Skidaway Island State Park in Savannah invites you to Kids to Parks Day this Sat. May 20, 2-4PM.

Come out and enjoy fresh air and games with Skidaway’s dynamic park rangers. Enjoy Skidaway’s outdoor gym while the kids have a blast at one of three playgrounds.

Cost: $5 parking

Other upcoming May events include:

Thurs. May 18: 10-11AM Toddler Time: Bring your 2-4 year old to enjoy stories, games & learning designed just for them. Each week there will be a different nature based theme. 2PM – Nature Craft: Meet & greet fellow park visitors as you make crafts from everyday objects & natural materials.

Skidaway Island State Park
52 Diamond Causeway
Savannah, GA 31411

The princess adventure will soon begin at the Mother-Daughter 5K and the all-new Enchanted Forest Princess Adventure on Hutchinson Island in Savannah.

Will you help Enchant My Party princesses find the missing Tiara?

Join 10 of Enchant My Party princesses on a journey on Sat. May 13.

Magical seals and scepters, a maze, a tea party and, of course, a tiara at the end of the quest. There are a few spots left.

Because not every child is into running as much as the mom, check out this kids program created to give mothers and daughters another reason to spend time together. Check out the story line and the details on this great adventure. You can walk through the forest after you run or instead of running.

Cost

$30 late registration until May 11
$35 packet pickup & event day price
Registration includes shirt, finisher medal for the first 600 and free photo downloads

Mother Daughter 5k: Sat. May 13, 9AM Start
Princess Adventure: Sat. May 13, 9:30AM-10:30AM Groups Leaving Every 5 mins

Learn more here. 

Location: Hutchinson Is., Parking at the Pit and Paddock area, event start in the park.
Address: Grand Prize of America Avenue.

Like” Enchant My Party on Facebook here.

About Enchant My Party

Enchant My Party provides character entertainment for birthday parties, fundraisers, grand openings and more. Every party is unique and it is our mission to provide exceptional service and bring quality entertainment to your child’s party. All of our cast members have strong musical theater backgrounds and love working with children.

Enchant My Party, www.enchantmyparty.com, Savannah, Ga.  912.713.1253, email renee@enchantmyparty.com. Enchant My Party is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Celebrate MOM with free admission to Jacksonville Zoo on Mother’s Day, May 14 2017.

Mom gets in free with the purchase of any adult or child’s ticket with the coupon.

Click here for the Mother’s Day Coupon!

Jacksonville Zoo & Garden, 370 Zoo Parkway Jacksonville, Fla 32218, (904) 757-4463 www.jacksonvillezoo.org

Ready for lazy river, spray pads & tube slides?

Water park season is here.

The Pooler water park – Surf Lagoon – opened for the 2017 summer season in April for weekends only. Surf Lagoon will open daily starting Mon. May 22 until Aug. 7.

Other water parks that are within a daytrip from Savannah that open in May for the 2017 Summer Season include Splash in the Boro in Statesboro, Ga; Summer Waves on Jekyll Island; and three water parks in Charleston, SC.

See the opening dates & schedules for the 2017 summer season for those water parks near Savannah here.

Save the date for Savannah Children’s Museum annual Bug Fest 2017.

This annual family-friendly celebration features bug crafts, activities and workshops. Savannah Children’s Museum community partners will be there to help us understand the importance of bugs in nature and in our everyday lives.

These little creatures make a big impact, visit Savannah Children’s Museum’s Bug Fest on Saturday, May 27 10AM-4PM to learn more.

Skip the line! Members receive express check-in and free admission to Bug Fest! Find info on how to become a member here. 

This year, discover the importance of bees and other natural pollinators with the Coastal Empire Beekeeper’s Association, learn about insectivores with Oatland Island Wildlife Center, enter our Insectarium with Armstrong State University’s Entomology class, meet some friendly reptiles from Georgia Reptile Society, try Bug Yoga for kids led by Yogi Palz and become a member of the Eat-A-Bug club with “Tails of the Lowcountry.”

Savannah Children’s Museum educators will also be delivering programs and activities related to bugs and many other crawly creatures throughout the event.

The Naked Dog food truck will be on Sugar Beet Bluff, just outside of Savannah Children’s Museum’s entrance with delicious hot dogs, snacks and Italian Ice for purchase.

COST

Admission to Bug Fest is included in the cost of regular admission to Savannah Children’s Museum, $7.50 for all guests 18 months and older. This event is FREE for Coastal Heritage Society members.

Savannah Children’s Museum
655 Louisville Rd
Savannah, GA 31401
(912) 651-4292

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Join Savannah Children’s Museum on Saturday, May 13 10AM-4PM to celebrate 5 wonderful years of providing fun, hands-on learning experiences for you and your family, our wonderful community and schools, and visitors of all ages.

Thanks to wonderful support from members, along with community partners, supporters, and visitors from near and far, we have reached this wonderful milestone. Many of community partners will be there to help celebrate, along with Dark Shark – Taco Attack! and Savannah Square Pops if you want to purchase a tasty treat.

The Children’s Museum will also raffle off a one-year Coastal Heritage Society Household membership ($1 per ticket).

Don’t miss Savannah Children’s Museum’s 5th Birthday Celebration.
This momentous occasion is FREE and open to all.

During the event, museum members will receive 20% off regularly priced items in the Georgia State Railroad Museum and Savannah Children’s Museum gift shop.

Members who renew or join at the event will receive an extra two months added to their membership for free. Current members are welcome to renew early to take advantage of this offer.

Find info on how to become a member here. 

Savannah Children’s Museum
655 Louisville Rd
Savannah, GA 31401
(912) 651-4292

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Bright Life Chiropractic in Savannah invites your family to a free Kids’ Day, Sat. May 20, 2017, noon – 4PM. This free fun event will focus on children’s health, safety and environmental awareness plus will also feature fun activities like bounce houses, raffle prizes, petting zoo and food trucks.

FREE & open to the public.

Bright Life Chiropractic
2 Park of Commerce Blvd. Suite D
Savannah, 31405

About Bright Life

Bright Life Chiropractic in Savannah specializes in pregnancy, infants, pediatrics and family care.

Dr. Samantha Hornick and Dr. Jared Brown at Bright Life Chiropractic are Webster Technique Certified by the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association.

At Bright Life Chiropractic, Dr. Jared Brown and Dr. Samantha Hornick assist people in gaining victory in their health by offering cutting-edge chiropractic corrective care in Savannah’s most state-of-the-art chiropractic health care facility. Dr. Jared and Dr. Samantha focus on setting people free from their current conditions so they may live their lives to their fullest potential.

Dr. Jared Brown and Dr. Samantha Hornick provide specific, scientific neurologically based chiropractic care for you and you family!

Bright Life Chiropractic, 2 Park of Commerce Blvd. Suite D, Savannah 31405, 912.777.3717, info@brightlifechiropractic.com , www.BrightLifeChiropractic.com

Wormsloe Historic Site in Savannah will commemorate Georgia’s role in the 1739-1748 war between Britain and Spain over Memorial Day Weekend 2017.

A brief presentation at the Visitor Center at 10AM will be followed by a walking tour of the site. The program will also include military drills and black powder weapons demonstrations.

War of Jenkins’ Ear
Saturday, May 27, 2017 10 AM to 4 PM
Sunday, May 28, 2017 10 AM to 4 PM
Monday, May 29, 2017 10 AM to 4 PM

Cost: $2 – $10. 912-353-3023.

Wormsloe Historic Site
7601 Skidaway Road
Savannah, GA 31406
Chatham County

Learn more here.

The 2017 Savannah Scottish Games – Sat. May 6 2017 at Bethesda Academy – are the fourth oldest Scottish Games in the southeastern United States.

The Savannah Scottish Games are a celebration of Scottish heritage and music, the Games truly have something for everyone to enjoy including entertainment by City Hotel and the Savannah Ceili Band, a Highland dancing competition, traditional heavy athletics, Celtic ale from Asheville, NC’s Highland Brewery, and a wide variety of Scottish art available for purchase.

The games will also feature the very popular traditional heavy athletic events including the caber toss and hammer throw, children’s activities, and border collie skill demonstrations.

Gates will open at 9AM and closing ceremonies will take place at 4:30PM May 7.

Cost

Tickets are $10 general admission in advance online, $12 general admission at the gate, $5 with student or military ID, and free for children 10 and younger.

To purchase tickets and for more information on the 41st Annual Savannah Scottish Games, please visit www.savannahscottishgames.com.

Bethesda Academy Main Campus
9520 Ferguson Ave.
Savannah, GA 31406

FREE Springpalooza 2017 @ Compassion Christian Church, Savannah

Compassion Christian Church is pulling out all the stops for a special Springpalooza event.

Bring your whole family for games, food, inflatables, music, a scavenger hunt and door prizes. Invite a friend to come with you. It’s going to be fun. And it’s all free!

Learn more here. 

10AM-Noon | Saturday, April 29
Compassion Christian Church’s Henderson Campus
55 Al Henderson Blvd., Savannah, GA 31419

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You’re invited: free kid-friendly festivities in Pooler to encourage youth to Give a Hoot About Saving & to celebrate National Credit Union Youth.

Join Oatland Island at the Georgia Heritage Federal Credit Union Pooler Branch, Sat. April 8 2017. Kids can experience animal encounters with a barred owl and alligator from Oatland Island Wildlife Center plus face-painting and crafts.

Giveaways to the first 50 youth.

Kids can also learn how to open an account & start saving for the future.

Kid-Friendly. FREE admission.

Learn more here. 

Sat. April 8, 10:30AM – 12:30PM
GA Heritage Federal Credit Union Branch, Pooler
102 Park Ave. Pooler, GA. 31322
www.gaheritagefcu.org

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We’re excited to tell you about Spring Lovelane Designs Pop-Up Shop.

Join The Paris Market in Savannah as Lovelane Designs presents her newest designs just in time for spring!

Come and enjoy champagne in The Paris Market cafe as you shop the store to create one of a kind Easter baskets for your loved ones! Lovelane Designs are adored for being high-quality; loving handmade with all-natural materials; and just downright magical.

Thursday, April 6, 11AM-6PM
The Paris Market
36 W Broughton St, Savannah, 31401

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Happy Spring 2017!

Check out our favorite things to do during Spring 2017 in Savannah & the Lowcountry.

Savannah-Lowcountry Spring 2017 Outdoor Festivals & special Spring events curated lovingly just for you by SouthernMamas.com.

See them all here. 

Horseshoe crab encounters
UGA Marine Education Center, Savannah
Sat. April 29, 8:30AM-12:30PM
Cost: $22

Travel by skiff to a barrier island and witness horseshoe crabs coming inshore to spawn.

Work alongside educators from the UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium educators to take the measurements of the horseshoe crabs and observe the migratory shorebirds that rely on the horseshoe crab eggs for food. Ages 10 and up, all children must be accompanied by an adult.

Registration and payment due April 21, 2017

Learn more here.

Register by phone or email by Fri. April 7. Contact Kayla Clark at (912) 598-3345 or kayla270@uga.edu

UGA Marine Education Center And Aquarium, 30 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah 31411

You’re invited to Easter 4 Kids @ Risen Savior Christian Academy in Pooler for a morning of connecting, learning, and fun centered on the comforting message of Jesus’ resurrection. Children age 3 through age 10 (all participants must be potty-trained) are welcome to Easter 4 Kids which includes the Good Friday and Easter story. Teachers and helpers are excited to share the love of Jesus with your child!

Sat. April 8 2017 9:30am-12:30pm
The Story of Easter
Crafts
Music/Songs
Relay Games/Activites
Crafts
Drop-Off and Pick-Up: For the safety of all the children, please accompany your child into the church entryway. Children may be dropped off in the church entryway as early as 9AM. All parents are graciously asked to join in for devotion and hear the children sing an Easter song at 12PM. All children may be picked up from their classroom at 12:30PM and accompanied to your vehicle. Thank you for your assistance in keeping children safe.

To register for Easter 4 Kids, click on the link below. Please register by Mon. April 3. For more information please call 912.925.9431.

Register your child for E4K here. Registration closes on Mon. April 3.

Sunday Supper in the Strawberry Patch, Sun. April 30, 4-7PM

The Friends of the Coastal Gardens’ annual Sunday Supper Fundraiser @ Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens in Savannah features a catered meal at 5PM, a delicious family style dinner at the lakeside pavilion near the strawberry field.

Arrive at 4 pm if you would like to see the last hour of the Savannah Orchid Show at the Andrews Visitor Center or to peruse the artifacts at the Bamboo Museum. There will be some silent auction items, beginning at 4:30PM.

Reservations required by Friday, April 21. Cost is $35/person, $15/child (ages 6 to 12). There is no charge for children age 5 and younger.

To make your reservations or for any inquiries, contact Kahlitah at (912) 652-7980.

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

Disney is taking Frozen out of the Disney Vault for ONE NIGHT ONLY,

Support a great cause and see a favorite Disney Movie @ the Lucas Theatre in downtown Savannah. All donations benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

The 2013 Disney hit Frozen will be shown @ Lucas Theatre in Savannah on Sat. April 29 2017, 5PM.

The movie is presented by Alison Harris, nominated for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s 2017 Woman of the Year. Harris is joining LLS on their mission to find cures and ensure access to treatments for blood cancer patients. Her goal is to raise $100,000 in 10 weeks to help cure blood cancers. She’s dedicating her campaign in memory of her Grandmother, Marion Quinn, who died of Leukemia March 22, 1975, just 2 weeks before Harris’ parent’s wedding.

This movie is being shown by donation only for Alison Harris’ LLS Woman of the Year campaign.

Tickets are available via donation here.

Rated PG. 1 hour 49 minutes.

Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. Savannah, 31401

Join your favorite food trucks AND local crafters, artists and yard salers for this incredible Spring market @ Skidaway Island State Park in Savannah in Savannah, Sat. April 22, 9AM-3PM.

Nosh on great food while you shop vendors, walk the trails or enjoy a ready made picnic in the park.

Want to be a vendor? Skidaway is providing 8 foot tables with 2 chairs for a $25 concession fee. Email anne.robinson@dnr.ga.gov for more information.

Skidaway Island State Park
52 Diamond Causeway
Savannah 31411
912-598-2300

Save the date for the 2017 A-Town Get Down Music & Art Festival, Saturday, March 25, 2017 featuring Cracker, Bobby Rush, Col. Bruce Hampton, AJ Ghent & More

Savannah’s 7th Annual A-Town Get Down will take place March 25, noon-12AM at its new location on Indian Street. The area, defined by Indian Street (between Fahm Street and the Talmadge Bridge) is well known as both a creative hub and emerging business community.

The family-friendly event is free from noon to 5PM and ticketed from 5PM to midnight.

This year’s all-day festival will feature over 25 live bands and visual artists each representing diverse music genres and artistic styles. Performers include Cracker, Bobby Rush, Col. Bruce Hampton, Snarky Puppy Horns, Low Country Voices, Old Salt Union, Walter Parks, Savannah Children’s Choir, AJ Ghent, Marques & The Marvelous Miracles, Waits & Co, Complicated Animals, Annalise Curtin, The Billy Jonas Band (Especially Family Oriented), and the Live Art of Jose Ray, Will Penny, SCAD Ceramics, Digital Art, Loop It Up Savannah and much more.

Thanks to the festival’s new location, guests can expect larger stages and more live music and live art installations than ever before over the 12-hour period. A-Town is also partnering with Loop It Up Savannah again this year to connect students from Title I school districts to free access to interactive art and music projects.

The festival was created in honor of art student and musician, Alex “A-Town” Townsend, who passed away in 2010. The all-day festival’s mission is to increase access to music and art to citizens of the region. From the hours of 12pm – 5pm, the festival is free and open to everyone for family-friendly art and music events. From 5pm – midnight, the festival becomes a ticketed event for the headliner performers and art events.

Tickets/cost
12pm – 5pm:
FREE for all ages
5PM – midnight:
$35/General Admission
$25/Student or Military (with valid ID)
$95/VIP (Includes Friday night event with special appearances, meet and greet with performers, complimentary VIP tent at festival, VIP seating and swag bag)

Tickets are available for purchase at A-TownGetDown.com.

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The community is invited to participate in the Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School Color-A-Thon Event in Pooler on Sat. April 1 2017.

This fun, healthy event is a fundraiser in which students collect donations, earn rewards and then participate in a 3K fun run as a culminating event. The students, their friends and family and other supporters can walk, run, skip, or dance through a course where they all will get blasted by color dust!

Coastal Empire Montessori, a Pre-K through 5th Grade charter school, serves students from all over Chatham County.

Register

Registration fee is $30 and includes a T-shirt and a color dye pack. (The color dust is safe, non-toxic and completely washable.) To register, click here. Online registration must be completed by March 22, 2017. There will also be on-site registration on the day of the event, however t-shirts will not be available onsite and will be shipped afterward.

The Coastal Empire Montessori Color-a-Thon
April 1, 2017, at 10AM (with day-of registration opening at 9AM)
@ Tom Triplett Community Park in Pooler, GA.
To donate or register, click here.

About Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School

Come see all the Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School has to offer.

Attend an open house or guided tour of this PreK4-5th grade public charter school on Wed. March 29, 6PM.

Guided tours are every Wednesday at 10AM. Advance registration required by calling 912.395.4070.

Applications for the 2017-18 school year are being accepted now. Deadline to apply: April 7, 2017 at midnight. 

The lottery will be Tues. April 11, 2017 @ 6:30PM

Learn more about the school application process here.

Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School
301 Buckhalter Road
Savannah, GA 31405

Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School, cemco.org,  (912) 395-4070, cemcssav@gmail.com  On Facebook here. Coastal Empire Montessori is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Celebrate Easter 2017 on the Savannah River! Join the Savannah Riverboat Cruises family, including the Easter Bunny, for their annual Easter Sunday Brunch Cruise or Easter Dinner Cruise on the Savannah River.

After brunch, children will have an Easter Egg hunt on the boat.

Details here.

EASTER BRUNCH CRUISE
Join the Savannah Riverboat Cruises family, including the Easter Bunny, for their annual Easter Sunday Brunch! All your favorite breakfast and lunch entrees will be served on the 1.5 hour brunch cruise. After brunch, children can enjoy exploring the boat during our Easter Egg Hunt, led by the Bunny himself!

So, grab your family and friends and come take in the sights and sounds of historic Savannah this Easter Sunday.
Sunday, April 16, 2017 | Boarding at 12 pm | Sailing 1–2:30 pm
Adult $52.95 | Child $33.45 | Children 4 & under are free

EASTER DINNER CRUISE
Celebrate Easter on the Savannah River! Join our family, for our annual Easter Dinner
Entertainment Cruise! Enjoy our delicious dinner buffet on this 2 hour dinner cruise. Bring
your family and friends and come take in the sights and sounds of historic Savannah.
Sunday, April 16, 2017 | Boarding at 6 pm | Sailing 7–9 pm
Adult $59.95 | Child $35.95 | Children 4 & under are free

Reservations & Tickets
Visit Nine East River Street •  www.savannahriverboat.com • Call 912.232.6404
Departing from River Street behind City Hall
Groups of 25 or more, please contact group sales department for discounted pricing information

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Easter Egg Hunts 2017, Chick Hatchery & Easter Fun

Visit our annual list of Easter Egg Hunts & kids’ Easter events in Savannah, Pooler, Hilton Head Is., Richmond Hill (many of which are free). See the Easter 2017 Fun list here.

Tybee Post Theater fun family-friendly Spring 2017 productions include:

Saturday, April 22, 7:30 pm. “Call of the Wild”
The Savannah Stage Co. presents its touring stage play, “Call of the Wild,” adapted by Catherine Bush, based on the classic novel by Jack London.
The story of a dog named Buck who is kidnapped from his California home and sold into captivity as a sled dog in Alaska. In order to survive this brutal frontier, Buck must leave behind his civilized ways and rely on instinct alone. Will Buck continue to serve his beloved master Thornton or will he leave Man’s world behind and answer the call of the wild?
Sat. April 22, 7:30 pm. Tickets $15 adults, $10 children 12 and under.

Sat. April 29, 4 pm. Tybee Youth Council Talent Show
Join us for the inaugural Tybee Island Youth Council and Friends Talent Show. Acts include song and dance, piano performances, monologues, poetry readings, magic, comedy, dialogues and large group skits.
Cameo acts by our friends at Garrison Arts Academy, Savannah Arts and professional musicians will be sure to entertain you! . Bring the whole family for a fun night of supporting the youngest governmental youth council in the state of Georgia!
Pizza, hot dogs, drinks and concessions will be sold at intermission and student artwork will be available for purchase. All proceeds from the show support the Youth Council’s educational trip to Washington D.C. this summer. Tickets are available through the Post Theater’s website, with Jan LeViner at City Hall, or with any youth council member. Contact Katie Balthrop at 912-656-0736 for more information.
Sat., April 29, 4 pm. Tickets, $10

For tickets or more information, visit tybeeposttheater.org

LOCATION

The Tybee Post Theater
10 Van Horne Ave.
Tybee Island, GA 31328

Fairy & Gnome Festival @ Oatland Island Wildlife Center, Savannah

Sat. May 6 2017
10AM-2PM

Admission
Adults: $5
Children, seniors and military: $3
Children 3 & younger are free.
There will be additional fees for some of the activities in order to raise money for the center.

Bring the kids for a day of enchantment. This family-themed festival is all about the “wee folk” getting up close with the natural world and encouraging imaginative outdoor play.

Scavenger hunt, costume contest, crafts, and games. All ages are encouraged to participate in the annual gnome and fairy home building contest. Homes can be built at the festival by using natural materials from Oatland’s forest. Bring your whole family to stroll Oatland’s magical trails and maybe you will catch a glimpse of a fairy or gnome looking for a place to call home.

For more information please call 912-395-1517

Oatland Island Wildlife Center, 711 Sandtown Road, Savannah, GA 31410