Savannah Yoga Center at 1319 Bull St. believes that moms and dads should be able to grow a yoga practice while raising kids. While you find your center, your kiddo will be enjoying structured activities with other children right in the other room. Childcare at Savannah Yoga Center provides organized learning, yoga, & skill development projects for ages 6mo – 5yrs. Cost is $5 per child, $3 per additional sibling.

Child Care Times:
Tuesday 10am-11:45am
Wednesday10:30am-12:15pm
Thursday 10am-11:45am
Friday 10:15am-12:00pm

Please reserve childcare 24hrs in advanced via email: savannahyoga@gmail.com. For more info. on childcare at Savannah Yoga Center, click here.

Savannah Yoga Center also wants to encourage practicing yoga WITH your child. Which is why Savannah Yoga Center offers a Mommy and Baby (for babies 9 – 14 months old.) yoga class at 10:15 am Mondays and a Mommy and Infants (for Infants 6wks to 8-9 months old; pre-crawling) yoga class at 11:45 am Mondays. Click here for more info on those classes.

Savannah Yoga Center, 1319 Bull Street, Savannah, 31401, email: savannahyoga@gmail.com, (912) 232-2994, www.savannahyoga.com Savannah Yoga Center is a SouthernMamas.com sponsor

Spring is about to be here in Savannah, finally! Fabulous jewelry and accessory trunk show at The Savannah Soap Co. hosted by Colleen Spencer with her amazing “Stella & Dot” collection. Come in and see this celebrity coveted jewelry collection for yourself. Fabulous free door prizes, freshly brewed gourmet teas, and refreshments. The Savannah Soap Co. is a child-friendly atmosphere. In addition, bring in your comforters for a spring cleaning and a 20% discount as well as a 15% discount on all of our products. Check out these totally fantastic accessories yourself by clicking here! They really are stunning.

Kottage Kids boutique apparel and accessories offers timeless treasures including smocked clothing, classic children’s footwear and unique gifts for moms as well.

You’re invited to preview the latest in children’s boutique apparel and accessories for spring at the Kottage Kids Launching Party, 10 AM-4 PM Sat. March 26 at Grand Lake Lodge & Spa, 815 Southbridge Blvd., Savannah 31405.

Cash, Visa, Mastercard and Discover will be accepted. A $10 gift certificate to Kottage Kids will given away.

Kottage Kids specializes in home parties. Invite your friends and Kottage Kids brings the shop to you. What a fun twist to your next kid-friendly gathering. Kottage Kids offers incentives when you host the following types of parties: mommy parties, trunk shows, grandparent parties, baby showers.

Kottage Kids, info@kottagekids.com, 912.412.0542, www.kottagekids.com

Safe Kids Savannah will accept donations for a yard sale fundraiser from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., March 14-18 at the Chatham County Health Department located at 1395 Eisenhower Drive. Anyone dropping off items is asked to enter the Health Department from Sallie Mood Drive.

Items should be gently used and can range from bric-a-brac to furniture. Arrangements can also be made to have items picked up. For more information on item donation or to arrange for the pick up of items, please call 912-353-3148 or e-mail amgramza@dhr.state.ga.us.

The yard sale will be 8 a.m. to noon Sat. March 19, at the dog exercise area at Lake Mayer which is the large grassy area located at the corner of Sallie Mood and Montgomery Crossroads in Savannah. All proceeds will benefit Safe Kids Savannah, a local coalition of organizations and concerned individuals with the common goal of preventing accidental childhood injury, the leading cause of death and disability among children ages 1 to 14. For more information, visit www.safekidssavannah.org .

Preview the latest in children’s boutique apparel and accessories for spring at the Kottage Kids Launching Party. Cash, Visa, Mastercard and Discover will be accepted. Expect to find timeless treasures including traditional smocked clothing, classic children’s footwear and unique gifts for moms as well. A $10 gift certificate to Kottage Kids will given away. www.kottagekids.com

Art classes with Savannah art teacher Melissa Holloway are a big hit with toddlers and preschoolers. Melissa makes the art classes fun and educational by first reading a different art book for kids each class, then doing art projects based on the book. 

It’s time to sign up for the 2011 Spring Art Sessions for Children at Melissa’s Art for Little Hearts and Hands studio.

Savannah art teacher Melissa Holloway

New Spring 2011 Classes include:

The Scribblin’ Squirrels
Ages 2-3
Saturdays 10 – 10:45am
March 26 – April 19th
$60 for 4 classes
The two’s must be accompanied by an adult

The Paintin’ Pandas
Ages 4-5
Saturdays 11:15 – Noon
March 26 – April 19th
$70 for 4 classes

The Creative Crickets
Ages 6-7
Saturdays 1:30 – 2:30
March 26 – April 19th
$80 for 4 classes

Art supplies included. Space is limited. Classes are small in-order to provide individualized attention. For more information or to register for a class, e-mail Melissa at melissaminerholloway@gmail.com . The classes will be held at 2323 Barnard.

Melissa Holloway received a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts with an emphasis in Art Education at Ole Miss. For the past five years she lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico where she earned a Masters in Art Therapy. Melissa currently works part-time at a local pre-school and also volunteers at Backus Children’s Hospital.

Art for Little Hearts and Hands is a SouthernMamas advertiser.

Harlem Globetrotters, are coming to the Savannah Civic Center on Tues. 3/29 at 7 pm with their 2011 “4 Times the Fun” World Tour at the . SAVE $7 on tickets when using the password “MOM” (some restrictions apply).
http://www.savannahga.gov/cityweb/civiccenter.nsf/60d8fcab0a461f8785256a9d0052c5cf/59c12826021724b1852572020045c64e?OpenDocument

Art classes with Savannah art teacher Melissa Holloway start March 26 at Melissa’s Art for Little Hearts and Hands studio.

New Spring 2011 Classes include:

The Scribblin’ Squirrels
Ages 2-3
Saturdays 10 – 10:45am
March 26 – April 19th
$60 for 4 classes
The two’s must be accompanied by an adult

The Paintin’ Pandas
Ages 4-5
Saturdays 11:15 – Noon
March 26 – April 19th
$70 for 4 classes

The Creative Crickets
Ages 6-7
Saturdays 1:30 – 2:30
March 26 – April 19th
$80 for 4 classes

Art supplies included. Space is limited. Classes are small in-order to provide individualized attention. For more information or to register for a class, e-mail Melissa at melissaminerholloway@gmail.com . The classes will be held at 2323 Barnard.

Luna Lily’s adorable handmade children’s accessories are exactly what I’ve been searching for for my little girl’s locks.

Not only are these hair clips, felties, felt flowers, headbands, hats made from recycled materials. But the are also handmade by a Southern mama right here in our Savannah! Green and sustainable hair accessories? That’s right. Most Luna Lily products are made with eco-fi felt, which is craft felt made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled bottles. So we are thrilled to have Luna Lily has a new SouthernMamas advertiser.

Luna Lily fun and funky hairbows, headbands and clips are available for sale online by clicking here. Special for SouthernMamas readers: enter SOUTHERNMAMA at check out for 15% off the total purchase!!

Luna Lily felties are also sold at Sara Jane Children’s Boutique , also a SouthernMamas.com sponsor.

Become a Luna Lily fan on Facebook by clicking here! It’s the best place to find out about coupon codes, new products, latest giveaways and to keep track of where you can find Luna Lily Felties

Luna Lily will be at the Little Lambs Spring Consignment Sale this week, Fri & Sat March 10-11 at First Presbyterian Preschool at 520 Washington Ave., Savannah , 31405 (on the corner of Washington and Paulsen streets in Ardsley Park .)
Dates of the Little Lambs sale are:
Fri., March 11, 2011 9 am-2 pm
Sat., March 12, 2011, 9 am-noon.

Spring 8 week classes schedule starts week of March 21st!

Mondays …4-5:30pm …ages 5-8 …. Intro into 3D-Things!

Tuesdays …4-530pm… ages 5-6 …. Intro into 3D-Things!

Wednesdays… 4-5pm… ages 9-11…. Intro into Painting with Acrylics! (Outdoor painting included)

Thursdays… 4-530pm… ages 5-7 …. Intro into 3D-Things!

Private classes available year-round for ages 3-18 and now available on select Saturdays! Portfolio Development always available for students applying art magnet schools!

Enroll Today! Classes are small so space is limited!

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Save the Date!!!!!!

Summer Fine Arts Camps

Messy Mornins’
June 6-10 or June 20-24 for ages 5-7
9:00am-12:30pm
Special for Southernmamas readers: register before April 1st and receive $30 off the regular registration fee!!

Drawing Workshop
June 13-16 for ages 8-11
10am-12pm
Special for Southernmamas readers: register before April 1st and receive $30 off the regular registration fee!!

For curriculum details and pricing ….CONTACT Torrey Kist, MFA at 354-5988 or tskart@yahoo.com

Here’s the help you’ve been looking for for your struggling student – and at a discounted price, as well.

The Tutoring Center, a part of Royce Learning Center, offers one-on-one tutoring for students of all ages and abilities.

Unlike other tutoring programs, The Tutoring Center’s highly skilled tutors work individually with students to develop education plans based on their needs. Tutoring services are offered for all grade levels, preschool through college and adult.

The Tutoring Center at Royce also offers assistance in most academic subject areas, as well as study skills and standardized test preparation.

Students are matched with a tutor who is trained and experienced in areas of need, which often include learning disabilities, Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder and other learning differences. Some examples of subject areas include algebra, science, general math, social studies, SAT Prep, reading remediation and writing.

The Tutoring Center is a non-profit organization and is open to students from public and private schools. Fees are based on an hourly rate and scholarships are provide through United Way funding for those with financial need.

For the month of March, The Tutoring Center will waive registration fee for any new contracts. This is a $75 value!! To get the discount, please mention you heard The Tutoring Center on SouthernMamas.com.

For more information, or to sign up for tutoring, click here or call 912-354-4047 and speak with Sally Greenberg, Tutoring Coordinator. You can also email Sally at sgreenberg@roycelc.com .

The Tutoring Center at Royce, www.tutoringatroyce.com, 4 Oglethorpe Professional Blvd., Savannah, GA 31406, 912.354.4047 or email sgreenberg@roycelc.com The Tutoring Center at Royce is a SouthernMamas sponsor.

Searching for the best Savannah-area summer camp to suit your child’s tastes? Check out the SouthernMamas Summer Camps 2011, a list of organizations offering summer camp programs. Be sure to tell them SouthernMamas.com sent you! The list is accessible here and by clicking on the Summer Camps 2011 tab at the top right corner of the SouthernMamas home page

There’s no charge to have your camp listed in this general list below. To have your camp name and link listed in this guide, please email the info to anne@southernmamas.com. However, we do offer SouthernMamas advertisers and non-profits the chance to include more detailed camp info on SouthernMamas (such as dates, camp themes, contact info, images) and have your camp listed in our Event Calendar. For more info on this advertising option, email anne@southernmamas.com.

Live Oak Public Libraries cardholders can now obtain Zoo Atlanta Family Passes at any of the 18 library branches in Chatham, Effingham and Liberty Counties. The pass is valid for two adults and up to two children.

Just check out a Zoo Atlanta DVD and return it to receive a Zoo Atlanta Family Pass.

One Zoo Atlanta Family Pass is available for checkout for one week at each participating library branch. The pass is not valid for fee-based events or programs and may not be combined with other discounts or promotions. Standard general admission will apply to families with additional children; children must be accompanied by an adult.

The partnership between Zoo Atlanta and the Georgia Public Library Service allows adults with valid library cards access to the Zoo Atlanta Family Pass at any participating public library branch throughout the state of Georgia. For more info on Live Oak Public Libraries or to find a branch near you, click here.

Summer Fine Arts Camps
Messy Mornins’
June 6-10 or June 20-24 for ages 5-7
9:00am-12:30pm
Special for Southernmamas readers: register before April 1st and receive $30 off the regular registration fee!!
Drawing Workshop
June 13-16 for ages 8-11
10am-12pm
Special for Southernmamas readers: register before April 1st and receive $30 off the regular registration fee!!
For curriculum details and pricing ….CONTACT Torrey Kist, MFA at 354-5988 or tskart@yahoo.com

Spring 8 week classes schedule starts week of March 21st!

Mondays …4-5:30pm …ages 5-8 …. Intro into 3D-Things!

Tuesdays …4-530pm… ages 5-6 …. Intro into 3D-Things!

Wednesdays… 4-5pm… ages 9-11…. Intro into Painting with Acrylics! (Outdoor painting included)

Thursdays… 4-530pm… ages 5-7 …. Intro into 3D-Things!

Private classes available year-round for ages 3-18 and now available on select Saturdays! Portfolio Development always available for students applying art magnet schools!

Enroll Today! Classes are small so space is limited!

For curriculum details and pricing ….CONTACT Torrey Kist, MFA at 354-5988 or tskart@yahoo.com

UPDATE: The winner is Aimee Peavy! Congratulations, Aimee. Enjoy!

Yummy. This week’s SouthernMamas.com giveaway: a dozen cupcakes from Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah , which opens Fri. March 11 5521 Abercorn St., next to Petite Feet and across from the Publix Twelve Oaks Shopping Center. 

To enter to win, “like” Gigi’s Cupcakes in Savannah on Facebook by clicking here. Then on the Gigi’s Cupcakes FB page, tell us the flavor cupcake you are most looking forward to trying when Gigi’s opens in Savannah. Check out some flavors on the Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah Web site! Not into Facebook? You can enter to win by answering below this post! (Click on Comments)

Deadline to enter is Fri. March 11. We’ll pick a winner at random and announce her name here Fri. March 11, grand opening day of  Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah . Winner needs to redeem cupcakes sometime during the month of March.

Gigi’s Facebook fans get a free cupcake by Gigi’s. There will be a coupon on the Facebook page to print out and bring in on Grand Opening Day.

Each handmade cupcake is made with the finest and freshest ingredients like Saigon Cinnamon, Madagascar Vanilla, farm fresh creamy butter, hand selected fruits and nuts, along with the smoothest cream cheese. More than seventy custom flavored cupcakes include Lemon Dream Supreme, Hunka Chunka Banana Love, Cookies & Cream, German Sweet Chocolate, Ginger Bread, Carrot Cake, Bailey’s Irish Cream, Birthday Surprise, Chocolate Malts, Kiddie Cake, Tiramisu, Wedding Cake and more. They also offer seasonal menu options.

Gigi’s cupcakes are $3 each or $2.75 each if purchased by the dozen. Each purchase includes a specially designed gift box, making a Gigi’s cupcake the perfect gift. Custom orders are accepted with a 1-day lead time and the exceptional staff is looking forward to customizing your next order for your special event. Orders can be placed on-line, by fax or by calling the store. Gigi’s Cupcakes will cater special events, parties and weddings. For more information about Gigi’s Cupcakes, click here .

Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah, 5521 Abercorn St, Suite 100, Mon–Sat: 10am-6pm, 912.349.2778 or email savannahga@gigiscupcakesusa.com , www.gigiscupcakesusa.com/savannahgeorgia,  Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah is a SouthernMamas sponsor.

11AM-1 PM St Patrick’s Day Crafts and Games at Skidaway Island State Park
3 PM Snakes Alive! Learn all about snakes. See live examples.
Interpretive Center hours: Wednesday-Sunday 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Come see the display of the Giant Ground Sloth replica, wildlife exhibits,live reptiles, and birding station. Programs meet promptly at the Interpretive Center unless otherwise noted
http://www.gastateparks.org/SkidawayIsland

12PM Fossil Friday: Come check out fossils and artifacts that can be found around the park.
3 PM Giants of Skidaway: Come learn about the amazing Giant Sloth and others that roamed Skidaway 10,000 years ago.
Interpretive Center hours: Wednesday-Sunday 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Come see the display of the Giant Ground Sloth replica, wildlife exhibits,live reptiles, and birding station. Programs meet promptly at the Interpretive Center unless otherwise noted
http://www.gastateparks.org/SkidawayIsland

Here’s a way you can help a Savannah College of Art and Design professor who was recently diagnosed with cancer.

Savannah artists and art professors have banded together in the hopes of relieving some of the financial burdens that art professor Sherran Deems is facing while battling cancer. Several of her friends and co-workers who teach drawing in the foundationʼs department at SCAD have decided to throw an art auction and exhibition hoping to raise enough funds to help Sherran pay for chemotherapy and radiation treatments as well as many other unexpected surgeries and expenses that accompanies many who face such a challenging illness. Read more about Sherry’s story by clicking here.

The art exhibit and art auction is online at www.savannahartistgroup.org  and Sun. March 13 at CHROMA GALLERY-31 Barnard St. and ThincSavannah, 35 Barnard St, Suite 301, Savannah.

When: On-Line bidding beginning Feb.28th-March 13th, 2011
Chroma Gallery Final Bidding and Reception: 3-6:30 pm
Entertainment: Solo Acoustic- Marcus Kuhlmann of the Trainwrecks Band
Food and Wine provided by members of the SCAD Art History Department

Sherran Deems is a single, vibrant, talented, and proud lady, known for her thorough and demanding color theory and drawing curriculum she teaches at the School of Foundations at the Savannah College of Art and Design. When she was first diagnosed with stage 3b cancer, she thought she could fight through her demanding treatments, but soon discovered that she was going to be needing help. And, with family members scattered across the nation, she had to rely on the closest thing she has to family in Savannah; her fellow artists and co-workers.

For more information, contact: Gena Brodie Robbins at 386-338-1735 or via email at genabrodie@me.com

In conjunction with Free Family Fun Night. The event will be in The Sandbox parking lot and the Museum. It’s a fun and FREE chance to meet area businesses, organizations, schools & community service groups involved or associated with children and families. Check out all kinds of products and services in one location.

Event admission is FREE!
Plus, many booths will have information & prizes for the kids and you can earn FREE Sandbox passes too. Plus local children’s chorus & dance groups will perform throughout the event, The Sandbox will host a raffle, kids can go on a “treasure hunt” and earn Sandbox passes, take part in arts & crafts, and go wild in our “balloon typhoon”. Anyone interested in having a booth at our Kid’s Fair, please call Anne or Caroline at 842-7645.

Thursdays, 10:30-11:30 am
An hour of fun story time followed by a craft project. Program is included with cost of admission to museum. First-come, first-serve, so sign up when checking in at front desk. Different story each week.
For more information, call 843.842.7645 or www.thesandbox.org
April 5
Story Time: “Knuffle Bunny,”
Mo Willems
Activity: Dragon Face

April 12
Story Time: “Super Duck,”
Jez Alborough
Activity: Duck

April 19
Story Time: “Harry the Dirty Dog,”
Gene Zion
Activity: Dog Face

April 26
Story Time: “The Silver Locket”
Katharine Holabird
Activity: Pasta Neclace

Thursdays, 10:30-11:30 am
An hour of fun story time followed by a craft project. Program is included with admission cost to museum. First-come, first-serve, so sign up when checking in at the registration desk.
Different story each week:
March 24, Plucked Duck
March 31, La La Rose

For more information, call 843.842.7645 or www.thesandbox.org

Thursdays, 10:30-11:30 am
An hour of fun story time followed by a craft project. Program is included with admission cost to museum. First-come, first-serve, so sign up when checking in at the registration desk.
Different story each week:
March 17, The Night Before Saint Patrick’s Day
March 24, Plucked Duck
March 31, La La Rose

For more information, call 843.842.7645 or www.thesandbox.org

Thursdays, 10:30-11:30 am
An hour of fun story time followed by a craft project. Program is included with admission cost to museum. First-come, first-serve, so sign up when checking in at the registration desk.
Different story each week:
March 10, Angels on a Pin
March 17, The Night Before Saint Patrick’s Day
March 24, Plucked Duck
March 31, La La Rose

For more information, call 843.842.7645 or www.thesandbox.org