Summer Fun AND Giving Back - There's an App for that

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by Mary Heston

 Want to have some summer fun AND give back at the same time?  It is super easy with this new fun App.  (Note: This app was brought to our attention through a campaign by Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, Walmart, and Johnson & Johnson)

 DONATE A PHOTO

 The Donate a Photo app is available on the iTunes store and Play Store for Androids. It is super easy to use and a fun way to share your pictures and help out the Children's Miracle Network at the same time.  You can donate one picture a day.  For us, it has been fun to share our pictures but it has also been really fun to see what other pictures are being shared too.

One fun summer activity is to have a photo scavenger hunt.  Our friends in San Diego recently did this with their entire family and one of the pictures that they had to get on the scavenger hunt was "everyone in the air".  They managed to get a great picture with all 5 of them mid-jump.  This is not an easy picture to get but when you do it is so much fun.


SCAVENGER HUNT

 Other items on a scavenger hunt could be
  • a bug
  • the pool / or just water if there is no pool nearby
  • a craft
  • a smile
Just have fun with it.  Look for the hashtags #miraclenetwork and #showandtell

 We basically LOVE Instagram.  It is so easy and so much fun.  We love the way we can connect with each other and share our quirky fun moments.

 Join the fun!

 Download the free app
Create your own #ShowandTell scavenger hunt
Follow Stayathomemom on Instagram
Follow the other people using #donateaphoto hashtag
Share your pics on Twitter with the hashtag #miraclenetwork
Have Fun!
This is part of a campaign by Johnson and Johnson to raise awareness about the DonateaPhoto app.  All opinions and suggestions are those of Mary Heston and Stay at Home Mom.

Here are some sample pictures being shared right now
















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