Launchpad LEDs May Make You Flip We think you’ll flip for our new Launchpad LEDs! Because they are not backed with adhesive like our Circuit Sticker LEDs, our new Launchpad LEDs may be easily flipped around to shine through a hole from the back side of a piece of paper! Sturdy and repositionable, their elongated […]
Meet the Maker: Leah DiPasquale
Paper Toys & Art That Pops Today’s spotlight is on Leah DiPasquale, a gifted illustrator and graphic designer known for her vibrant artwork and eye-catching paper toys! (She has even designed whimsical fabrics with enticing motifs including “Crabulous Tacos,” a “Bagel Party,” and the bright geese depicted above!) We first encountered Leah’s work during LightUpPopUpTober […]
Make a Light-Sensing Tree with Chibitronics Launchpad LEDs
Make Holiday Projects React to Light A light sensor can add interactivity to your artwork by making it react to the presence or absence of light. In this post, Iāll show you how to use a Light Sensor Sticker to make a light-sensing tree with Chibitronics Launchpad LEDs. We’ll add a bit of light-reactive magic […]
Chibitronics End of Year Sale
Bring hands-on STEAM learning into 2026! Paper circuits invite curiosity, creativity, and problem-solvingāone light at a time.š” Weāre wrapping up the year with even more savings. Now through 12/31 receive: ā¢ 10% off any one non-discounted Chibitronics product of your choice, using code EOY10ā¢ One FREE Chibi Lights STEM Starter Kit with a purchase […]
Project-Based Learning with Chibitronics (featuring Michelle Hollander)
PBL with Chibitronics Today, we’re featuring some fun and easy ways to use Chibitronics in the classroom, within the context of cross-curricular Project-Based Learning. Our guest, Michelle Hollander, who recently reviewed a few of our products, has some ideas to share! Chibitronics provides an innovative, hands-on approach to teach students about circuitry and integrate paper […]
Cyber Monday Sale 2025!
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 […]
Congrats to the Chibitronics #LightUpPopUpTober Team!
Contest & Gallery Update During October, Chibitronics and members of our #LightUpPopUpTober team participated in a global PopUpTober challenge. Collectively, our team created a remarkable body of glowing work, featuring 31 different pop-up mechanisms! We are so grateful to our talented team of volunteers for sharing their time, talent, and creativity with us! If you’d […]
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 […]