We LOVE Angry birds. I have bought every single logo bearing product available in our area and many from the internet, most for this party. We gave away as much as he received. A good time was had by all. There were games, giant birds, giant pigs, golden eggs to find, jumping, tossing of birds, chanting of rhymes, and cake, ice cream, and red and green Hi-C. You're either on the King Pig's team, or your on the Red Bird's team... choose your side.
As for the whole "sensory processing disorders" in bright glare, too much color, noise, smells, and chaos, it was, well, stimulating, to say the least. We kept the kids searching for the golden eggs we hid before the party in their slack times, and forced a lot of social games to keep people playing with da Creature. He never noticed the kids playing with each other rather than with him. I consider that a real triumph of the day. They probably interacted with him more than they do at school, which is good, but still there is understandable distance. After all, they have been up close and personal with meltdowns, flying books, choking Brody, and various screaming and slamming of fists, talking in gibberish, and generally causing the teacher to stop everything and deal with him. This makes the ease of interaction fall apart. It is noticeable in larger groups. I used to feel sad, now I just make better plans.
Everyone there won a prize. This helps. You won prizes when you played games that involved da Creature. This helps too. Positive reinforcers.
Da Creature's perception of the party was entirely positive. :)
These are ALL the great shots from the party, and captioned for your entertainment. Happy Eighth Bird-day, my darling baby boy. It has definitely been a trip getting here.
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