Elementary Art Projects & Creative Lessons for Kids

Welcome to Art is Basic, a blog full of elementary art lessons, easy art projects, and teaching ideas for K-5 classrooms. Browse hundreds of engaging activities designed to inspire young artists.
A smiling person with glasses takes a selfie in front of a spiky green glass sculpture inside a modern building, capturing the vibrant energy of the 2019 NAEA Conference.

NAEA Conference 2019

I had a very exciting trip to Boston last week for the National Art Education Association Conference. If you have never been to one before, you should really try to go some year. It’s quite the experience! The…

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Child's drawing of a fierce, colorful creature with horns, sharp teeth, and geometric patterns on its face and body, resembling traditional mask drawings.

Mask Drawings

My 3rd and 4th graders are currently making messes with paper mache! They are building and paper maching masks. They learned about Pacific Northwest Coast masks, but also masks from around the world. Here is a sneak peek…

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