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SPECIAL KIND OF FUN

Hey lovely, so tomorrow there is this event, awesome( in my opinion) that is going down at Kilimani Primary organized by therapiesforkids.org . Some one might be wondering why am so psyched for the day, here are a few of the reasons;-
1. A fun day for kids? sure those happen every other day and corporates know that they just need to organize for face painting, a lot of sweet things and the kids will go home happy, right?
Now, this is going to be a fun day for special children. Those often forgotten or given weird looks when they show up for those other fun days.
2. How often have you spent time with someone with special needs. Now, am not talking about mildly restricting special needs, I mean persons with cognitive disabilities which may range from cerebral palsy, autistic spectrum of disorders among others. For me, that was all too new for me some months ago but I've of late had the chance to interact with kids with intellectual disabilities, autism and cerebral palsy. I guess that's the only reason I now know how amazing these kids are. Come and join us tomorrow and get your chance to interact with them, make a few friends and have FUN!!
3. You might have had/ have a friend with a special needs, or a family in your neighborhood with a member who has special needs or even someone in your own family with a special need that you never quite understood.
Tomorrow is your day to come and ask all those questions that have been bugging you all this while, the best thing is no-one will think you wrong to seek these answers, if anything you will get nothing but warm smiles from children who will be some thrilled that you took your time to come and have fun with them and from their parents who will feel happy that the society if finally showing acceptance for their child and they will be more at ease they think of taking their child out for lunch at their favorite restaurant.
4. The icing on the cake will be the chance to be entertained by a host of local celebrities.
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