Summer is just around the corner and there is so much outdoor activity coming! Father’s day is a fun day for all and what Dad wouldn’t want to have a T with their children’s smiling faces on the front?!

With the end of school comes the beginning of fun summer camps and after school programs! Let Big Frog  in Savannah help you to create the camper of the month T. And with the family reunion right around the corner, why not have our designers create something special just for your family? Don’t forget the quantity discounts.

With more and more to do every month, what better way to show off your support and creativity than with a new Big Frog creation!

BIG FROG Savannah, email Savannah@bigfrog.com , 1909 E. Victory Dr. STE 101 (in the Victory Shopping Center across from Target) Savannah, 31404, 912-354-7714, www.bigfrog.com/savannah BIG FROG is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Fort Pulaski National Monument will offer free admission to all visitors on Saturday June 9, National Get Outdoors Day 2012! National Get Outdoors Day is an annual event to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun. National parks across the country are celebrating this new event by waiving entrance fees. Get outdoors, and enjoy your national parks! (912) 786-5787 or nps.gov/fopu.

Saturday’s free activities include:
10:00 AM Guided Fort Tour
11:00 Cannon Firing
12:00 PM Musket Firing
1:00 Cannon Firing
1:30 Guided Fort Tour
2:30 Musket Firing
3:00 Cannon Firing
4:00 Guided Fort Tour
5:00 Musket Firing

Extended summer hours will be available at Fort Pulaski National Monument, effective June 2, 2012. The Visitor Center and the historic fort will be open daily from 9:00 AM to 6:30 PM. The park gates will close at 6:45 PM. Please go to the official Fort Pulaski National Monument website for more details regarding park programs. Information on special offerings at parks nationwide is available at www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm

FREE Themed art activities to inspire you to dream big and read. Ages 3 and up.

Islands Library
Thursday, Aug. 16, 4 p.m.

Southwest Chatham Library
Friday, Aug. 17, 11 a.m.

FREE live entertainment @ HarbourFest at Shelter Cove Harbour, Hilton Head Is.
Plus arts and crafts, Tuesday night fireworks (beginning June 19) & more fun activities. Family friendly entertainer, Shannon Tanner performs Mon.-Fri., with shows at 6:30 and 8 p.m. Cappy the Clown, and many other activities and entertainers on hand as well.
Free parking. Admission is free. Food, beverages and concessions sold separately. Located mid-island at mile marker 8, across from Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort. (843) 686-9098 or sheltercovehiltonhead.com.

Be sure to take the kids to see Meredith Wilson’s THE MUSIC MAN! at Savannah Children’s Theatre this month.

This MAINSTAGE production of the classic musical – featuring adult and children performers plus a live orchestra – will be presented for three weekends in June.
JUNE 8-10, 15-17, 22-24 2012: Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. Sat.& Sun., 3 p.m.

Tickets are available online by clicking here as well as at the box office. Children, senior and military discounts available.

Savannah Childrens Theatre, (912) 238-9015, 2160 E. Victory Dr. in the Piggly Wiggly shopping center, Savannah,  31404 www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org/

FOR MORE LOCAL KID-FRIENDLY EVENTS, CHECK OUT OUR ONLINE EVENTS CALENDAR BY CLICKING HERE.

JUNE 8-10, 15-17, 22-24:
Savannah Children’s Theatre presents, Meredith Wilson’s THE MUSIC MAN! This MAINSTAGE production of the classic musical – featuring adult and children performers plus a live orchestra – will be will be presented for three weekends in June. Tickets are available online as well as at the box office, children, senior and military discounts available.
Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. Sat.& Sun., 3 p.m.
(912) 238-9015.
http://www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org/

Free “Night Skies – Telescopes at the Tybee Pier and Pavilion” hosted by the Oglethorpe Astronomical Association at sunset. View the night sky through high-powered telescopes, weather permitting.
Held on the Second Friday of each month. Free.
(912) 401-8634 or e-mail oaadir@kwbell.net  .

During the Summer of 2012, Angela Beasley’s Puppet People will be hosting several showings of “J-Low & Friends” that will be open to the public!
Think Juliette Gordon Low is “just the Girl Scout Lady?” Well, think again! Join the Puppet People for the completely true, totally not made up life story of Savannah’s own J-Low: an Artist, a Feminist, a Teacher, a Traveler, a LEADER!
Her life was so BIG, we needed a whole crew of local musicians, artists, writers, sculptors, storytellers and singers to tell it. We crammed as much adventure, laughs, heartbreak and impossible stories into a 45 minute show as “puppetly possible!”
Dates:
– August 18th — 11:00 AM
– September 1st — 10:00 AM
$22 Per Person (Includes 50 min. Show, Backstage Pass and FREE patch!)
Mention this code: “SM006″ and get 10% OFF tickets for “J-Low & Friends”***

Carmike 2012 Summer Kid Series at Carmike 10 Savannah at 511 Stephenson Ave. offers cheap kids’ blockbusters at 10 AM Thursdays during a 10-week festival from June 7-Aug. 9 2012. 2012 Summer Kid Series is Ten weeks of summer fun every Thursday for $2.
$2 Movie Combo includes: drink, popcorn, and admission.
(please note the change of location. Wynnsong 11 Savannah is not showing the $2 kids movies this summer)

10 AM August 9 – Megamind

Carmike 10 Savannah
511 Stephenson Ave.
Savannah, GA 31405
(912) 353-8683

Starting in early June and running until August, several local movie theater complexes show $1 & $2 kids movies on designated weekday mornings.
Carmike 10 at 511 Stephenson Ave. , Savannah offers $2 kids movies. (please note the change of location. Wynnsong 11 Savannah is not showing the $2 kids movies this summer; Savannah Stadium 10, behind Savannah Mall, Victory Square 9 in Savannah and Pooler Stadium Cinemas in Pooler will offer $1 kids movies on designated weekday mornings.
For showtimes & movie schedule, click here.

FOR MORE $1 & $2 Kids Summer 2012 Movies in Savannah/Pooler, click here

Curious about what your dreams mean?
Check out the Dream Circle class at Ganesha’s Place, Savannah’s new therapeutic yoga studio. Come and learn to by-pass the chatter around core issues which occur in your dreams.
Understand the language of your dreams & discover what recurring dreams mean.

Elaine Zuckerman, Movement Therapist will guide a 30 minute moving meditation to awaken the subconscious and enhance the intuitive nature of Dream work.

Kate Jacobson, RYT, LISW-CP will show you how to: utilize the connection of the circle to gain perspective, by-pass the chatter around core issues in your dreams, understand the language of dreams and discover what recurring dreams mean.

Ganesha’s Place
2323 Barnard St. Savannah
Saturday, June 23, 2012 – 1:00-3:30pm
$25. Call 912-665-4199 to register

Ganesha’s Place, at the corner of Barnard & 40th St. @ 2323 Barnard St., 912-665-4199, http://ganeshasplace.com/ Ganesha’s Place is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Summer is officially here and school’s almost out, but it’s not too late to plan a vacation at Walt Disney World® Resort this summer! For a limited time, Disney is offering savings up to 25% off your stay at select Disney Value, Moderate, Deluxe and Deluxe Villa Resorts, for most stays most nights June 15- August 14, 2012. Add park tickets and dining and you’ll be ready for theme park thrills, delicious meals, and quality family time!

It’s never been easier to plan a Walt Disney World® Resort vacation, Tara McCoy at Mouse Tales Travel is your go-to gal for all things Disney. She will take care of all the little details, everything from choosing the perfect resort to dining reservations to personalized park itineraries, she’ll create a magical vacation for your family. Tara is sure to help take the stress out of vacation planning while adding value to your vacation dollar. The best thing is that ALL of Tara’s services are completely, 100% FREE. Yes, that is right. All the extras, at absolutely no cost to you!

Contact Tara McCoy at Mouse Tales Travel today for more information on this great discount or complete the quick online form for a free vacation quote. Act fast because the Summer discount requires a reservation by June 15, 2012.

Contact Tara McCoy at Mouse Tales Travel. 803.816.0686 or email. Become a Facebook fan at facebook.com/enchantedtravel. Sign up receive the latest Disney news & deals here. Tara McCoy at Mouse Tales Travel is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

The Kumon Math and Reading Center of Savannah will host a summer book club. Seating is limited. To participate, call the Center at (912) 920-8899 to signup.

Girls Summer Book Club
Rising 3rd to 5th graders
Goddess Girls Book Series
Authored by Johan Holub & Suzanne Williams
June 23rd – Athena the Brain
July 21st – Persephone the Phony
August 11th – Aphrodite the Beauty
Saturdays 1pm to 3pm
Book Discussions
Activities
Refreshments

Boys Summer Book Club
Rising 4th to 6th Graders
June 23rd – Encyclopedia Brown, Shows the Way by Donald Sobol
July 21st – Holes by Louis Sachar
August 11th – Frindle by Andrew Clements
Saturdays 1pm to 3pm
Book Discussions
Activities
Refreshments

(Side note unrelated to the Book Clubs: Don’t forget, the Kumon Math & Reading Center, Savannah, is offering free registration, free placement tests from now until July 15 2012. More info here.)

Kumon Math and Reading Center of Savannah, www.kumon.com/savannah , open on Mondays and Thursdays from 3-7 PM, 10010 Abercorn Ave. in Savannah. For more info or to schedule a complimentary placement test, call owner and instructor, Janese Cooper at (912) 920-8899. Kumon of Savannah is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Here’s a way to make sure your kids’ minds stay stimulated over the summer. Sign them up for Summer Spanish Immersion Summer Camp in Savannah.

Bilingual Speech Therapy & Language Center in Savannah will offer Spanish Immersion Summer Camp, with space limited to 16 children per camp.

For more information, call Lorena Luna-Bradfield M.S. CCC/SLP at 912.335.8486 or click here .

Bilingual Speech Therapy & Language Center, 9100 White Bluff Road Suite 201, Savannah, 31406. On Facebook here. 912.335.8486, www.bilingualspeechtherapy.net/ Bilingual Speech Therapy & Language Center is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

FOR MORE LOCAL SUMMER CAMPS 2012., CLICK HERE.