When Daddy has to Work at Christmas
In the past ten years, Mr Lighty has worked all but one Christmas day. This was last Christmas, when Baby Lighty was just 18 months old, when he wanted to be at home because Baby Read More …
Category: Celebrations
Creating a Toddler Book Advent
This year, at age two and a half, Baby Lighty is super clued up about Christmas for one so young! This is the first year where he understands the idea of Father Christmas, he can Read More …
Five Homemade Gift Hamper Ideas
I love the act of gift giving, and one of the simplest of pleasures for me is when I feel like I’ve come up with a gift that it a little bit original, and that Read More …
Capturing the Perfect (ahem!) Toddler Christmas Card Photo
If there is one thing that is bound to add more stress to Christmas at Lighty HQ, it’s capturing the annual Christmas card photo. Yet every year, we still go ahead and take another one. Read More …
Christmas Magic at Marsh Farm
**Please note, if you wish to enjoy the magic of the Marsh Farm Christmas Experience for the first time on the day of your visit, alongside your children, please be aware that this post does Read More …
Mrs Lighty’s Liked and Loved: October 2017
September and October are always birthday season at Lighty HQ. Both Mr and Mrs Lighty celebrate birthdays early in October, and then it’s the turn of Mummy Hatchy and Mother-in-Law Lighty later on in the Read More …
The Great Pumpkin Massacre
Last week I was the epitome of the stereotypical Mum-who-attempts-to-bake-with-their-toddler. It has to be said that when your two year old turns round to you as they’re mixing the cake mixture, peers into the bowl Read More …
Disco Dudes: How to Throw a Toddler Disco Party
As we approached Baby Lighty’s second birthday, and thought about throwing him a party (even though we said that we wouldn’t) we started to talk about birthday themes. We talked about a teddy bear’s picnic, Read More …
The Exact Steps of Planning a Toddler’s Birthday Party
We’ve just had Baby Lighty’s second birthday party. Aside from the fact that I can’t believe my surely-still-tiny baby is two, I also can’t believe that I fell into the trap of throwing a party. Read More …
Baby Lighty’s Mini Disco Playlist
We’ve recently thrown a mini disco for Baby Lighty’s second birthday, which obviously required a suitable toddler playlist. As mentioned in my party planning post and as promised in my post about throwing a toddler Read More …