Abstract: A lighted baby seat carrier for infants and small children for use in automotive passenger vehicles is presented. The invention provides an infant or child safety seat having a shell defining cavity for receiving an infant and an arcuate carrying handle attached to opposing sides of the shell. Spaced about the periphery of the carrying handle is a plurality of lights positioned such that the lights illuminate downwardly and light the infant or child's face and torso. The child seat's lighting system also includes a brightness or illumination intensity control such that the intensity of the lights may be adjusted.