Skip to content
No results
  • Home
  • Free Art Sub Plans
  • Art Projects
    • Back to School
    • Great for Grades K-5
    • Kindergarten
    • First Grade
    • Second Grade
    • Third Grade
    • Fourth Grade
    • Fifth Grade
    • Clay
    • Collage
    • Drawing
    • Fibers
      • weaving
    • Painting
    • Printmaking
    • Sculpture
  • My Shop
  • About Art is Basic
  • Contact
Text "Art is Basic" in a purple watercolor style with paint splatters.

Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!

  • Home
  • Free Art Sub Plans
  • Art Projects
    • Back to School
    • Great for Grades K-5
    • Kindergarten
    • First Grade
    • Second Grade
    • Third Grade
    • Fourth Grade
    • Fifth Grade
    • Clay
    • Collage
    • Drawing
    • Fibers
      • weaving
    • Painting
    • Printmaking
    • Sculpture
  • My Shop
  • About Art is Basic
  • Contact
Text "Art is Basic" in a purple watercolor style with paint splatters.

Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!

A 3x3 Art Choice Board for Elementary Art featuring drawing prompts, colorful art supplies illustrations, and a decorative border—perfect for creative Sub Plans.

Art Choice Board for Elementary Subs

Are you required to leave emergency sub plans? If so, you may want to use a choice board! My art…

  • September 18, 2021
  • 4 Comments
  • all grades, distance learning
Colorful art on a black background featuring a flower, stars, and swirls in various bright colors.

Easy Homemade Scratch Art

Today I am going to show you a quick and easy homemade scratch art trick which is fun for kids…

  • January 24, 2021
  • 4 Comments
  • all grades, distance learning
Origami red panda face with red folded paper, white ear accents, and a black nose.

Monster Origami Bookmarks

My students LOVED this project. I had excellent participation for this lesson and we are fully remote. I sent home…

  • December 26, 2020
  • all grades, distance learning
A pixel art figure made of Perler Beads on a yellow board, resembling overalls with red, brown, and white beads.

Perler Beads- Mario and Among Us

My 1st grade son has been really on a Perler bead kick lately. He made all of these designs this…

  • December 6, 2020
  • 4 Comments
  • all grades, free time activities, gifts
Illustrated Gratitude Turkey with feathers labeled: school, books, friends, family, art, home, nature, chocolate, music, my dog.

Gratitude Turkey- Distance Learning

Here is a fun social emotional project that works for distance learning too. First, draw your turkey with pencil. Next,…

  • November 11, 2020
  • 2 Comments
  • all grades, distance learning, watercolor
Colorful abstract shapes, including crescents, stars, and organic forms in orange, red, pink, and yellow on a light background, create an enchanting shape collage.

Shape Collage

Last blog post, I showed how to make different types of painted papers with watercolor paints. We are still doing…

  • November 3, 2020
  • 3 Comments
  • all grades, distance learning, shapes
Two painted papers with colorful watercolor patterns and designs, including lines, dots, and squiggles.

Painted Papers

I had my students make painted papers for one week’s assignment. Their task was to make 4 painted papers (two…

  • October 17, 2020
  • 1 Comment
  • all grades, distance learning, watercolor
Abstract artwork featuring overlapping, patterned circles with various black and white designs.

Distance Learning Art: Patterned Circles

Here is my lesson on patterned circles for distance learning. I used this with 3rd-5th grade. A pattern is a…

  • October 3, 2020
  • all grades, distance learning
PrevNext

Subscribe & Never Miss a New Post

After submitting, check your spam or promotions folder for the confirmation email!

Display of end-of-year memory books and zine templates for students; features accordion books, illustrated art reflection pages titled "My School Year" and "My Year in Art," plus a beginner guide on how to make a zine.
Three colorful art award certificates with art-themed illustrations and text, displayed with the title “Art Award Certificates” and a note stating “13 fun designs!”.
A promotional image for yearlong art choice boards, featuring sample boards for August, September, October, February, and December; includes text highlighting 12+ months of activities.

Free Sub Tub Guide

A colorful flyer titled "Ten Easy Art Activities for Subs" features images of art supplies, a worksheet about creating an “Art Sub Tub,” and highlights free art sub plans perfect for substitute teachers.

Search Here!

Helpful Line Handout

A chart displays 14 types of lines, including straight, curvy, wavy, thick, thin, loopy, scalloped, dotted, dashed, bumpy, zig zag, castle, spiral, and scribbly.

Top Posts & Pages

Yearly Elementary Art Curriculum Plan - Scope and Sequence
First Day of Kindergarten & 1st Grade Art
What Is a Zine? How to Make Zines with Kids
Back to School Letter Art for Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st grade

You Might Also Like:

A checklist of art class supplies is displayed on a clipboard next to various colorful art materials like scissors, markers, and paper—perfect for any elementary art classroom.
Stack of children’s books focused on art projects, with text promoting over 150 book suggestions and a printable checklist, from the website www.artisbasic.com.
Art centers for early finishers display with colorful hexagonal pieces, origami books, and bricks in a basket.
A collection of colorful elementary art sub plans and project sheets arranged on a purple background with the text “Elementary Art Sub Plans—Easy & Mess-Free.”.
A collection of colorful elementary art sub plans and project sheets arranged on a purple background with the text “Elementary Art Sub Plans—Easy & Mess-Free.”.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. These are all of my favorite supplies for kids and really anyone!  The small amount of commission earned goes towards maintaining this website to help other art teachers and purchasing art supplies.

Collage of favorite art supplies featuring a watercolor set and markers, surrounded by colorful hearts and rainbows.
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Contact
Copyright © 2026 - WordPress Theme by CreativeThemes