Bopping Heads Dance & Entertainment Videos is absolutely the Hottest Entertainment Craze Utilizing “Green Screen” technology to superimpose the participants heads onto professional dancing bodies, up to four people at a time sit infront of the camera as they “Bop” their heads to hundreds of available songs!

The exclusive Bopping Heads Digital system can also capture the performance, which is then transferred to a DVD instantly with NO wait time ! Bopping Heads Videos are a Great Party Favor and the Birthday Girl/Boy gets a master DVD with all their friends videos included!

Bopping Heads s local and are proud to serve Southeast Georgia and the Lowcountry!

Mention SouthernMamas at the time of booking and 10% of your party booking will be donated to Hope for Savannah!

Having a FUNDRAISER? Give Bopping Heads a call! 912-704-7803 or email info@boppingheadsofsavannah.com.

Bopping Heads looks forward to making your next Party Super Fun with Non-Stop Laughter Guaranteed!

www.Boppingheadsofsavannah.com  Please “Like” Bopping heads on Facebook here to stay connected & updated about birthday deals, Bopping Heads is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Skirt! Savannah will spotlight SouthernMamas.com in the upcoming April issue! We so thrilled! You are invited to attend the April Skirt! release party to celebrate! All are welcome!

Be sure to “like” Skirt Savannah on Facebook here.

Great news: Starlight Pottery at 7070 Hodgson Memorial Dr. in midtown Savannah will open St. Patrick’s Day, Saturday, March 17 from 2-6 PM!

On Saturday March 31, Starlight Pottery  will host one of their extremely popular Kids Night Outs, from 6-8 PM. Kids will make some fun Easter projects. Cost: $25 + Tax. For ages 5 & older.

Call or email Starlight Pottery to reserve your child’s space. Email contactus@starlightpottery.com or call 912.303.9599

“Like” Starlight Pottery on Facebook here to stay updated about art classes & events.

Starlight Pottery, 7070 Hodgson Memorial Dr., Savannah GA. 31406, 912.303.9599, email contactus@starlightpottery.com , http://starlightpottery.com/ , On Facebook here. Starlight Pottery is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

The Bamboo Farm & Coastal Gardens pick-your-own strawberry fields will officially open Sat. March 3 2012. There also will be a strawberry breakfast 8-11 AM March 3 to celebrate the opening of the fields for the season. The fields will be open for picking until noon that day.

Menu: Pancakes with Strawberry preserves, cane syrup, egg and sausage casserole, biscuits, coffee, tea and orange juice

Cost: $10.00 Adults, $5.00 children 10 and younger.

The Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens, 2 Canebrake Road, Savannah, GA. 31419. Please call 912-921-5460 for information, http://bamboo.caes.uga.edu/, On Facebook here

Get ready to celebrate Irish culture this upcoming weekend Feb. 17-19 at the Savannah Irish Festival at the Savannah Civic Center.

The annual event features traditional Irish music & Irish dancing. Four stages of continuous live entertainment bring fun for the entire family. For event details including a schedule of entertainment on the Children’s Stage & Main Stage, click here.

For more local kid-friendly events, check out the SouthernMamas.com Events Calendar here.

You’re invited to watch the FREE annual Georgia Day Parade, which kicks off at 10:30 AM Fri. Feb. 10 and follows Bull Street from Forsyth Park to City Hall, in Historic Savannah.

Thousands of costumed local elementary school children march behind their hand-made banners in commemoration of Georgia’s founding in 1733. A colorful parade of students, musicians, local dignitaries, and costumed characters is preceded by a military color guard and marching band. Beginning at Forsyth Park and continuing around all five squares of Bull Street, the procession culminates with a program in front of City Hall, where the mayor and other officials bring greetings and present awards for the annual Banner Competition.

For more kid-friendly events happening in Savannah & the Lowcountry, visit the SouthernMamas.com Events Calendar by clicking here.

Bring your kids to the SCAD Soccer Clinic Sat. Nov. 19 or Sun. Nov. 20 or both days at Daffin Park, Savannah.

The womens SCAD soccer team is raising money to go to Barcelona over spring break. To help raise money, the team is holding a soccer clinic for the kids of Savannah. THE DAY(s) WILL INCLUDES BASIC DRILLS, TECHNIQUES, GAMES AND TRICKS.

4-6 years old pay $15 per day
7-12 years old pay:
$30 for one day
$50 for both
**$5 dollar discount per sibling**

Ages 4-6 will go for 1 1/2 hours, 10am-11:30am. All players bring soccer ball, shin guards and water bottle.
Ages 7-12 will go for 4 hours, 10am-2pm. All players must bring a sack lunch, soccer ball, water bottle and shin guards.

Parents are encouraged to leave the children with us and enjoy their free time!!!

You can sign up by clicking here and putting your child/children’s names and your phone number. You can also sign up by calling/texting Shelby Dieckamp at 317-363-5531 or Ciara Thomas at 859-321-0727.

Bring cash or checks to Daffin the day of camp!

Jacob G. Smith Elementary and TailsSpin Pet Supply Store are joining forces to hold the Second Annual Savannah PAWrade featuring pet costume parade and contest, on Lamara Street, adjacent to Habersham Village,11 AM-3 PM Sat. Oct. 29.

Events – which are open to the public – include Pet Costume parade and contest, Celebrity Judges, Music and Food, Children’s Carnival, Local Artists, Dog Wash, Pet Nail Trimming and TailsSpin’s signature Low-Cost Pet Microchipping and Vaccine Clinic.

The Savannah PAWrade and costume contest will boast a line of exciting prizes for first, second and third placed winners, from Blue Buffalo, Dublin Georgia’s Hitek Rations, and Natural Balance Pet Food Manufacturers, engraved Pet ID Tag and Gift Certificates from TailsSpin Pet Supply Store.

Fourteen of the Greater Savannah Pet Rescue Agencies are scheduled to participate. Savannah Kennel Club will join the festivities with Doggy Derby; Jamison Murphy, Savannah teenage folk singer sensation will be performing, and the Jacob G. Smith’s PTA will host many kid activities throughout the day.

For every pet adoption, TailsSpin Pet Supplies will assist new pet owners by giving them a free small bag of dog food, an engraved ID tag, and 10% off their purchase that day.

100% of the money raised from the event will be divided among Jacob G. Smith Elementary and the participating pet rescue agencies.

FOR MORE FUN KID-FRIENDLY LOCAL ACTIVITIES, VISIT THE SOUTHERNMAMAS.COM EVENT CALENDAR BY CLICKING HERE.

Savannah-area Chevrolet dealers now have a new Facebook page called Southern Charm Chevy Girls that is going to feature daily giveaways/contests starting this week!

Please  “like” Southern Charm Chevy Girls Facebook here.

You don’t want to miss out on the upcoming giveaways all this month to celebrate Chevy’s 100th Birthday!

Southern Charm Chevy Girls will have 14 days of daily prizes as a countdown to Chevy’s 100th Birthday on Nov. 3.

Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, SC has lots of events planned for Fall 2011. Read all about them on the new Riverbanks page on SouthernMamas.com. Click here for details.

Kid-friendly events at the zoo include Animal Enrichment Day when zookeepers give animals special treats designed to encourage and stimulate natural behaviors: Boo at the Zoo, a spook-fest for costumed children 12 and younger that includes a trick-or-treat trail with candy and more; a Pumpkin Smash when the zoo’s mammals, birds, reptiles and fish enjoy their own trick-or-treats, a form of animal enrichment designed to encourage and stimulate natural behaviors; free admisison for active duty and retired military personnel on Veterans Day; Lights Before Christmas, when the Zoo shines with nearly one million twinkling lights and more than 350 handcrafted images. Take your photo with Santa, roast marshmallows at the Jingle Bell Bonfire and be sure to wear your hat – it snows nightly during the Lights Before Christmas.

Visit the SouthernMamas.com Riverbanks page here for more information.

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES include Behind-the-Scenes Adventure Tours; Homeschool Mondays; Overnights and Night Howls; and two new 30 minute, 3-D movies:
TURTLE VISION
From the warm waters of the tropics to the icy Antarctic, join Sammy the sea turtle and his friends on an exciting journey through the ocean. Swim through colorful coral reefs and enjoy a dazzling ride on a fun-loving octopus. Dive into icy polar waters to meet a friendly whale and learn the importance of protecting our oceans.
DINOSAURS
If it weren’t for a series of cataclysmic events, a comet impact being first on the list, our planet could still be the domain of dinosaurs. Deeply rooted in science, the film will carry you back in time to witness these amazing beasts come to life. Meet the largest living animals to have ever walked the Earth; the titanesque plant-eating Argenitsaur and its nemesis the Gigantosaur, a bipedal carnivore that could easily challenge the T-rex!

Admission: $3 for one show, $5 for both, in addition to regular Zoo admission.

Visit the SouthernMamas.com Riverbanks page for more information. Details here.

Here’s a fun family bike ride suggestion: the I-Spy-a-Critter Bike Ride on Hilton Head Is.

This creature feature ride is a 10-mile route perfect for kids because it’s a treasure hunt for the island’s collection of permanent “creatures” – an alligator statue, a peacock stained glass window, a giant pelican, dolphin door, heron and horse statue as well as a few live critters – a trio of macaws, a Clydesdale, ponies, goats and a deer.

To make the bike safari adventure semi-educational, have your little ones complete the nature rhymes we paired with “animal” sightings. Check out the ride here:

The popular Toddler Tuesdays nature & science program will be back on September 6 at Oatland Island Wildlife Center.

Programs at 10 AM & 11 AM Tuesdays. Pre-registration required. Call 395-1500

Toddler Tuesday Program Fees for 2011-2012: General: $5 per child $5 per adult; Friends of Oatland Members: $5 per child, up to 2 adults FREE!

Program fee includes program and entrance to Oatland Island Wildlife Center and trails.

To read the Toddler Tuesday Topics September –December 2011, click here.

Mommy & Me Play and Fitness in Richmond Hill offers Classes; Birthday Parties; Mommy’s Morning Out & More!

Enroll Now for September. Classes Filling Fast at Mommy & Me Play and Fitness.

2552 US Highway 17, Richmond Hill
912.756.2828
Any new student who mentions you read about Mommy & Me on SouthernMamas.com will have the Lifetime Membership Fee waived!
Military & Multi Child/Class Discounts
www.mommyandmeplayandfitness.com
email: mommyandmeplayandfitness@live.com

Like Mommy & Me Play and Fitness on Facebook here.

Charlene R. Ford, EdD
Owner/Program Director

Story Time w/ Make and Take every 1st Thursday @ 1 PM
COST: FREE!
Reservations Required. Call 756.2828

Hours: Mon: 9 am-2 pm
Tues – Thurs: 9 am -2 pm & 5-6:30 pm
Fri: 9 am – 2 pm
Sat: 9 am – 12 pm

Mommy & Me Play and Fitness, www.mommyandmeplayandfitness.com, 2552 US Hwy17, Richmond Hill, 31324, 912.756.2828, email: mommyandmeplayandfitness@live.com Mommy & Me Play and Fitness is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

September will be here soon. And September in Savannah means the return of the Savannah Ocean Exchange Public Exchange activities.

SouthernMamas.com has the 411 on all the Savannah Ocean Exchange activities specifically geared toward families and children including:
Boat Building workshop for adults and children;
“Sailabrate the Sea” Savannah Ocean Exchange Boat Parade (FREE);
“Oh Say Can You Sea Savannah” Children’s Ocean Art & Music events;
Gray’s Reef Ocean Children’s Film Festival: National Geographic short films specifically chosen for children (FREE);
Savannah Ocean Exchange Family Ocean Experience at Lazaretto Creek (FREE);
Family Pond Yacht Workshop & Regatta.

Many of the events are free. For details & locations of all those kid-friendly activities and more, visit the SouthernMamas.com Savannah Ocean Exchange Family Activities page by clicking here.

The hot weather will subside someday. We promise.

And when it does, you want to be ready to explore Georgia State Parks. We’ve got all the info on September events happening a state parks and historic spots across the state. Gorge hikes, group hayrides, outdoor music festivals, full moon hikes, Labor Day festivities, butterfly safari, fishing rodeos, even a couple of special days when you can actually swim in the waters at Roosevelt’s Little White House Historic Site in Warm Springs, Ga. (which are normally kept empty for preservation).

To find out details about all that and more, visit the new SouthernMamas.com Georgia State Parks Events page by clicking here. You can also find it listed as Georgia State Park Events on our home page left sidebar under Pages.

Here’s great news for parents looking for a fun indoor place where you can get fit or stay fit with your child:

Mommy & Me Play and Fitness just opened in Richmond Hill.

The brand new venue at 2552 US Highway 17 offers parent/child classes, birthday parties, Mommy’s Morning Out, free play, pay to play and more!

Classes begin Mon. Aug. 1. Limited slots remaining. Enroll online here or call 912.756.2828.

For children ages 6 weeks to 5 years.

Mommy & Me Play and Fitness also hosts a FREE storytime every first Thursday of the month at 1 PM. Reservations Required. Call 912.756.2828

Lifetime Membership Fee waived for those that register on-line July 23-July 30. Military & Multi Child/Class Discounts also offered.

Stay connected and learn more about upcoming events by liking Mommy & Me Play and Fitness on Facebook by clicking here.  

SouthernMamas.com often hears from moms who say they wish our area had more indoor play spots, so please support this new kid-and-parent friendly business. Mommy & Me Play and Fitness is also open Saturdays, ideal for work-outside-the-home parents looking for parent-child weekend activities.

Hours: Mon: 9 am-2 pm
Tues – Thurs: 9 am -2 pm & 5-6:30 pm
Fri: 9 am – 2 pm
Sat: 9 am – 12 pm

Mommy & Me Play and Fitness, www.mommyandmeplayandfitness.com, 2552 US Hwy17, Richmond Hill, 31324, 912.756.2828, email: mommyandmeplayandfitness@live.com Mommy & Me Play and Fitness is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Our neighborhood pool kicked off summer right with Dive-In Movie Night — complete with this inflatable movie screen (pictured here) that flickered “Finding Nemo” across the underwater-lit pool to kids bobbing upon floats and noodles.

Savannah Inflatables has the giant 12 x 9 screens available for rent for $200.

Have everyone over for movie night with this giant back yard movie screen or have a dive-in movie night, too.

It comes with a projector and sound system.

Call (912) 856-4091 or email savannahinflatables@yahoo.com. Details here.

Please tell them SouthernMamas.com sent you!

Looking to join a family-friendly pool that doesn’t cost country-club prices?

Check out Magnolia Park Pool, which opens Sat. May 28. The pool is located in Magnolia Park neighborhood at the corner of Morgan Street and Bacon Park Drive.

Membership is open for a fee to residents and non-resident members.

The pool is open 7 days a week during the season and has a lifeguard on duty.

The 2011 summer season will feature special events around the pool and offer swimming lessons. The pool – which includes a diving board and baby pool – can be rented for parties and events. Special events include: “Dive- in” movie night 8 PM Saturday May 28, which is the official pool opening day. The movie and all other events are open to members of the pool only. Members can bring guests. Movie cost for guests with members are $3 and $2. (adult/kids). Enjoy Pizza and sodas (for sale)

For more information, membership fess or to become a member of the MBF pool contact Don Consos at 912- 303-0101 or donald@consosgroup.com

Another Savannah neighborhood pool to check out:

The Kensington Park Pool located at 101 Althea Court (just off Kensington Drive).
A sweet location tucked away from the street, to avoid that “fishbowl” feeling.
Membership is open to everyone.
Kensington has a 100 thousand gallon pool that ranges from 3 to 9 feet, with a diving board.
A baby pool, snack bar and privates party facilities.The pool has friendly certified lifeguards to put you at ease.
Kensington Park Pool offers: Family memberships, Single parent memberships, Grandparent memberships and many more options!
Active duty military gets 25% off. Contact Kensigntonpool@aol.com

Looking for a fun, creative Moms’ Night Out?

The Art Buzz Studio provides the canvas, brushes, paint, apron and a little inspiration in the form of a specialty featured Sangria. Come alone or bring your friends to an open party and get ready to be inspired by a local artist who will guide you step-by-step through a featured painting. At the end of the evening you will leave with your very own one of a kind masterpiece. A sip, a stroke, another sip…..you get the idea. Your inner artist is just waiting to be uncorked. There is no commitment, you can attend once or as often as you like. Be warned the 2-3 hour painting parties are addictive!

Open parties are held Wednesday through Saturday, mostly in the evenings, 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Go to www.artbuzzstudio.com  and view the calendar for the open parties. Choose the party you would like to attend, either by the date or a particular featured painting.

Seats at open parties are based upon availability. Book your place at an open painting party today and paint along with a group and make some new friends. You can make your reservation and pay online in a few easy steps.

The studio is also a great venue for private events such as bachelorette parties, GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT, office parties, TEAM BUILDING, sorority functions, DATE NIGHTS and other special events or celebrations! If you want the studio to yourself, simply book a private party. You may then choose a painting from their super selection. The Art Buzz Studio is spacious and bright. Visit the Art Buzz website or call for details regarding private parties at 912.484.3438.

The Art Buzz Studio, 1526 Bull Street, Savannah GA 31401, 912.484.3438 or email fun@artbuzzstudio.com, www.artbuzzstudio.com  The Art Buzz Studio is  a SouthernMamas.com sponsor.

Angel Foley!

Angel wins a family four-pack of tickets to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus is coming to Savannah Civic Center Jan. 21-24. Thanks to everyone who participated. Check out other readers’ comments on their favorite holiday tradition the comments section under this post.

Purchase circus tickets by clicking here or at Savannah Civic Center Box Office, Lester’s Florist, Savannah Mall Customer Service Booth or by phone at 800-351-7469 or 912-651-6556.

Tickets are $15 & $17 with a limited number of $28 VIP seats and $35 VIP Floor Seats also available.

Ringling Bros. starts the excitement early with a FREE All Access Pre-show, which begins one hour before the show. The audience will have a chance to go onto the arena floor, try on costumes, walk the low wire and meet many of the show’s performers.

Performance Schedule
Thurs., Jan. 21 7 PM
Fri., Jan. 22 7 PM
Sat., Jan. 23 11 AM, 3 PM & 7 PM

Don’t forget to become a fan of SouthernMamas on our SouthernMamas Facebook page here. All we want for New Year’s is 2,010 Facebook fans by 2010!

Ready to enjoy some fondue?

The Melting Pot on Broughton Street in downtown Savannah opens Wed. Sept. 23

The Melting Pot offers a four-course dining experience, relaxed atmosphere, private tables, fine wines, attentive service and exceptional fondue dinners.

Start with a creamy cheese fondue. Then choose from four flavorful fondue cooking styles and a variety of entrées including filet mignon, lobster, blackened chicken, duck, shrimp, salmon and more. For dessert, enjoy chocolate fondue served with dipping items including fresh strawberries, cheesecake, marshmallows, pound cake and brownies.

Sign up here for Club Fondue. Club Fondue members receive free chocolate fondue for two on your birthday and wedding anniversary. You will also receive monthly emails about The Melting Pot’s grand opening, ladies night out, wine tastings and other fun events.

Dollar Tree stores have $1 pirate wear just in time for The 5th Annual Tybee Island Pirate Fest, one of Tybee’s most wildly popular events.

Pirate weekend is Oct. 8-10. This year, the celebration is bigger than ever, with the “Buccaneer Ball,” Fireworks Extravaganza, Thieves Market, multiple concerts – including the world-famous Marshall Tucker Band – Pirate Victory Parade, Kid’s Activities at Little Matey’s Cove and much more.

The most popular event, by kids’ standards, is the FREE Pirate Victory parade, which will be at 3 p.m. Sat. Oct. 10 along Butler Avenue The pirates and their buccaneers share their wealth of trinkets and doubloons with the crowd along the parade route.

Live music will be playing all day and at 9 p.m. Sat. Oct. 10, the Marshall Tucker Band will take the stage. Tickets to Pirate Fest are $10 weekend admission for the festival area and children 12 & younger are free. Click here to purchase advance tickets.

Other events include:
–The Crab Shack’s Buccaneer Ball, Thurs. Oct. 8. Officials will crown the Pirate Fest King and Queen. Appetizers, cocktails, and music by “The Fundamentals” plus a costume contest for the best pirate and wench. Tickets: $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Click here to purchase tickets online.
-The pirate invasion begins in the shadow of the Tybee Pier and Pavilion at 5 PM Fri. Oct. 9 The pirates will party Friday night with live music. At 7:30 PM the cannons will fire and the Fireworks Extravaganza will begin. The Thieves Market will be open with treasures for all ages, food and drink, plus The Little Matey’s Cove that will be filled with children’s activities.

On Fri. Oct. 9, activities in The Little Matey’s Cove kids’ activities include:
6-9 PM Critters to Go
6-9 PM Whale Exhibit
7-8 PM Mr. Magic (magic show and balloon making)
8-9 PM Lacey (local teen singer)

On Sat. Oct. 10, activities in The Little Matey’s Cove kids’ activities include:

10 AM-6 PM Petting Zoo
10 AM-6 PM Bouncy Rooms
11 AM-12 PM Free professional face painting for kids by The Puppet People
NOON-1 PM Angela Beasley Puppet People Show
1 PM-2 PM Gretchen Greene Dancers
2 PM -3 PM Angela Beasley Puppet People Show
3 PM Pirate Victory Parade (Butler Avenue)
4:30 PM Children’s Costume Contest
5:30 PM Pet Costume Contest

Here come the holidays – and it’s only September.

Get a jump on the holiday spirit with a visit Oct. 13 to Savannah’s Amtrack Station for Disney’s “A Christmas Carol” Train Tour. The FREE interactive Train Tour will make a stop from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 13 at Savannah’s Amtrack Station, 2611 Seaboard Coastline Drive. Again, it’s FREE.

The train tour, crisscrossing the country with its own colorfully painted diesel engine and cars, features a clip from the 3-D “A Christmas Carol” to be released Nov. 6, as well as Charles Dickens memorabilia and displays.

The train tour is part of the marketing for “A Christmas Carol,” an animated 3-D movie Jim Carrey. Among the features of the tour is an inflatable 100-seat movie theater that will be erected near the tracks. Audiences don 3-D glasses to watch scenes from the movie.

For more information, click here.

Thank you, SouthernMamas reader Emily Khalil for the tip about this fun FREE event!

The feature film “The Conspirator,” which will be directed by Robert Redford, is seeking those interested in working as extras for filming in the Savannah area. Filming is set to begin in mid-October and will continue into December.

Casting call will be held from 10 AM to 2 PM Sat., Sept. 19, in the Center Court at the Oglethorpe Mall on Abercorn Street.

The production company is looking for a large number of adult males, of all types between the ages of 18 and 80, to be included as extras. There is a special need for young adult males with slight builds, as well as men with facial hair, to portray Civil War-era soldiers. Production will also need adult females.

Those interested must bring a NON-RETURNABLE CURRENT SNAPSHOT of themselves, as no photos will be taken at the casting call. Photos can be a basic snapshot printed at home.

“The Conspirator” is a story that revolves around the trial of Mary Surratt and her alleged involvement in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

For more info, email conspiratorasst@gmail.com