Hitting a Late Summer Wall? Here Are 10 More Ways to Keep Kids Busy

Erin Loechner is a writer, an artist, a stylist, and a designer. Her art and design blog, Design for Mankind, is one of the "London Times"'s top 50 design blogs in the world, and she has been featured in "Glamour," "Apartment Therapy," and The Huffington Post, among others.

First and foremost, however, she's a mom. And like all new moms, Erin wants to raise the best kids she can -- filled to the brim with pint-sized inspiration. As an avid "Martha Stewart Living" reader and author of the childrens' blog Design for Mini Kind, Erin shares her 20 favorite activities, tips, and tricks to raising happy, creative, and engaged children.

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