Art Start: Stroller & Toddler Tour, Thurs. Dec. 15, 10:30-11:30AM
Bring your little ones to Telfair Museums’ final Art Start: Stroller and Toddler Tour of the year on Thursday, December 15 at 10:30am at the Jepson Center in downtown Savannah.
Register online here.
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Oatland Island Wildlife Center Enrichment Saturday – Wolves
This event allows the public to see some of the special work that often goes on behind-the-scenes at Oatland Island Wildlife Center in Savannah.
Adults and children will participate in creating enrichment material for our resident wolves and will watch the wolves experience their special creations.
Enrichment Saturday is an opportunity to witness how the Animal Care Staff provides special treats and activities to help hone the animals’ natural behaviors. Adults and children will participate in creating enrichment material for Oatland’s resident wolves and will watch the wolves experience their special creations.
Sat. Dec 10 2022, 9:30–10:30AM
Oatland Island Widlife Center animal care staff will take various natural non-toxic oils or other non-toxic scents like vanilla extract, lemon, cinnamon, mustard, etc. and place a few dabs around on the trees, on logs, on rocks, or inside boxes and watch the wolves try and roll on the objects.
Buy tickets online here.
What is included in the Enrichment Saturday Program?
This program allows you to get early entry to Oatland Island, work directly with Animal Care staff to create unique enrichment items specific to the animal chosen for the month, and then walk with the Animal Care staff to the animal enclosure to watch the animal get your enrichment items! Our Animal Care staff have chosen one animal per month for the program, so if you have a particular animal you love the most, you can sign up for that month’s Enrichment Saturday Program.
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Art Start & Stroller Toddler Tour @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center, Savannah
On Thurs. Dec. 15 2022 10:30-11:30AM, Telfair Museums’ youngest patrons are invited to the Jepson Center for story time, a special tour, and an art activity.
Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome @ this monthly Art Start & Stroller Toddler Tour event.
Cost: $5 per child
Adults: members free | non-members $12.
Sign up here.
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The holiday tree will be on view @ the Jepson Center until January 9, 2023.
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Free Family Jam this Sat. Dec. 10, Forsyth Park, Savannah
Savannah Music Festival invites the entire community to a free musical event in Forsyth Park on Sat. Dec. 10 2022, 11:30AM – 2PM.
The SMF Musical Explorers program will present bluegrass recording artists the Foreign Landers, operatic tenor Timothy Miller, and Savannah’s own Huxsie Scott. This will be a family-friendly and educational event with live musicians leading the audience on a musical journey.
SMF Jazz Academy students will open the show. Come prepared to enjoy food trucks, Savannah Music Festival giveaways and games, as well as information about the SMF 2023 festival!
Savannah Music Festival Musical Explorers Concert in the Park
Saturday, Dec. 10 2022, 11:30 AM – 2 PM
Schedule (tentative): 11:30 AM – 12 PM Dance Party with DJ Precisa; 12 – 12:30 Savannah Music Festival Jazz Academy; 12:30 – 1:30 Musical Explorers Concert; 1:30 – 2 Dance Party with DJ Precisa
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Join Kindermusik Savannah with your 0-7 year old in our brand new “Little Stars” class! Meeting every Monday at 6:30pm, it’s the perfect ending to your day together. Share music, smiles, laughter, singing, instruments, stories and together and watch the bond between you and your child grow! Multiple caregivers welcome!
Visit kindermusikwith88keys.com for more details, or text FREE TRIAL to 912-432-5885 to set up your first free class.
Kindermusik…A Good Beginning Never Ends.
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Christmas Whoville Jubilation, Sun. Dec. 11 2022, Savannah City Market
Savannah’s City Market turns Whoville for the afternoon!
Drop in for treats, pictures with Father Christmas and a live performance of “How the Dancing Grinch Stole Christmas”in the City Market courtyard.
Get Grinched (with hair and makeup)! Meet Father Christmas and take a picture with him in a carriage!.
Free & open to the public.
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Savannah Lighted Christmas Parade 2022, Sat. Dec. 10
Savannah Lighted Christmas Parade will begin on River Street and make its way throughout downtown Savannah featuring decorated floats from Savannah’s favorite people and places.
The parade begins at Plant Riverside District on the west end of River Street at 5:30pm and continues to the east end, then winds its way up to Broughton Street and through City Market.
See the route here.
Free parking available in all City parking garages Dec. 9-11.
Free & open to the public.
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Free Family Fun Night @ Sandbox Children’s Museum, Hilton Head Is.
Family Friday Nights are open to ALL families!. Held the first Friday of each month @ The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is.
Fri. Dec. 9 2022, 5;30-7:30PM
Designed to bring families together, for a cost free evening of fun activities. An engaging easy evening! Come play in all of The Sandbox Children’s Museum exhibits for free.
Admission is free but reserve your space online here.
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Give the gift of membership to The Sandbox Children’s Museum, Hilton Head Is & Bluffton SC
Purchase a membership for your favorite family right on The Sandbox Children’s Museum website www.thesandbox.org
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Join Savannah Cultural Arts Center for fun in movement this winter break: Frozen Fantasy Holiday Camp 2022.
Dancing into a magical world of ice and snow, discovering ways we can move our bodies like Snow Queens or Superheroes with special freezing powers!
This 4-day workshop will incorporate dance components, obstacle courses, and crafts to make our frozen fantasy come to life!
Four days: Dec 27-30 2022, 10-11:30AM
Register online here.
Savannah Cultural Arts Center, 201 Montgomery St, Savannah
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Come to Wormsloe State Historic Site in Savannah for some historical Christmas cheer @ the annual Colonial Christmas on Sat. Dec. 10, 2022. Festivities will begin at 10AM at the Colonial Life Area.
Will you be selected the Lord of Misrule as we search the woods for the perfect Yule Log? During this program, you will get a chance to learn about how the Christmas season was celebrated 300 years ago.
Join in and go a ‘wassailing with rangers as we sing jolly songs accompanied by our hammered dulcimer musician. Music and caroling has long been connected to the holiday as people would have traditionally gone to their neighbors, singing to receive food and drink in return.
Visitors can make a holiday ornament to take home and pen a letter to Santa using our quills and handmade ink. Festivities will run from 10AM-4PM and the search for the Yule Log will be at 11AM and 2PM. Admission ranges from $10 for adults to $2 for children 6 and younger.
Wormsloe State Historic Site is 9 miles southeast of downtown Savannah at 7601 Skidaway Rd, Savannah, GA 31406. For more information, visit GaStateParks.org/Wormsloe or call 912-353-3023. Georgia’s State Historic Sites are operated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Savannah Children’s Museum Fall 2022 Programs
Savannah Children’s Museum is open – weather permitting – 9AM-3PM Wednesdays-Sundays.
10AM | Storytime in the Frogtown Garden
Noon| STEAM Studio or Bottle Rocket Demonstration
1:30PM | Young Explorers or Healthy Me
Awesome Art is ongoing daily.
Theme is autum & Thanksgving.
Learn more here.
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.
Savannah Children’s Museum is an outdoor site, so it may be closed due to inclement weather. Call ahead for accurate closing information at 912-651-4292
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Thanksgiving Weekend 2022 Events @ Old Fort Jackson, Savannah
Old Fort Jackson’s dynamic, living history presentations take place from 10 AM until Noon, and from 1 until 3 PM each day.
Fri. Nov. 25: there will be portrayal of Union and Confederate Soldiers who fought in the Battle of Honey Hill, South Carolina, on Nov. 30th, 1864. These soldiers included the 55th Massachussetts Volunteers, who eventually served at Old Fort Jackson. Experience renowned rifle musket and cannon firings, along with battlefield surgery presentations.
Sat. Nov. 26: there will be a portrayal of Union and Confederate Soldiers and Civilians from Savannah. Hear the story behind the history of Thanksgiving as celebrated in 1864. Experience firing of the mighty 32 Pounder Cannon. Local musicians from Bella Harmony Music, period dancing as well! In the afternoon, participants will portray civilians on the homefront, along with the Savannah Republican Blues, plus the renowned Infantry and Artillery Drill, and Battle Drill with guests.
Learn more here.
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Diesel train rides @ Georgia State Railroad Museum, Savannah
Diesel train rides at Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah this weekend!
Train rides will be at 10AM, 11AM, Noon, 1PM, 2PM, and 3PM, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Seating is limited and is first-come, first-served. Visitors must pick up boarding passes in the gift shop before boarding.
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The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home’s annual holiday reading of “A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote will be an outdoor event with hot cider and holiday treats @ The Old Dairy in Savannah.
Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home presents annual Robert Strozier Memorial Christmas reading.
Sun. Dec. 4, 2022, 3:30PM @ The Old Dairy, 2500 Tennessee Ave.
Celebrate the holiday season with hot cider and holiday treats and enjoy local actress Maggie Hart reading “A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote. This is an outdoor event; guests are encouraged to bring a folding chair and blankets to stay cozy. Enjoy funny and oh-so-Southern afternoon storytelling session.
Free & open to the public.
To become a Friend of Flannery, visit the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home website
Sandbox Children’s Museum, Hilton Head Is.
Does your child need a smaller, less stimulating environment?
Come to Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is. for their Sensory Inclusive time this Sat. Nov. 19 2022, 10AM-Noon.
Special admission price of $5/person thanks to a generous grant from The Breedlove Foundation.
Email thesandboxhhi@gmail.com to register.
The Sandbox Children’s Museum, 80 Nassau St., Hilton Head Is. 29928
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Lowcountry Celebration Park, Adventure Playground, Hilton Head Is.
While visiting The Sandbox Children’s Museum on Hilton Head Is. , visit Adventure Playground in neighboring Lowcountry Celebration Park.
Lowcountry Celebration Park, one of Hilton Head Island’s newest parks that reflects some of its coastal, historical and environmental attributes, was recognized with an Award of Excellence for its design.
The South Carolina Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects presented the award, which is the highest honor it bestows, at its annual conference held recently in Greenville, South Carolina. Chris Darnell, an Urban Designer with the Town of Hilton Head Island, and Wood and Partners, the firm that designed the park, accepted the award.
Learn more about the award here.
Thanksgiving Week 2 Day Golf Camp with A-SWING Junior Golf Academy, Savannah
Kids are out of school and want them to be active during the Thanksgiving Break? Want to give your child a “taste” of the golf without wasting time and money to play?
The A-SWING Junior Golf Academy is hosting a two day camp for kids age kindergarten thru 5th graders.
The camp is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 21 & 22 2022. The camp runs from 9AM – 12:30PM each day and lunch is provided.
Register for the Thanksgiving 2-Day Camp by visiting www.SavannahJuniorGolf.com or contact Coach Paul at 912-655-9119 for additional information.
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Free SCAD Museum of Art Admisson on Second Sundays
Savannah-area residents receive free admission on the second Sunday of every month. Next one: Dec. 11. Details here.
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TEEN NIGHT: WINTER 2022 SERIES
Teen Night: Ornament workshop
Fri. Dec. 2 4:30–6:30PMSCAD Museum of Art 601 Turner Blvd. Savannah, Ga.
Create a custom beaded ornament inspired by the museum’s current exhibitions — imaginative art to adorn your tree!
Admission to the workshop: $10. Supplies included. All skill levels welcome. Boxed dinner provided.
To sign up, email Kristin Poitras, manager of museum visitation and programming, at kpoitras@scad.edu.
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Teen Night: Cookie decorating workshop
Fri. Dec. 9 4:30–6:30PM
SCAD Museum of Art 601 Turner Blvd. Savannah, Ga.
Customize cookies styled like works on view with assistant curator Brittany Richmond.
Admission to the workshop: $10. Supplies included. All skill levels welcome. Boxed dinner provided.
To sign up, email Kristin Poitras, manager of museum visitation and programming, at kpoitras@scad.edu.
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Teen Night: Holiday sculptures workshop
Fri. Dec. 16 4:30–6:30PM
SCAD Museum of Art 601 Turner Blvd. Savannah, Ga.
Inspired by Shi Jinsong’s motorcycle works, on view in the artist’s exhibition Waiting for a response which we might never get [link: https://www.scadmoa.org/exhibitions/waiting-for-a-response-which-we-might-never-get], transform holiday icons into whimsical sculptures using polymer clay.
Admission to the workshop: $10. Supplies included. All skill levels welcome. Boxed dinner provided.
To sign up, email Kristin Poitras, manager of museum visitation and programming, at kpoitras@scad.edu.Savannah-area residents receive free admission on the second Sunday of every month. Here’s the listing for December!
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Oatland’s Fall Harvest Festival is set for Sat. Nov. 19 2022
Come to Oatland Island Wildlife Center’s Fall Harvest & Cane Grinding Festival 2022 in Savannah to celebrate Georgia’s diverse agricultural traditions.
Centered around Oatland’s1800’s Heritage Homesite, history comes alive with old-time music, demonstrations and cane-boiling. See how “it was back then” amidst the sights and sounds of an old-fashioned fall gathering.
Children young and old will enjoy social distance conscious demonstrations, take home crafts, live music and other fun presentations as you venture back through history.
Oatland Island’s Fall Harvest and Cane Griding Festival is Sat. Nov. 19, 2022.
ALL DAY Special Event Pricing FOO Members: Adult Admission $4, Child/Senior/Military Admission: $2. Find info on how to become a Friends of Oatland member here.
Non-Member: Adult Admission $7, Child/Senior/Military Admission $5
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Small classes @ Advanced Academics Academy
Advanced Academics Academy in Pooler offers small classes, hands-on learning, a customized curriculum with certified educators for PreK-7th grade.
Advanced Academics Academy – a private, micro school – offers: ability-based learning, cross-curricular projects, gifted certified educators & more.
Class size is limited for a great experience.
Learn more here.
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Youth theater classes plus upcoming shows at Savannah Children’s Theatre
Let the season of shows and classes begin. Lots of opportunities for your children to be entertained and to learn @ Savannah Children’s Theatre in the next few months, at both their Savannah and Pooler locations.
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Savannah
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer opens Dec. 2 2022 and runs three weekends. There will be a Holiday shop and a cup of hot cocoa and a cookie is included with the ticket price. Tickets are available now. Tickets
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Holiday Theatre Camp 2022, Dec. 19-23 9AM-5PM
Savannah Children’s Theatre is hosting a 5-day musical theatre camp December 19-23: North Pole’s Got Talent!. This full-day camp for youth will have students playing theatre games, singing songs, creating dances & putting on a holiday musical for the final day. Camp hours are 9AM-5PM, but early drop off & late pickup is available upon request.
Register online here.
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Youth Drama Classes @ Savannah & Pooler locations of Savannah Children’s Theatre
Savannah Children’s Theatre’s Savannah location has opened Winter registration for their classes. Register HERE.
The next session of Pooler Drama/Theater Youth Classes starts Jan. 9 2023 and they will be doing Aladdin. Register HERE.
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Free Admission Second Sunday, Sun. Dec. 11, 2022, SCAD Museum of Art
SCAD MOA welcomes the Savannah community to enjoy free admission on the second Sunday of every month. Residents of Savannah or any of its surrounding counties (Chatham, Bryan, Effingham, Liberty, Beaufort, and Jasper) are invited to visit free of charge.
Learn more here.
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SCAD Museum of Art
601 Turner Blvd.
Savannah, Georgia
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2022 Savannah 3v3 Youth Skills & Developmental Basketball League
Calvary Day School in Savannah will offer a Savannah 3v3 Skills & Developmental Basketball League for both boys and girls grades K – 5 this winter 2022-23. This league is open to all children. Children do not need to attend Calvary to participate.
With a mission to grow the game of basketball through intentional fundamental development, while teaching basic game play concepts through 3v3, Calvary organizers hope this basketball league to be the doorway to your child falling in love with this great game.
The league includes three weeks of skills & drills led by Scepter Brownlee, 14 year college coaching veteran of both men’s and women’s basketball, a t-shirt, and an 8 game schedule. Rosters will consist of 5 players per team so each kid will get the opportunity to play, learn, and develop.
Registration will take place from Oct. 21 – Nov. 16. Register online here.
Please email Laura Spivey, at lspivey@calvarydayschool.com if you have any questions in regards to registration.
Registration Dates: Oct. 21 – Nov. 16 2022. Cost: $165
Practices/Skills & Drills Dates: Dec. 3, 10, 17 2022; Jan. 7 2023 skills & drills followed by team practice
Game Dates: Jan. 14, 21, 28 Feb. 4, 11 2023. Games will be between 9AM – Noon depending on the number of teams. All games will be half-court 3v3 with a max of 5 per team.
Playoffs: Feb. 11 2023
Location: Layton Gym at Calvary Day School
Please note that dates and times are subject to change depending on the number of participants we have in this year’s basketball league.
Register online here.
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The YMCA of Coastal Georgia’s Youth Basketball league is open to kids ages 3-14.
Youth basketball registration @ YMCA of Coastal Georgia branches is now open.
Register online here.
The YMCA of Coastal Georgia’s Youth Basketball league is open to kids ages 3-14. Every child will participate in every game and should receive equal playing time, regardless of skill level.
The YMCA goal is to develop skills on and off the court by athletes getting to work on team building, good sportsmanship, and the fundamental skills basketball. Coaches are safe coach certified and have passed background screenings. Teams continue to practice throughout the season. Most age groups and locations have inter Y play with an end of season tournament. Tournament winners posted in local newspapers.
Register online here.
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SCAD Museum of Art welcomes the Savannah community to enjoy free admission on the second Sunday of every month.
Residents of Savannah or any of its surrounding counties (Chatham, Bryan, Effingham, Liberty, Beaufort, and Jasper) are invited to visit free of charge.
Learn more here.
WHEN: Sun. Nov. 13 2022, Noon-5PM
SCAD Museum of Art
601 Turner Blvd.
Savannah, GA
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Oatland Island Wildlife Center Polar Express 2022, Savannah
Join Ms. Seashell on an adventure to the North Pole.
Three special Toddler Tuesday Polar Express sessions available: December 20, 2022
9AM, 10AM & 11AM @ Oatland Island Wildlife Center, Savannah.
Special fundraising fees apply: $8 for children, $5 for adults
No Toddler Tuesday Punch Cards will be accepted for this special event. No walk-ups can be accomodated.
In this annual event, participants will take an imaginary ride on Oatland’s very own Polar Express to meet some very special animals. Treats and craft activities are included in the cost of registration.
Learn more and reserve your spot here.
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Your kids can learn a new skill, get creative @ new Savannah Cultural Art Center classes
A new round of classes has begun at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center and there is still time to join! From dance to visual art classes, everyone has a chance to create.
Find the schedule and register today online here.
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SCCPSS All-City Choral Festival Concert, 3PM Sat. Oct. 29
Coastal Youth Choirs/ Savannah Children’s Choir, Inc. is pleased to assist with sponsoring the SCCPSS All-City Choral Festival.
Over 300 5th-12th grade students will be enjoying a weekend of singing with 4 different choirs. Eighteen schools will be participating. The festival was spearheaded by James Kirk who is currently the choral director at New Hampstead K8. Each year the festival gains momentum with more SCCPSS schools looking forward to participating in the two-day event.
SCCPSS officials have rescheduled the festival to this Friday & Saturday, Oct. 28-29 2022. The festival was originally scheduled during Hurricane Ian.
The concert will take place at New Hampstead High School on Sat. Oct. 29 2022 beginning at 3PM. FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
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About Coastal Youth Choirs/Savannah Children’s Choir, Inc.
Savannah Children’s Choir, now Coastal Youth Choirs, has developed a reputation for excellence in the city, county, and beyond. In addition to tours in the United States, the Premier Choir has performed in England, Ireland, and France and has also appeared on television in South Korea. The singers have experienced artist residencies with world-renowned singers and clinicians.
After sixteen years, this nonprofit’s mission remains the same – to unite, mentor, and transform the children and youth of greater Savannah and the Low Country into responsible, creative, and confident leaders through excellence in choral performance and music education.
Learn more here.
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