Quick art projects

I have compiled a list of 50 free short art activities. These are my favorite and most engaging activities I have used over the past 20 years when I just need a short and simple art activity. I use them for the beginning of the school year, the end of the year, just to break things up, or at home for some weekend or summer vacation art activities. Many of these activities require no art materials or mess at all while some require a few simple supplies.

In my first year of teaching, I was terrified of teaching art. It was a subject I had always struggled with and that a few of the kids had already decided they HATED. Thankfully, I was able to find some art activities that everyone could be happily engaged in!

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Watercolor & glue Jellyfish art project. Free step by step tutorial from TheCraftyClassroom.com Perfect for learning mixed media, texture, warm and cool colors, hue and more!

Discover how to transform everyday beans into stunning mosaic art with this easy, fun tutorial. Perfect for DIY decor! You can make this with no crafting skills.

Tweens and teens can enjoy making unique string art projects with this string art video lesson.

36 Elementary Art Lessons for Kids - one for every week of the school year! Perfect for homeschool families, teachers, scout leaders, and parents!

This is a great assignment if you're looking for assignment ideas to leave for a substitute. Might even be one that can then be further developed when you return and see what they did! #teachingart #subassignment #substitiutelesson #sublesson

Create colorful mosaics of all your favorite characters from the new movie Dolittle!

Make a Cool Sharpie and Alcohol Painting on Canvas where the alcohol makes swirls of permanent marker color on the canvas, it’s just magic!

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String paint art is SO PRETTY and its really simple to create! This is such a fun and easy art technique and a great project for people of all skill levels.

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Everything's coming up rainbows...and unicorns! Have you ever tried scratch art? It's SO colorful and one of my favorite projects to do with kids, who always seem to love scratch-off anything. I was able to

Fun easy DIY crafts for kids to make parents will actually enjoy doing too! Projects & activities for toddlers and teens!

This easy yarn painting hack uses a pen to “paint” with yarn! A fun and clever art project for kids or crafty adults — no brushes needed.