Find out all the kids' activities in Fernandina Beach and Amelia Island as well as children's events in Yulee, St. Marys, Kingsland and more.
Divas’ Day Out 2013 was a great success, drawing over 400 people and raising just under $3,000 for our beneficiary, Girl Power 2 Cure. GP2C is an Amelia Island-based 501c3 nonprofit on a mission to end Rett Syndrome, a neurological disorder that strikes almost exclusively in girls, robbing them of their motor skills for life. [...]
The beloved St. Marys Aquatic Center has opened its doors again for the summer. This small, popular waterpark has a great water play zone for little ones, a larger enclosed slide called “Orange Crush,” a lazy river and a lap pool. The center went through a huge makeover a year ago, with new lining in [...]
Bowling alleys throughout the nation — including Yulee’s Nassau Bowling Center — are participating in a summer program that lets kids bowl two games per day FREE all summer long. Kids ages 15 and under are eligible. All you have to do is use the online form to register your children, and you’ll receive coupons [...]
Every commercial, every news report, even a snapshot in the newspaper — they all instantly trigger tears when I see a family finally reunite after a parent has been serving in a war zone. I think what makes my heart ache is not so much the happy reunion, itself, but the looks on the children’s [...]
There are only so many tutus one little girl can wear. So when Kingsland mom Chelsey Wendt had loaded her daughter Revi’s wardrobe with her sassy, handmade tutus, she decided to start making them for other little girls, too. In just a matter of months, her business — Tutu Sweet Boutique — is catching [...]
When I met recently with Nanny on Call owner Deann Loum, my 1-year-old daughter did most of the interviewing. She’s usually leery of strangers, but Loum has a natural ease with kids that had my girl doing belly laughs within minutes. In fact, I even left them alone for a while to get something from [...]
Sometimes your talents find you. That’s how Woodbine mother of four Dianne Alford began her business making boutique-style hairbows, dresses and burp cloths. “I had made baskets for a children’s boutique in St. Marys — Spoiled Rotten — and she was looking for a local business to make hairbows. She knew I was crafty, so [...]
While so many young boys join Cub Scouts as kids, very few stay the course and earn the prestigious rank of an Eagle Scout. The requirements are rigorous: candidates must earn at least 21 merit badges and create and execute an extensive service project. Those who do reach the Boy Scouts’ highest rank are in [...]
I seriously cried my eyes out when I stumbled on a slide show of Boston Photography’s first Birthing Story photo shoot (you can watch it below!). The Fernandina Beach photographer’s brand new offering tells as much of the story as the family wants: from labor to delivery to the baby’s first moments. The Gray family, [...]
My friend Ingrid Harding never planned to run in an official race, let alone a half marathon. But a mama’s love can motivate her to tackle even her biggest phobias, and when it came to running in honor of her daughter Sarah, who cannot walk or talk because of Rett Syndrome, Ingrid decided she was [...]
