Come to Skidaway Island State Park in Savannah on Sat. Feb. 3 2-3PM in the Interpretive Center to listen to local author Phyllis Tildes read her charming books for children inspired by nature. You’ll also have the opportunity to color some of the author’s beautiful illustrations.
Phyllis Limbacher Tildes is an award-winning author and illustrator of picture books for children ages 0-8. Her love of nature and wildlife is evident in many of her titles. Her latest book, Bunny’s Big Surprise, was released in 2020 and features a variety of low-country wildlife. She has published 24 books, including Counting on Calico in 1995. Her 25th book, a board book version of her popular Eye Guess, will be released in January 2024.
This Sat. Oct. 21, 2023 @ 10AM, join the Savannah Cultural Arts Center for a reading of “Mikey’s Marvelous Mummy Wraps,” with author Tony Dye!
A young mummy discovers that when he dares to see things differently, his life changes forever! Author Tony Dye will read his story of surprise and adventure, followed by mummy movement and a colorful art activity with one of Savannah Cultural Arts Center’s teaching artists!
Imagination Mornings are engaging mornings of crafts, stories, and movement that take place inside the Savannah Cultural Arts Center! They are geared toward children up to 7 years old.
Space is limited, register as a family unit to reserve your spot. $5/per family. A parent/guardian must be present with their children at all times.
Please register online here by noon the Friday before the event on Sat. Oct. 21, at 10AM.
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Inspired by Shi Jinsong’s motorcycle works, on view in the artist’s exhibition 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.
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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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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.
On Sat. Sept 10 2022 @ 10AM, join the Savannah Cultural Arts Center for a reading of “Mikey’s Marvelous Mummy Wraps,” with author Tony Dye!
A young mummy discovers that when he dares to see things differently, his life changes forever! Author Tony Dye will read his story of surprise and adventure, followed by mummy movement and a colorful art activity with one of our teaching artists!
Imagination Mornings are engaging mornings of crafts, stories, and movement that take place inside the Savannah Cultural Arts Center! They are geared toward children up to 7 years old.
Space is limited, register as a family unit to reserve your spot. $5/per family. A parent/guardian must be present with their children at all times.
Please register online here by noon the Friday before the event on Sat. Sept. 10, at 10AM.
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Dream up fantastic worlds with your child at SCAD MOA’s Saturday Morning Story Time, 11AM on Sat. July 2 2022 @ SCAD Museum of Art.
Treat the little artist in your life to SCAD MOA Story Time on the first Saturday of each month. Enjoy exciting tales and fun activities as you learn about the work on view.
Story Time is programmed for children ages 3 and older.
For more information, email Kristin Poitras, manager of museum visitation and programming, at kpoitras@scad.edu.
Free arts mornings are back at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center! Imagination Mornings are free, engaging mornings of crafts, stories and movement geared toward children up to 7 years old.
Free, family registration required due to capacity limitations. Register online here.
Saturday, May 21 2022, 10AM
Author Olivia Beaumont will read an engaging storytelling of the book she also illustrated, Tales from the Beautiful Mountain. After the story we will lead families in a creative movement exercise and whimsical craft!
About the book: A beautifully illustrated collection of short stories and fables. Unlikely animal heroes come to life when they meet impossible giant radishes, and a fantastical Cloud Palace. Olivia Beaumont gives an Old World flourish to her luminous paintings and her stories.
Dream up fantastic worlds with your child at SCAD MOA’s Saturday Morning Story Time, 11AM on Sat. June 4 2022 @ SCAD Museum of Art.
Treat the little artist in your life to SCAD MOA Story Time on the first Saturday of each month. Enjoy exciting tales and fun activities as you learn about the work on view.
Story Time is programmed for children ages 3 and older.
For more information, email Kristin Poitras, manager of museum visitation and programming, at kpoitras@scad.edu.
In a new children’s picture book “Nigel and the Moon,” Savannah debut author Antwan Eady and artist Gracey Zhang tell the story of a young Black schoolboy with big dreams of moving past his fear of judgment to share his dreams with his class during career week.
Come celebrate the Feb. 15 publication of “Nigel and the Moon” @ Foxy Loxy in Savannah on Tues. Feb. 15 2022, 4-5PM in the courtyard for story time, crafts & coffee.
So far Nigel and the Moon has received great recognition:
*A Publisher’s Weekly Most Anticipated Book of 2022
*A Barnes and Noble Most Anticipated Kids’ Book of February.
*Amazon’s Editors’ “BEST BOOKS OF THE MONTH” pick
* A Southern Independent Bookseller Alliance (SIBA) “Read This Next” February pick.
*Starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly and School Library Journal
Treat your young art lover to SCAD MOA Story Time on the first Saturday of each month.
Next Monthly Story Hour: Sat. Dec. 4 2021 at 11AM. Enjoy exciting tales and fun activities.
Story Time is programmed for children ages 3 and older.
To ensure the health and safety of all museum patrons and staff, touchless temperature checks are required prior to entering the galleries and face coverings are mandatory. Be mindful of your fellow patrons by social distancing. Maintain 6 feet of space between you and other guests.
Treat your young art lover to SCAD MOA Story Time on the first Saturday of each month.
Next Monthly Story Hour: Sat. Nov. 6 2021 at 11AM. Enjoy exciting tales and fun activities as you learn about work by artist Izumi Kato.
Story Time is programmed for children ages 3 and older.
To ensure the health and safety of all museum patrons and staff, touchless temperature checks are required prior to entering the galleries and face coverings are mandatory. Be mindful of your fellow patrons by social distancing. Maintain 6 feet of space between you and other guests.
Join the Savannah Cultural Arts Center this Sat. May 22 2021 for the LAST book in their Free Virtual Storytime series.
This week they are ending with a bang and splash of… dots!
Yayoi Kusama Covered Everything in Dots and Wasn’t Sorry by Fausto Gilberti will be read live, followed by a movement activity and craft geared toward ages 3 to 7. See you at 10:30AM
This week they are celebrating earth month with We are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, the 2021 Jane Addams and Caldecott Award Winning children’s book. After the story, participants will be lead through creative movement and a craft related to the story.
Join the Savannah Cultural Arts Center virtually every other Saturday morning at 10:30AM for interactive read-alouds of some of your favorite children’s books, and maybe discover a few new stories too. Each engaging story is accompanied by an arts activity to enhance the literary experience. This free program runs every other week for children ages 3 to 7.
Please register online here by Friday at noon the day before your preferred session(s) to make sure you receive the Zoom invitation and art activity information.
March 13 – Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
March 27 – Yayoi Kusama Covered Everything in Dots and Wasn’t Sorry by Fausto Gilberti
Join the Savannah Cultural Arts Center virtually every other Saturday morning at 10:30AM for interactive read-alouds of some of your favorite children’s books, and maybe discover a few new stories too. Each engaging story is accompanied by an arts activity to enhance the literary experience. This free program runs every other week for children ages 3 to 7.
Please register online here by Friday at noon the day before your preferred session(s) to make sure you receive the Zoom invitation and art activity information.
Feb 27 – Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick Hill; after the story, stay for arts activities and a ceramics demonstration video. Register here.
March 13 – Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
March 27 – Yayoi Kusama Covered Everything in Dots and Wasn’t Sorry by Fausto Gilberti
Virtual Kids’ Story Time with Coastal Discovery Museum
Mon. March 8, 10:30-11AM
Coastal Discovery Museums’ weekly Kid’s Story Time has moved online!
Join Emily as she reads family favorites about the Lowcountry’s natural and cultural history on the Coastal Discovery Museum Facebook page every Monday at 10:30AM.
Join the Savannah Cultural Arts Center virtually every other Saturday morning at 10:30AM for interactive read-alouds of some of your favorite children’s books, and maybe discover a few new stories too. Each engaging story is accompanied by an arts activity to enhance the literary experience. This free program runs every other week for children ages 3 to 7.
Please register online here by Friday at noon the day before your preferred session(s) to make sure you receive the Zoom invitation and art activity information.
Feb 27 – Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick Hill
March 13 – Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
March 27 – Yayoi Kusama Covered Everything in Dots and Wasn’t Sorry by Fausto Gilberti
Join the Savannah Cultural Arts Center virtually every other Saturday morning at 10:30AM for interactive read-alouds of some of your favorite children’s books, and maybe discover a few new stories too. Each engaging story is accompanied by an arts activity to enhance the literary experience. This free program runs every other week for children ages 3 to 7.
Please register online here by Friday at noon the day before your preferred session(s) to make sure you receive the Zoom invitation and art activity information.
Feb 13 – What Do You Love About You? by Karen Lechelt. The craft this week is a “You’re a Star” affirmational jar.
Feb 27 – Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick Hill
March 13 – Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
March 27 – Yayoi Kusama Covered Everything in Dots and Wasn’t Sorry by Fausto Gilberti
Order your copy of Songbirds and reserve your space to draw along with Songbirds Illustrator, Paige P. Byrne, Savannah teacher and owner of Scribble Art Studio in Savannah.
Spring is almost here and the birds are chirping!
Join Paige for a fun-filled morning of drawing and watercoloring birds from Songbirds Children’s Book, written by Shelton H. Shelton @ Scribble Art Studio in Savannah.
Songbirds art workshop @ Scribble Art Studio, Savannah
Saturday March 20 2021
10-11AM
To sign up, email publisher Jody Dyer at dyer.cbpublishing@gmail.com
This is an opportunity for your child to meet a book illustrator in person and have fun learning new art techniques.
Space is limited due to COVID restrictions so reserve your space today.
Class Requirements:
*An open mind and a copy of Songbirds Children’s Book. Email Publisher Jody Dyer at dyer.cbpublishing@gmail.com to order your copy
*Art supplies and smiles included
Faith and friendship inspired author Shelton H. Shelton to write this special picture book. The message encourages children to celebrate their differences and consider their greater purposes in life.
Join the Savannah Cultural Arts Center virtually every other Saturday morning at 10:30AM for interactive read-alouds of some of your favorite children’s books, and maybe discover a few new stories too. Each engaging story is accompanied by an arts activity to enhance the literary experience. This free program runs every other week for children ages 3 to 7.
Please register online here by Friday at noon the day before your preferred session(s) to make sure you receive the Zoom invitation and art activity information.
Feb 13 – What Do You Love About You? by Karen Lechelt
Feb 27 – Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick Hill
March 13 – Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
March 27 – Yayoi Kusama Covered Everything in Dots and Wasn’t Sorry by Fausto Gilberti
