diff --git a/src/core/display/Container.js b/src/core/display/Container.js
index d037edd..039e124 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Container.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Container.js
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@
 });
 
 /**
+ * Overridable method that can be used by Container subclasses whenever the children array is modified
+ *
+ * @private
+ */
+Container.prototype.onChildrenChange = function () {};
+
+/**
  * Adds a child to the container.
  *
  * @param child {DisplayObject} The DisplayObject to add to the container
@@ -130,6 +137,7 @@
         child.parent = this;
 
         this.children.splice(index, 0, child);
+        this.onChildrenChange();
 
         child.emit('added', this);
 
@@ -164,6 +172,7 @@
 
     this.children[index1] = child2;
     this.children[index2] = child;
+    this.onChildrenChange();
 };
 
 /**
@@ -201,6 +210,7 @@
 
     this.children.splice(currentIndex, 1); //remove from old position
     this.children.splice(index, 0, child); //add at new position
+    this.onChildrenChange();
 };
 
 /**
@@ -249,6 +259,7 @@
 
     child.parent = null;
     this.children.splice(index, 1);
+    this.onChildrenChange();
 
     child.emit('removed', this);
 
@@ -276,6 +287,13 @@
             removed[i].parent = null;
         }
 
+        this.onChildrenChange();
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < removed.length; ++i)
+        {
+            removed[i].emit('removed', this);
+        }
+
         return removed;
     }
     else if (range === 0 && this.children.length === 0)

diff --git a/src/core/display/Container.js b/src/core/display/Container.js
index d037edd..039e124 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Container.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Container.js
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@
 });
 
 /**
+ * Overridable method that can be used by Container subclasses whenever the children array is modified
+ *
+ * @private
+ */
+Container.prototype.onChildrenChange = function () {};
+
+/**
  * Adds a child to the container.
  *
  * @param child {DisplayObject} The DisplayObject to add to the container
@@ -130,6 +137,7 @@
         child.parent = this;
 
         this.children.splice(index, 0, child);
+        this.onChildrenChange();
 
         child.emit('added', this);
 
@@ -164,6 +172,7 @@
 
     this.children[index1] = child2;
     this.children[index2] = child;
+    this.onChildrenChange();
 };
 
 /**
@@ -201,6 +210,7 @@
 
     this.children.splice(currentIndex, 1); //remove from old position
     this.children.splice(index, 0, child); //add at new position
+    this.onChildrenChange();
 };
 
 /**
@@ -249,6 +259,7 @@
 
     child.parent = null;
     this.children.splice(index, 1);
+    this.onChildrenChange();
 
     child.emit('removed', this);
 
@@ -276,6 +287,13 @@
             removed[i].parent = null;
         }
 
+        this.onChildrenChange();
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < removed.length; ++i)
+        {
+            removed[i].emit('removed', this);
+        }
+
         return removed;
     }
     else if (range === 0 && this.children.length === 0)
diff --git a/src/core/particles/ParticleContainer.js b/src/core/particles/ParticleContainer.js
index 4c23040..784bc25 100644
--- a/src/core/particles/ParticleContainer.js
+++ b/src/core/particles/ParticleContainer.js
@@ -161,57 +161,14 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * Adds a child to this particle container at a specified index. If the index is out of bounds an error will be thrown
+ * Set the flag that static data should be updated to true
  *
- * @param child {DisplayObject} The child to add
- * @param index {Number} The index to place the child in
- * @return {DisplayObject} The child that was added.
+ * @private
  */
-ParticleContainer.prototype.addChildAt = function (child, index)
+ParticleContainer.prototype.onChildrenChange = function ()
 {
-    // prevent adding self as child
-    if (child === this)
-    {
-        return child;
-    }
-
-    if (index >= 0 && index <= this.children.length)
-    {
-        if (child.parent)
-        {
-            child.parent.removeChild(child);
-        }
-
-        child.parent = this;
-
-        this.children.splice(index, 0, child);
-
-        this._updateStatic = true;
-
-        return child;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        throw new Error(child + 'addChildAt: The index '+ index +' supplied is out of bounds ' + this.children.length);
-    }
-};
-
-/**
- * Removes a child from the specified index position.
- *
- * @param index {Number} The index to get the child from
- * @return {DisplayObject} The child that was removed.
- */
-ParticleContainer.prototype.removeChildAt = function (index)
-{
-    var child = this.getChildAt(index);
-
-    child.parent = null;
-    this.children.splice(index, 1);
     this._updateStatic = true;
-
-    return child;
-};
+}
 
 /**
  * Renders the object using the Canvas renderer