with subtly scented essential oils from rosewood, vetiver and clary sage, which combine with essential vitamins, like A and D, to give skin a long-lasting drink and repair cells.

Toss some Savannah Garden glycerin soap into the tub and be taken away by a warm floral bouquet of rich, nourishing aloe and coconut oil, which provide vitamins and nutrients to restore your spirit and your skin.

Nourish also carries baby products such as their popular two-in-one baby shampoo & body wash which has no detergents or harsh chemicals to irritate baby’s sensitive skin. This new recipe includes pure distilled water, coconut oil and olive oil for a wash that’s gentle, effective and 100% biodegradable.

Lucky for you, Nourish is giving away one of their popular large gift baskets (value $85) to a SouthernMamas.com reader. You’ve got to enter this giveaway! Enter to win by liking Nourish on Facebook here & on their FB wall, tell us your favorite Nourish product to give as a gift or which one you’d like to give as a gift after checking out their Web site here.

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Nourish’s large gift baskets contain all the makings for many perfect Spa Days: 2 bars of handmade soap, a 3 oz shea butter salt scrub, a shea butter lotion, 3 shea butter bath fizzies, small glass jar soy candle, a slice of handmade glycerin soap , cotton soap bag, liquid soap – all arranged in a lovely handmade seagrass basket.

Deadline to enter is Dec. 16. We’ll announce the winner here & on our SouthernMamas.com Facebook page. Meanwhile, check out Nourish’s goodies online here &share what you like best on the Nourish Facebook wall!

Nourish in Savannah & Hilton Head Is.
Downtown Savannah, 202 West Broughton Street, Georgia 31401, 912.232.3213
Hilton Head Island, Coligny Plaza, 1 North Forest Beach Drive, Suite E1, SC 29928, 843.785.3213
email: swalker@nourishsavannah.com
https://www.nourishsavannah.com/
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Studio 2424 announces the grand opening of MusikGarten family music sessions for toddlers and babies at the Averitt Center in Statesboro starting in 2013, in addition to the classes offered in Savannah.

Registration is now until Jan 3rd, for the session beginning January 10th. Register for classes here.

The class sessions are designed to nurture children’s music aptitude by engaging them with their families in singing and movement activities which help attune the ear, refine the voice, and develop an ease with rhythmical movement and expression. Instrumental activities range from marking simple rhythms with sticks, chimes and drums, to singing and playing strings and keyboards from notation. Details about classes here.

FREE preview classes! Curriculum for homeschoolers and nursery schools also available.

Register for classes here.

To sign up for a free preview class, click here.

Musikgarten Studio 2424 also offers parent-and-me classes for ages 0-5 at 10 AM & 4:30 PM every Wednesday at Monkey Joe’s, 311 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah. Pre-register at www.gmwmg.com

Studio 2424 – Music is FUNdamental: Come over and PLAY! Savannah, Pooler, Hilton Head, Statesboro tel: 912-434-1604 or 866-645-7501, http://www.gmwmg.com Studio 2424 is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Best local holiday light displays.  Planning on driving around and checking out the best local holiday house decorations? From giant Santa snow globes to computerized Christmas lights animated with music, we have your guide to local home holiday light displays.

Displays not to be missed include:

1. The Whitemarsh Island home of the Kesslers. In the Battery point subdivision at 105 Mapmaker Lane: computerized “dancing” lights display animated with music. Lights choreographed to blink, twink and fade in red, blue, green and white, in sync with a custom-mixed soundtrack of holiday tunes.

2. A beloved old-fashioned holiday yard display that on certain nights features hot chocolate for visitors and even Santa visits at 512 Gordonston Ave., Savannah.(UPDATE: on 12/1/12 this display was still in the prep stages & not ready yet. But this favorite is expected to be up again & glowing this season!)

Ones that we haven’t checked out yet this year but in the past have been great. We’ve been told many of these are still brillant this year.
• 711 South Drive
• 202 Blue Marlin Drive in Seagate, Whitemarsh Island
• 203 Windsor Road, Windsor Forest
• 18 Cutler Drive, Georgetown area (in the same area, drive down Lions Gate (also in Georgetown), there are several brightly-decorated homes as well as a house on Waynesboro)
• 136 Chimney Road, Rincon
• 13008 Largo Drive, Windsor Forest
116 Community Road in Faulkville Lakeside Farms
• 16 Godley Park Way in Pooler
• 504 E. 52 St

PUBLIC HOLIDAY LIGHT DISPLAYS, SAVANNAH

December Nights & Holiday Lights @ Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, Savannah. Details here.

Savannah Harbor of Lights Festival @ Road Course on Hutchinson Is. Details here.

HOLIDAY LIGHTS WORTH THE DRIVE!

Harbour Town Lights, Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head Is. FREE. Details here

Lights Before (& After) Christmas at Riverbanks Zoo, Columbia, S.C. Details here.

Holiday Festival of Lights 2012, Charleston S.C. Details here

Garden Lights, Holiday Nights @ Atlanta Botanical Garden. Through Jan. 5 2013. Details here.

For 25 days in December, Barnett Educational Supplies in Savannah will promote a particular item each day and offer a 10% discount on that particular product.

The products will be announced the Monday before the sale. This will allow the parents and grandparents time to decide when to stop by the store the next day to get the product.

Check out the 10% off items above.

Shop Local, Shop Barnett!

Please like Barnett on Facebook here to stay updated on their sales.

Store hours: Mon – Fri: 9 AM-7 PM; Sat: 10 AM-5 PM.

Barnett Educational Supplies, 38 W De Renne Ave., Savannah, 31405-6742, tel: 912-356-1878, email barneduc@bellsouth.net www.barnetteducationalsupplies.com , Barnett Educational Supplies is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)

​Friday, December 14 at 7 p.m.

We love this! The 6th Annual Tybee Island Toure de Lights.

Light up your bikes and homes and come to Tybee Island for a night of holiday fun! The Toure de Lights event will kick off at A-J’s Dockside with a bike line-up and awards ceremony, with prizes for the best bike and home decorations. The Toure de Lights parade will begin at A-J’s Dockside and end at Marlin Monroe’s.

Registration forms are available at A-J’s and Tim’s Beach Gear. All event proceeds benefit the Rising Tyde Community Food Pantry.

Saturday, December 15, 2012
Bike line-up and awards ceremony at 5 p.m.
Toure de Lights Parade at 6:30 p.m.

A-J’s Dockside Restaurant
1315 Chatham Avenue
Tybee Island, Georgia

COST: $10 entry fee. Cash or checks will be accepted. Please make checks payable to Rising Tyde Community Food Pantry.
CONTACT: 912-786-4801

FOR MORE LOCAL HOLIDAY KID-FRIENDLY EVENTS, VISIT OUR CALENDAR HERE.

We love this! The 6th Annual Tybee Island Toure de Lights.

Light up your bikes and homes and come to Tybee Island for a night of holiday fun! The Toure de Lights event will kick off at A-J’s Dockside with a bike line-up and awards ceremony, with prizes for the best bike and home decorations. The Toure de Lights parade will begin at A-J’s Dockside and end at Marlin Monroe’s.

Registration forms are available at A-J’s and Tim’s Beach Gear. All event proceeds benefit the Rising Tyde Community Food Pantry.

Saturday, December 15, 2012
Bike line-up and awards ceremony at 5 p.m.
Toure de Lights Parade at 6:30 p.m.

A-J’s Dockside Restaurant
1315 Chatham Avenue
Tybee Island, Georgia

COST: $10 entry fee. Cash or checks will be accepted. Please make checks payable to Rising Tyde Community Food Pantry.
CONTACT: 912-786-4801

FOR MORE LOCAL HOLIDAY KID-FRIENDLY EVENTS, VISIT OUR CALENDAR HERE.

Open House
The Habersham School will be offering an evening Open House on January 15th at 6pm. Please contact The Habersham School at 912-509-0540, or info@thehabershamschool.org .

Patriot Previews
The true culture of a school is best experienced during a personal tour. Tours of The Habersham School are available every Thursday from 8:15 am – 9:00 am by appointment only. This is the time to visit the classrooms, meet the Head of School and Principal, and discuss the school’s unique mission. Please call to reserve your spot.

Mailing Address
The Habersham School
PO Box 31037
Savannah, GA 31410

Current School Location
Grace Church of the Islands
6901 Concord Road
Savannah, GA 31410

Phone: 912-509-0540
Fax: 912-335-4038
Email: info@thehabershamschool.org

Website: http://thehabershamschool.org/

Open House
The Habersham School will be offering a morning Open House on December 6th, 9:30am. The School will offer an evening Open House on January 15th at 6pm. Please contact The Habersham School at 912-509-0540, or info@thehabershamschool.org .

Patriot Previews
The true culture of a school is best experienced during a personal tour. Tours of The Habersham School are available every Thursday from 8:15 am – 9:00 am by appointment only. This is the time to visit the classrooms, meet the Head of School and Principal, and discuss the school’s unique mission. Please call to reserve your spot.

Mailing Address
The Habersham School
PO Box 31037
Savannah, GA 31410

Current School Location
Grace Church of the Islands
6901 Concord Road
Savannah, GA 31410

Phone: 912-509-0540
Fax: 912-335-4038
Email: info@thehabershamschool.org

Website: http://thehabershamschool.org/

Open houses 2012 targeting the 2012-13 School Year (to have your school’s info added, email the info to anne@southernmamas.com)

Savannah Christian Preparatory School
The only Lower School in the area to have earned a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
Prospective Parent Open Houses
Meet the teachers, tour the facilities and see how the school prepares students to do well in class and for life!
The Lower School at Chatham Parkway Campus: PreK-5th grades
Thursday, December 6th at 10 am
Thursday, January 31st at 10 am

The Lower School at DeRenne Avenue Campus: PreK-5th grades
Thursday, November 29th at 6:30 pm
Tuesday, December 4th at 10 am
Wednesday, January 30th at 10 am

The Middle School at DeRenne Avenue Campus: 6-8th grades
Thursday, November 29th at 6:30 pm

“Developing the whole person to the glory of God”
For more information visit Savannah Chrisitan Preparatory School website at www.savcps.com  OR contact the Director of Admissions, Debbie Fairbanks ’81 at 912.234.1653 ext. 106 or dfairbanks@savcps.com

This holiday bring the family to The Savannah Children’s Theatre for the classical musical production of “My Fair Lady.”

The theatre’s best and brightest shine as Eliza Doolittle, Professor Henry Higgins and all the memorable characters of this award-winning show. Nov. 30-Dec. 9. Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.

Tickets are $12 for students, seniors and military and $15 for adults.

Tickets can be purchased at www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org or at the theatre box office, 2160 E. Victory Drive, Crossroads Shopping Center, Savannah, 31404 912-238-9015

Plan to take part in a 5K Celebration Run at Savannah State University on December 15 at 9 a.m.

Men, women, kids and jogging strollers are all welcome. Race proceeds benefit local nonprofit Girls on the Run of Coastal Georgia, helping preteen girls to become healthy, strong and confident

After Party will include race awards, raffles, kids fun zone, free food and beverages, and more.

Register for $25 at www.girlsontherun-ga.org or for $35 onsite on race day. Call 912-349-1528 for more information.

Girls on the Run of Coastal Georgia, 401 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah, 31406 (912) 349-1528, www.girlsontherun-ga.org Girls on the Run of Coastal Georgia is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Plan to take part in a 5K Celebration Run at Savannah State University on December 15 at 9 a.m.

Men, women, kids and jogging strollers are all welcome. Race proceeds benefit local nonprofit  Girls on the Run of Coastal Georgia, helping preteen girls to become healthy, strong and confident

After Party will include race awards, raffles, kids fun zone, free food and beverages, and more.

Register for $25 at www.girlsontherun-ga.org  or for $35 onsite on race day. Call 912-349-1528 for more information.

Girls on the Run of Coastal Georgia, 401 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah, 31406 (912) 349-1528, www.girlsontherun-ga.org Girls on the Run of Coastal Georgia is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

This holiday bring the family to The Savannah Children’s Theatre for the classical musical production of “My Fair Lady.”

The theatre’s best and brightest shine as Eliza Doolittle, Professor Henry Higgins and all the memorable characters of this award-winning show. Nov. 30-Dec. 9. Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.

Tickets are $12 for students, seniors and military and $15 for adults.

Tickets can be purchased at www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org  or at the theatre box office, 2160 E. Victory Drive, Crossroads Shopping Center. 912-238-9015.

FOR MORE LOCAL HOLIDAY KID-FRIENDLY EVENTS, VISIT OUR CALENDAR HERE.

You’re invited to Luminary Night with Santa
Saturday, Dec 15, 2012 6-8 PM.

Bring your children and pets for pictures with Santa. Enjoy a walk along our enchanted luminary trail and take a hayride around the park. Sip on hot chocolate while decorating cookies and making holiday crafts.

$2 – $5 photos and hayrides. $5 parking. 912-598-2300.

Skidaway Is. State Park, 52 Diamond Causeway, Savannah, 31411

FOR MORE LOCAL HOLIDAY KID-FRIENDLY EVENTS, VISIT OUR CALENDAR HERE.

You’re invited to Luminary Night with Santa
Saturday, Dec 15, 2012 6-8 PM.

Bring your children and pets for pictures with Santa. Enjoy a walk along our enchanted luminary trail and take a hayride around the park. Sip on hot chocolate while decorating cookies and making holiday crafts.

$2 – $5 photos and hayrides. $5 parking. 912-598-2300.

Skidaway Is. State Park, 52 Diamond Causeway, Savannah, 31411

FOR MORE LOCAL HOLIDAY KID-FRIENDLY EVENTS, VISIT OUR CALENDAR HERE.

Fort Pulaski National Monument will celebrate the holiday season with a special children’s holiday workshop.

Saturday, December 22, 2012, 2:00 to 4:00 PM Visions of Sugar Plums! Children are invited to join park staff in making, molding, and painting the holiday candy know as marzipan! The group will also be making special edible holiday ornaments for the enjoyment of your backyard wild friends!

Space is limited. Reservations are requested. Please contact Gloria Swift, Park Ranger, by phone at (912) 786-5787 extension 218 or via email at Gloria_Swift@nps.gov for more information.

Fort Pulaski National Monument, U.S. Highway 80, 15 miles east of Savannah. An entrance fee of $5.00 per person is charged; ages 15 & younger are free. Call the park at (912) 786-5787 for details, or visit the park’s official website at www.nps.gov/fopu .

FOR MORE LOCAL HOLIDAY KID-FRIENDLY EVENTS, VISIT OUR CALENDAR HERE.

Fort Pulaski National Monument will celebrate the holiday season with a special children’s holiday workshop.

Saturday, December 22, 2012, 2:00 to 4:00 PM Visions of Sugar Plums! Children are invited to join park staff in making, molding, and painting the holiday candy know as marzipan! The group will also be making special edible holiday ornaments for the enjoyment of your backyard wild friends!

Space is limited. Reservations are requested. Please contact Gloria Swift, Park Ranger, by phone at (912) 786-5787 extension 218 or via email at Gloria_Swift@nps.gov  for more information.

Fort Pulaski National Monument, U.S. Highway 80, 15 miles east of Savannah. An entrance fee of $5.00 per person is charged; ages 15 & younger are free. Call the park at (912) 786-5787 for details, or visit the park’s official website at www.nps.gov/fopu .

FOR MORE LOCAL HOLIDAY KID-FRIENDLY EVENTS, VISIT OUR CALENDAR HERE.

You’re invited to Night in Tuscany Party & Silent Auction to benefit Girls on the Run of Coastal Georgia, helping preteen girls to become healthy, strong and confident.

Thursday, November 29, 5:30 until 8 p.m. In the courtyard of Southern Pine Company, 616 East 35th Street, Savannah, Georgia. Live music, food and beverages, and great auction items to bid on.

Purchase tickets by clicking here.

Girls on the Run of Coastal Georgia, 401 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah, 31406 (912) 349-1528, www.girlsontherun-ga.org

You’re invited to Night in Tuscany Party & Silent Auction to benefit Girls on the Run of Coastal Georgia, helping preteen girls to become healthy, strong and confident.

Thursday, November 29, 5:30 until 8 p.m. In the courtyard of Southern Pine Company, 616 East 35th Street, Savannah, Georgia. Live music, food and beverages, and great auction items to bid on.

Purchase tickets by clicking here.

Girls on the Run of Coastal Georgia, 401 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah, 31406 (912) 349-1528, www.girlsontherun-ga.org