General Art Classes for ages 4-11 @ Scribble Art Studio, Savannah

Scribble Art Studio’s after school art classes – called Rock Paper Scissors – teach foundational skills and self-expression. Art classes for 2023-2024 begin Mon. Sept. 11 2023 and run through the end of the school year.

Sign up any time.

The cost for each block of five classes is $200 and includes all materials.

​Find class description, schedule & registration link here.

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Portfolio Builders Classes for ages 12-14 @ Scribble Art Studio, Savannah

Scribble Art Studio’s portfolio builder sesssions are ideal for those students wishing to build a strong portfolio of diverse work for personal purposes or for entrance to an arts related academy.

Scribble Art Studio’s portfolio builder sessions are ideal for those students wishing to build a strong portfolio of diverse work for personal purposes or for entrance into an arts-related academy.

Sign up anytime here to join the Portfolio Builder sessions.

​2023-2024 sessions begin Mon. Sept. 11 2023 and continue until the end of the school year.

​The cost for each block of five classes is $200 and includes all materials needed for the class. 

Find the class schedule & registration link here.

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General Art Classes for ages 4-11 @ Scribble Art Studio, Savannah

Scribble Art Studio’s after school art classes – called Rock Paper Scissors – teach foundational skills and self-expression. Art classes for 2023-2024 begin Mon. Sept. 11 2023 and run through the end of the school year.

Sign up any time.

The cost for each block of five classes is $200 and includes all materials.

​Find class description, schedule & registration link here.

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Farm Days @ Red Gate Farms, Savannah

Red Gate Farms in Savannah will now offer monthly Farm Days. The first one will take place Sat. Sept. 9 from 9AM-2PM.

Enjoy farm animals, games, pony rides, horsemanship skills, seasonal craft. For ages 6-12. Pack a snack & lunch.

Cost: $175 per child.

Register online here.

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Evening riding lessons for kids ages 6-12 @ Red Gate Farms, Savannah

The after-school group horse-riding lesson program @ Red Gate Farms has been great success so while the sun is still out later, Red Gate Farms is now offering a later time as well.

After-School Group Lessons: This will be a 4-week lesson program offered as a Monday Plan and a Thursday Plan. 

Hours are 6-7PM  Kids will learn the same things as they do in our regular lessons, but it is a discounted price for a 4-week commitment. For ages 6-12.

Sign up here.

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Special Programs at Old Fort Jackson! in Savannah~Labor Day Weekend 2023

Sat. Sept. 2

Visit with Coastal Heritage Society Resource Educators as we portray the first defenders of Savannah who served where Old Fort Jackson stands during the Revolutionary War! We will portray the Savannah Provincial Company of Artillery in 1777 that served at the Mud Fort.

10AM– Actions of the Georgia Navy in 1775: Watch a cutlass presentation, and then join in with single sticks!

10:30AM – Infantry Presentation & Musket Firing: Join us in a mock Battle Drill with our wooden muskets!

11AM – Georgia in the American Revolution: Historical weapons demonstration (Swivel Gun, 6 Pounder, and 24 Pounder Cannon).

1PM – Infantry Presentation & Musket Firing: Join us in a mock Battle Drill with our wooden muskets!

1:30PM – 6 Pounder Cannon Salute for the Georgia Queen Riverboat.

2PM – Georgia in the American Revolution: Historical weapons demonstration (Swivel Gun, 6 Pounder, and 24 Pounder Cannon).

2:30PM – Visit with Resource Educators as they clean their weapons.

Sun & Mon. Sept. 3rd & 4th

Visit with Coastal Heritage Society Resource Educators as we portray the defenders of Savannah who served at Old Fort Jackson during the Civil War in 1864, including the Bartow Artillery

9:30AM – Medicine & Surgery.

10AM – Infantry Tactics & Rifle Musket Firing.

10:30AM – Medicine & Surgery.

11AM – River Defenses, Communications, & 12 Pounder Cannon Firing.

11:30AM – Infantry Tactics & Rifle Musket Firing.

1PM – Infantry Tactics & Rifle Musket Firing.

1:30PM – Georgia Queen Riverboat Salute: Communications & 6 Pounder Cannon Firing.

2PM – Fort History, Discipline, & 12 Pounder Cannon Firing.

2:30PM – Medicine & Surgery.

3PM – Infantry Tactics & Rifle Musket Firing.

3:30PM – Visit with Resource Educators as they clean weapons.

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Holiday Farms’ Great Pumpkin Patch in Ridgeland SC will open Sept. 30 for the Fall 2023 season

Opening Day ~ Saturday, Sept. 30 2023

Holiday Farms will be open to the public Sept. 30-Oct. 29 2023, Thursday-Saturday 9AM-6PM and Sunday 12-6PM.

Military Appreciation Day ~ Sat. Oct. 7 2023. This is a favorite day on the farm…honoring those that serve to protect our country. Admission is half price on this one day only for those with valid military ID and their immediate family.

Holiday Farms features a pumpkin patch, hayride, barnyard animals plus: Duck Races, Haytona Speedway, Corn Grinding, Steer Roping, Cow Milking, Corn Maze, Barrel Car Rides, Jump Pad & more.

Learn more about Holiday Farms here.

Hours:

Thursday-Saturday:9 am-6 pm

Sunday: 12 pm-6 pm

CLOSED Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays

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Private musical instrument lessons for ages 7+ in Savannah

Have a 7+ year old who’s curious about learning an instrument? 

The 88 Keys Piano Music Studio has been the area’s specialists for over 21 years in music instruction for ages 0-7 through Kindermusik classes, and rated a “Top Program” by Kindermusik International from amoung 16,000 teachers worldwide! 

They currently have openings for Savannah violin, banjo and ukulele lessons starting now (piano, mandolin and guitar accepting wait list students). 

When it comes to music, a good beginning never ends, and this studio’s expert, experienced and caring teachers will guide your child into a rewarding musical experience! 

Text/call 912-713-7899 or email music@kindermusikwith88keys.com for more info.

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Registration open for after-school art, photography classes @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center

Time to sign up your child for Telfair Museums Fall 2023 afterschool classes included drawing, portfolio builders, and digital photography class.

All classes are located in the Jepson Center at 207 W. York St., Savannah unless otherwise noted.

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Youth Portfolio: Painting & Drawing

For ages 9-12

Session 1: Mondays 4:30-6PM Sept 11-Oct. 16 2023; Session 2: Mondays, 4:30­­–6PM | Nov. 6–Dec. 11 2023

Register here.

Cost: Members: $115, Non-members: $135

This afternoon class is designed to help upper-elementary and middle school students improve their drawing and painting skills, build a portfolio, and begin the process of developing good art-making habits. Students will focus on measurement, proportion, perspective, use of value, and color to create volume and space. Lessons and projects will work on site and at outdoor locations near the museum. All materials are provided.

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Youth Portfolio: Painting & Drawing

For ages 12-16

Session 1: Wednesdays 4:30-6PM Sept. 13-Oct. 18 2023; Session 2: Wednesdays, 4:30-6PM | Nov. 1–Dec. 13 (no class Nov. 22) 2023

Session 2: Wednesdays, 4:30-6PM | Nov. 1–Dec. 13 (no class Nov. 22) 2021

Register here.

Cost: Members: $115, Non-members: $135

This afternoon class is designed to help upper-elementary and middle school students improve their drawing and painting skills, build a portfolio, and begin the process of developing good art-making habits. Students will focus on measurement, proportion, perspective, use of value, and color to create volume and space. Lessons and projects will work onsite and outdoor locations near the museum. All materials are provided.

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Digital Photography Class

For ages 12-16

Session : Fridays 4:30-6PM Sept. 15-Oct. 20 2023

Session 2: Fridays, 4:30-6PM | Nov. 3–Dec. 15 (no class Nov. 24) 2023

Register here.

Cost: Members: $115, Non-members: $135

Join us at the Jepson Center to develop your young person’s skills as a photographer. We believe that all young people are artists. With that in mind, we will approach photography as professionals do, studying the elements of art. The camp will meet outside as much as possible as we explore our environment in Telfair Square and other nearby locations. We will use DSLR digital cameras and learn about exposure, and a few historical methods involving film. Photography is fun and accessible to everyone.

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Enrollment for Soccer Shots Savannah popular fall soccer season is now open!

For ages 2-8.

Sign up here.

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Tiny Pups class for ages 4-7 starts in September 2023 @ Savannah Sharks gym

ALL Cuteness and Cheers!

Sign up your child for Savannah Sharks’ non-travel cheer team, The Tiny Pups.

For ages 4-7. Class is on Mondays, 5:30-6:30 @ Savannah Sharks Savannah gym @ 1686 East President St.

No commitment, just fun.

To learn more or sign up, email office@savsharks.com or visit www.savsharkscheer.com

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Starting on Sept. 3, Savannah Children’s Museum will be open Wednesday-Sunday 9AM-3PM. Currently the all-outdoor museum is open summer hours 9AM-2PM Monday-Saturday.

2023 School Year Hours & Special Labor Day Weekend Hours:

Sun. Sept. 3 – special open 9AM-2PM in celebration of the Labor Day holiday weekend.

Mon. Sept. 4- special open 9AM-2PM.

Tues. Sept. 5-CLOSED

Wed. Sept. 6 -SCHOOL YEAR HOURS BEGIN 9AM-3PM. SCM will be open Wednesday-Sunday 9-3.

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Learn more here.

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Save the date for Frogwarts 2023 on Sun. Oct. 15. Georgia State Railroad Museum transforms into a magical Harry Potter-themed experience during the annual “Frogwarts” events. Children and their grownups are immersed in STEAM activities, such as chemistry, engineering, biology, and art, all disguised as magical classes inspired by the beloved book series. Details TBA.

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Puppet Show, Cosmic Kids Music, Craft & Library Card Sign-Up @ The Magical World of Toys

Get your library card & have fun!

Savannah’s new toy store The Magical World of Toys invites you to a fun Saturday kids’ event Sat. Aug. 26 2023: library card sign-up with Live Oak Public Libraries; Cosmic Kids Music and a guided craft by The Bull Street Library.

SAT. AUG. 26, 2023 AT 11AM-2 PM @ The Magical World of Toys

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Homeschool FIeld Trips @ Red Gate Farms, Savannah

What a blast for students! This will be a three-hour program with carriage or pony rides, arts & crafts, and learning basic horse care @ Red Gate Farms in Savannah.

Call to book the field trips: 912.239.7855.

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Homeschool Horse-Riding Lessons @ Red Gate Farms, Savannah

Red Gate Farms in Savannah will offer this 4-week lesson program for homeschool students as a Tuesday Plan and a Thursday Plan. It is a discounted price for a 4-week commitment.

Book online here.

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FREE Junior Golf Clinic in Savannah for ages 5-7 & ages 8-12 with The A-Swing Junior Golf Academy

Your child is invited to attend a FREE Junior Golf Clinic in Savannah on Sat. Aug. 26.

Saturday, August 26 clinic

For ages 5-7, 10:30-11:15AM

For ages 8-12, 9-10AM

The A-SWING Junior Golf Academy is Savannah’s Junior Golf Authority. 

Coach Paul, a Certified PGA Professional, offers an 8-week class to introduce and develop your child’s golf game in fun and entertaining ways. 

The approach is systematic with skill development while getting your child on the course to learn too! 

Come and bring a friend to “try out” golf… your child will find their sport in golf.

To sign-up, visit www.MyJuniorGolfer.com . 

For additional information, contact Coach Paul at 912-655-9119.

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Horse-back riding lessons @ Red Gate Farms, Savannah

This will be a 4-week lesson program offered as a Monday Plan and a Wednesday Plan.  They will learn the same things as they do in our regular lessons, but it is a discounted price for a 4-week commitment.

Register online here.

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Registration open for violin classes for ages 4-10

Discover music with the violin! Violin Explorations introduces children to the smallest member of the string family: The Violin.

Learn through games, songs, practice and repetition of one skill at a time. This class will cover: parts of the violin, how to hold the violin and bow, how to use the bow and pluck strings, basic rhythms and melodies, basic music reading including staff and notes.

Two classes are offered, one for ages 4-6 years and one for ages 7-10.

Saturdays, 5 weeks beginning Sept 9 2023.

All classes take place at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center at 201 Montgomery St.

View all classes and register online here.

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Soccer Shots Savannah for ages 2-8 on Wilmington Island

Soccer Shots Savannah enrollment for the fall is open!

This week on Soccer Shots Savannah Facebook & Instagram, Soccer Shots Savannah is introducing each public park where they offer soccer.

First is Abolt Obrien Park on Wilmington Island. Soccer Shots offer sessions at Abolt Obrien on Monday evenings!

Sign up for the fall here.

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Soccer Shots for ages 2-8 @ Lake Mayer, Savannah

Looking for something to do with your child on the Southside of Savannah this fall?

Soccer Shots Savannah offers public park sessions at Lake Mayer in Savannah and enrollment is open!

Soccer Shots – for ages 2-8 – plays soccer at Lake Mayer on Thursday evenings.

Reserve your child’s spot online here.

Soccer Shots Savannah for ages 2-8 in Bluffton

Did you know Soccer Shots Savannah offers public park soccer sessions at MC Riley Elementary? MC Riley is located in Bluffton, SC.

Soccer Shots offers sessions at MC Riley on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings!

Sign up for the fall here.

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Soccer Shots Savannah for ages 2-8 @ JF Gregory Park, Richmond Hill

Soccer Shots is also at JF Gregory Park in Richmond Hill on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings.

Spaces are filling up fast and you don’t want to miss out.

Find the enrollment page here.

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Soccer Shots Savannah for ages 2-8 @ Forsyth Park

Soccer Shots offers public park soccer sessions @ Forsyth Park in downtown Savannah on Saturday mornings again this fall!

Reserve your spot today here.

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Soccer Shots Savannah for ages 2-8 @ Pooler Recreation Park

Soccer Shots Savannah offers public sessions at Pooler Recreation Park on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. Enroll today here.

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Soccer Shots Savannah for ages 2-8 in Daffin Park

Soccer Shots Savannah offers soccer at Daffin Park in Midtown Savannah on Wednesday evenings!

Enroll for the fall season here.

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Free admission, scavengers hunts & more on Sept. 10 @ Andrew Low House Museum, Savannah

On Sunday, Sept. 10 from noon-4PM, the Andrew Low House Museum in Savannah will host a Community Day open to the public FREE of charge.

The day is designed to welcome and engage members of the local community. This will be a fun- filled day for all ages with tours of the museum. Experience history, architecture and art.

Scavenger hunts, creative activities for everyone in our beautiful courtyard and Ice cream treats provided by Jenni’s Treats on the Streets to the first 300 guests.

Come celebrate 175 years of history with us at the Andrew Low House Museum!

Learn more here.

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Free Family Day @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center, Savannah

Sat. Aug. 19  
10am – 5pm Free admission for local residents 
12pm – 4pm Armor and Artisan Demonstrations & Children’s Activities
Jepson Center

Get ready for a day of family fun, as Telfair offers an all-ages event celebrating The Age of Armor. 

Visitors can see armor and mock battle demonstrations throughout the afternoon presented by the Shire of Forth Castle (Savannah area chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism) and members of Schola St. George (a group focused on the knightly culture and chivalric arts of the later Middle Ages) from Atlanta and the Southeast. SCA members will demonstrate period crafts, and children will make art projects inspired by the exhibition.

Don’t forget, Telfair’s New Children’s Art Museum will also be open and free to local residents on this day.

Learn more here.

Admission is free to local residents including the City of Savannah, Chatham, Bryan, Bulloch, Effingham, Liberty and Beaufort Counties.

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Toddler, preschooler art program @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center, Thurs. Aug. 17

Art Start: 10:30-11:30AM Thurs. Aug. 17 2023
Jepson Center, Savannah
$5 per child  |  Adults: members free / non-members $12. Register online here.

Start your day with art with Telfair Museums’ monthly program for children & their caretakers: Art Start @ the Jepson Center.

Once a month, 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 here.

Thurs. Aug. 17, 10:30-11:30AM. Register online here.

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Now Open: Telfair Children’s Art Museum @ Jepson Center

The Jepson Center is now home to an engaging and immersive children’s art museum.

With museum admission, visitors can explore Impressionism in this state-of-the-art, multi-level play space.

Learn more here.

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Youth Flag Football in Savannah is open to boys & girls of all skill levels in kindergarten to 4th grade

Registration is OPEN for the 2023 FALL Under the Lights flag football season in Savannah. 

The FALL season runs from September through October, with games taking place at Calvary Day School Specialty Sports Complex, 4625 Waters Ave Savannah, 31404

Calvary Day School is excited to offer the Savannah Under the Lights Youth Flag Football League again this fall.

Under the Lights is the exclusive youth flag football partner of Under Armour, Inc.

The league is for both boys and girls of all skill levels from Kindergarten to 4th Grade.

This youth flag football league is offered to Calvary students as well as non Calvary students. Participants do not need to attend Calvary to participate.

Under the Lights is for players of all skill levels and promotes a competitive, confidence building, non contact football experience.

The league will take place on Tuesday nights at Calvary Day School from August – October.

Sign up here.

LAST DAY TO REGISTER: SAT. AUG 12, 2023

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Kindermusik monthly musical playdates

THIS Saturday, August 19:  Kindermusik in Savannah is taking a trip Around the World in their August musical playdates! Beat drums, toot flutes, strum strings, and dance to the rhythms of the nations!

You will explore a variety of musical styles authentic to the many different countries and cultures of our world.

Open to newborns to 7 years old and their caregivers.  Offered at 10AM and 11AM on Sat. Aug. 19, 2023.  Spaces limited and classes fill quickly – enroll today at kindermusikwith88keys.com or text 912-432-5885 for more info.

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Registration open for parent & me classes music & movement classes, Savannah

Budding artists and their parents are invited to come to the Savannah Cultural Arts Center this fall for parent/child movement and music classes!

Parent Child Movement

Wednesdays, 10-10:45AM | Ages 2-3 with Parent

This class offers interactive bonding time with parent and child. Play with your child in song and dance, helping them achieve confidence in cognitive and motor skills. Using props and imagination in themed organized play connects you with your child while watching their independence develop.

Parent Child Music

Saturdays, 11:30AM-12PM Ages 0-2 Years with parent

Grow the bond with your baby through music stimulation! Exposing your child to music from an early age ignites all areas of child development. Surrounded by sounds, instruments, and rhythms you will be helping your baby to develop social – emotional, motor, cognitive, language and literacy skills.

All classes take place at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center at 201 Montgomery St.

View all classes and register online here.

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Registration is open for Fall 2023 Recreation Soccer in Savannah-Wilmington Island -Bluffton with Tormenta FC

All players between the ages of 4-14 are invited to join Tormenta FC this season for recreation soccer across the various practice locations.

Register a full team of players or as an individual. Tormenta welcomes all boys and girls to participate in this soccer program.

The Recreation program will run for 8 weeks. Each team will practice once a week, and games are scheduled on Saturdays throughout the season. Recreation teams are coached by volunteer coaches, who are dedicated and committed to ensuring your player has the best soccer experience possible every season.

Participation fee: $100 and includes the team uniform jersey and soccer socks for all participants. Parents are responsible to purchase black shorts for practice sessions and games for the player to wear.

The Ibis Foundation provides a grant to Tormenta FC Academy to provide 100 free recreation soccer registrations per season to families in need of assistance. If your child qualifies for free or reduced school lunch, he or she qualifies for free soccer. Email Mike Dixon with proof of enrollment to receive your free registration.

Recreation All-Star Game: This season will see the first Recreation All-Star games! Players will be selected to represent their age group as an All-Star player to compete against other all-stars in the program.

The Tormenta Recreational Championship Tournament will conclude the Recreation season in November. This is a tournament designed for all interested teams between the U8-U14 aged teams.

Tormenta FC will have recreation soccer programs at the following locations:

• Jennifer Ross Soccer Complex – Monday or Wednesday
• Southbridge – Monday
• USCB – Bluffton – Monday
• The Landings – Tuesday
• Abolt Obrien Field (Wilmington Island) – Thursday

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Learn more & register online here.

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• Registration Deadline: Fri. Aug. 25
• First Week of Practice: Tues. Sept. 5

Savannah Sharks Classes

Check out the new preschooler class and parent & me class starting in August 2023 @ Savannah Sharks gym

Parent & Me Class @ Savannah Sharks, Savannah

Registration is open for a new Parent & Me class @ Savannah Sharks Savannah location. Class is 9:30-10:15AM Mondays followed by a toddler play date 10:30AM-Noon. For ages 2-4 and their caregivers.

There’s also a preschool minnows class @ 1:15PM Mondays & Wednesdays.

Sign up here.

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SouthernMamas.com E-letter, Aug. 9

This free weekly SouthernMamas.com e-letter in your email every Wednesday keeps you savvy about all the kid-friendly happenings in Savannah & the Lowcountry including free events, after-school activities, parent & me programs and more.

Read it here.

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