Shiver me Timbers! How to Throw a Pirate Party
Every year I say that I’m not going to throw a big, elaborate birthday party for Baby Lighty. And every year, I do exactly that. But when your nearly-three-year-old comes to you and asks you Read More …
Category: Celebrations
Pirate Party Crafts
If you read my recent essay post on the pirate party that we threw for Baby Lighty’s third birthday party, you’ll know that we made a lot of the decor and favours ourselves. I thought Read More …
Mrs Lighty’s Liked and Loved: June 2018
June: a month where it feels like my feet have barely touched the ground! June will always be a special month for us, with lots of things that we’ll always have liked and loved, because Read More …
Three is the Magic Number…
Three is the magic number. You’ve been telling people for months now that you’re three (and once, on the bus, you told a lady that you were 42…!), but actually, today, you magically are three. Read More …
How to make Painted Plant Pots for Mother’s Day!
There’s often mention on All Things Spliced about both my love of crafts and the fact that I often like to give something a little bit homemade when it comes to gifts. Last year, as Read More …
A Rollercoaster First Visit to Disneyland Paris
The last time we went to Disneyland Paris, Mrs Lighty was eleven weeks pregnant. We hadn’t even met our little chappy on the dating scan, let alone in person. It was an exciting trip, as Read More …
Liked and Loved: December 2017
Christmas is always a busy, busy time of year. And this year I feel like it crept up on me stealthily and without warning!! But that doesn’t mean that we haven’t packed a lot in Read More …
Easy Toddler Thank You Cards
Mrs Lighty is a little bit old fashioned in many ways, but particularly when it comes to snail mail. I still send paper invites for parties, because I always feel that you get a better Read More …
Here’s to you!
New Year’s Eve. Another year over, and a new one just begun, or so the song would tell us. I feel like this year has been hard. Lots of bad news, and a difficult year emotionally Read More …
The Toddler Twelve Days of Christmas
On the first day of Christmas, my Mummy gave to me, something called a ‘Christmas tree’?! On the second day of Christmas, my Mummy gave to me, two strict instructions: not to touch the Christmas Read More …