Have a great Easter

[Mencap_online_comms]

The online community team would like to wish you all a very happy Easter.

For many of us Easter will look a bit different this year (again). Please let us know if you what you will be doing. Do you have any traditions in your family - perhaps an Easter egg hunt, or a brisk walk (it's looking cold again this weekend)?

We also know that many of you are very creative, and will be making your own decorations. Here is an egg money box Sarah and her family have been decorating at home. It would be great to see your creations too.

Just to let you know that we will not be around over the Easter weekend (we will be back on Tuesday 6 April). Please do feel free to post on here over Easter, but bear in mind that we won't be checking it until next week.

Our helpline is closed on the back holidays (Good Friday and Easter Monday), but opens at 10am on Tuesday.

If you need some support urgently remember that the Samaritans are always open and you can call them on 116 123 at any time (samaritans.org/)

We also have a list of organisations you can turn to for help and support during a crisis on our website here - mencap.org.uk/sites/default...

Finally, Mind (mind.org.uk/) have some great support and information if you are finding it all a bit much these Easter, or you are worried about coming out of lockdown. See managing feelings about lockdown easing here - mind.org.uk/information-sup...

Best wishes

Mencap's online community team

[Sarah_Mencap]

I hope hope you like our egg money box. We are also planning some chick based decorations where we let these guys out.

Have a happy Easter

Sarah

Easter chicks

[LDAutie in reply to Sarah_Mencap]

i love the egg design-its so funky and for some reason makes me think of mexican design but i really love the chicks as i had pet chickens and i find chickens to be therapy.

you have given me ideas to do as my supported art studio were shut this week,i shifted the staff away from there table, and put some of my chick and chicken collection on it,and took a photo with my ipad.ive then edited it on photoshop on my new laptop.

ill atach the original photo,edited a little bit as ipad camera is rubbish.

arrangement of hard chick and chicken ornaments and soft teddies, an egg basket and eggs

[LDAutie in reply to LDAutie]

and this is an edit of an edit lol, this is what easter looks like to me.

[LDAutie]

i hope all at mencap have a good easter to. 🍫 (cant find an icon of chocolate eggs)

[Sarah_Mencap in reply to LDAutie]

Thanks LDAutie

I hope you had a great Easter too. Lots of chocolate and board games here.

Best wishes

Sarah