Use Code CM2025 For TODAY ONLY, we’re taking 25% off all non-discounted Chibitronics products in our shop! Use code CM2025 at checkout to stock up on your favorite Chibitronics products, including Circuit Stickers, template sketchbooks, Launchpad LEDs and Batteries, and more! Code valid: December 1, 2025 @12:01am PT – December 1, 2025 @11:59pm PT on […]
Chibitronics Black Friday Sale 2025
Use Code BF2025 We invite you to save BIGĀ during our annualĀ Black Friday Sale, starting Friday 28 November and extending through Sunday 30 November! For a limited time, use code BF2025 to enjoy 20% off all non-discountedĀ Chibitronics products in our shop.Ā Ā *Code valid: November 28, 2025 @12:01 PT – November 30, 2025 @11:59pm PT on all non-discounted […]
Educator & Lesson Spotlight: Paper Circuit Puppets with Felicia Brooks
Spotlight on Felicia Brooks Working in three dimensions ā to create a puppet with students ā would be a challenge any day of the week! But, in today’s post, you’ll meet a bold, innovative educator who is no stranger to a challenge! We met middle school art educator, Felicia Brooks, during our Summer Pathfinders course […]
Purdue’s 2025 Engineering Gift Guide Features Chibitronics
Our LED Kits in Top 10 Reviewed Gifts for 2025 Our LED Sticker Kits are a great holiday gift idea! Chibitronics LED Circuit Sticker Kits make electronics artful! Peel, stick, and light up creative projects for young makers. Purdue University’s 2025 Engineering Gift Guide This year, two of our LED starter kits were reviewed and […]
Power Boost: How to Place Launchpad Batteries in Series
Like Beads on a String Did you know that it’s possible to connect two or more Launchpad Batteries together, like beads on a string, to boost their power within a circuit? Novel in design, our 3V CR2032 Launchpad Battery is a safer, more learner-friendly option than traditional coin batteries! Besides making our Launchpad Battery harder […]
How to Use Chibitronics Resistor StickersĀ
Speedbumps for Electricity Did you know that different colors of LEDs require different amounts of power to turn on? This is especially true for bare through-hole LEDs (the ones with legs). In this post, you’ll learn how to use Chibitronics NEW Resistor Stickers to act as speedbumps to slow down the flow of electricity in […]
Introducing NEW Chibitronics Through-Hole LEDs and Resistor Stickers
Chibitronics now carries NEW learner-friendly Through-Hole LEDs and easy-to-use Resistor Stickers! After hearing stories about educators using through-hole LEDs with their students to cut costs and encourage rapid prototyping, we’re excited to introduce two new products that will make this practice easier and even more educational! The Long and Short of It Through-hole LEDs (the […]
Tech Tip: Try Circuit Sketcher for Prototyping Your 3D Build
PopUpTober Meets Circuit Sketcher In anticipation of PopUpTober, we’re demonstrating a way to create a virtual model that may help speed up the production of your 3D ideas, including pop-up cards! Circuit Sketcher (our NEW Digital Design Software) is a digital design tool that allows you to experiment and play virtually with paper circuit components […]
Record-Breaking Participation During Chibitronics Summer Pathfinders PD!
Participation Up 26% Throughout July, as part of Infosys Pathfinders Summer Institute 2025, members of the Chibitronics team hosted our most ambitious virtual professional development event to date. Even with an expedited registration window (which occurred as a result of unprecedented interest in Summer Pathfinders courses in general) active enrollment in our classroom-tested course, Start […]
Sequence Slide Switch Pop-Up Mechanism: Guest Educator Kristin Osiecki
Exploring Engineering Through Pop-Up Art In today’s post, leading up to #LightUpPopUpTober 2025, Educator/Artist/and Technologist Kristin Osiecki is sharing a helpful template, links to useful pop-up resources, and an example of a Sequence Slide Switch Pop-Up Mechanism in action. In case you missed it, Kristin and the Chibitronics team recently hosted a webinar, Exploring Engineering […]
Introducing NEW Chibitronics Launchpad LEDs!
Weāre Launching a NEW, STURDIER LED! After spending countless hours working with educators around the world, and hearing their feedback, the Chibitronics team is thrilled to announce the release of our new Launchpad LEDs! Like our safer, easier-to-use Launchpad Battery, our new Launchpad LEDs come with sturdy tabs that are easy to grip, sketch, and […]
Try Circuit Sketcher: Design Software for Paper Circuits
Play, Plan, Prototype ā Virtually! We’d love to hear your feedback on Circuit Sketcher. Circuit Sketcher, by Chibitronics, is a digital design tool that allows you to experiment and play virtually with paper circuit components before using physical materials. Designed with educators and students in mind, Circuit Sketcher allows you to choose from a variety […]