Chibitronics in China
Jie Qi, co-founder and inventor of Chibitronics, was recently in China, sharing our Love to Code and Circuit Stickers at the Communication University of China and Asia Society & Jack Ma’s Foundation. Communication University of China Professor Hongliang Wang of the Communication University of China invited Jie to teach...
ISTE 2017
We just got back from a busy week at ISTE. We had a great time meeting new and old friends and had a chance to share our new Love to Code kit: the Chibi Chip and Chibi Scope! We hosted a workshop “STEAM-Based Learning and Self-Expression with Chibitronics” with...
Paper Circuits at Maker Faire with IEEE
We just returned from Maker Faire, where our friends from IEEE (Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers) hosted us in their booth. IEEE is a non-profit professional engineering association whose goal is to advance technology for humanity. IEEE’s booth had inspiring technology projects to spark interest and imagination. We...
Chibitronics and Lawn Fawn Collaboration, Day 3
Good morning and welcome back to the last day of the Lawn Fawn and Chibitronics collaboration! You can find our first 2 days of posts here and here! Click on the links below to visit the Lawn Fawn blog and our first four designers! Lawn Fawn is giving away a $30...
Chibitronics and Lawn Fawn Collaboration, Day 2
Good morning and welcome back to the second day of the Lawn Fawn and Chibitronics collaboration! You can find our first day of posts here! Click on the links below to visit the Lawn Fawn blog and our first four designers! Lawn Fawn is giving away a $30 gift card...
Chibitronics and Lawn Fawn Collaboration, Day 1
Good morning and Happy Monday! Today the Chibitronics design team is thrilled to be collaborating with one of our favorite companies, Lawn Fawn! For the next three days our designers along with the Lawn Fawn design team will be sharing creations using Chibitronics LED stickers and Lawn Fawn stamps...
2017 Chibitronics Design Team
Meet the 2017 Chibitronics Design Team! We’re so proud to work with these wonderful artists and paper crafters. We will be featuring their great projects on our website and social media. Jessica Frost-Ballas, Design Team Coordinator: Hi, I’m Jess from All the Sparkle! I live in the Shenandoah...
Chibitronics 2016 Recap: A Year in Review
We’ve had a busy 2016, and are grateful for the friends, educators, crafters, partners, and community members who’ve supported us this year. In January, we were off to CHA for our second year. We met some amazing partners, including this wonderful partner, Kelli from Lawn Fawn, who really helped...
Interactive Flashcard Tutorial
For Grades: 5+ These interactive flashcards are a fun and unique way for students to review topics learned in class. Each student can create a unique flashcard to contribute to a class compilation of review questions. The example shown here is an example for a 6th grade science lesson...
Light-Up Cards with Lawn Fawn Stamps and Chibitronics LED Circuit Stickers
We’re excited to do another collaboration with our favorite stamp company, Lawn Fawn! This week, we’ll be featuring some light-up cards made with stamps from Lawn Fawn’s latest collection (so cute!) and our LED stickers. We have some amazing light-up cards made with our tropical LED circuit stickers, effects...
Avery Elle & Chibitronics Collaboration
We’re excited to be collaborating with Avery Elle this week! We loved using the super cute stamps from Avery Elle with our lights. Check out the Chibitronics and Avery Elle Design Teams’ cards using the latest stamps from Avery Elle and our fun LED circuit stickers. Click on the...
My Favorite Things Design Collaboration Week 2
We’re having a great time working with My Favorite Things in our fun design collaboration. My Favorite Things has the cutest stamps, and the combination of stamps and Chibi lights are so fun. Last week, we shared some fun cards from Nancy and Jessica. Today, we’re sharing a design...
My Favorite Things Design Collaboration Week 1
We’re so excited to be working with My Favorite Things in our fun design collaboration. My Favorite Things has the cutest stamps, and the combination of stamps and Chibi lights are so fun. We’ll be sharing designs from both of our design teams this week and next. Come back...
Our First ISTE Appearance
In late June, we attended our first ISTE conference in Denver, Colorado! We had applied for and had gotten into the startup expo, a pavilion with 32 start-up companies in ed-tech. We had a little booth, which we lit up and met with lots of great educators. It was...
Meet the Maker: Colleen Graves
We’re excited this month to introduce rockstar maker/educator/librarian Colleen Graves. Colleen has been sharing all sorts of wonderful ideas and resources for making with technology and how to set up spaces that nurture such creativity! 1. What is your story? I’m Colleen Graves, I’m a Maker, a Teacher, and...
Aslı’s Circuit Sketchbook
Welcome to Asli’s Sketchbook page! We will be sharing completed scenes created by artist Aslı. Each week she is posting a new page, along with creations by others in their own sketchbooks. Keep updated by checking here or following us on Instagram or Twitter.Please feel free to share your...
Chibitronics at ASTRA
This June, we went to our first toy show at ASTRA. ASTRA is the American Specialty Toy Retailer Association, and they hold an annual Marketplace and Academy show every year. This year, it was in early June at the Denver Convention Center. We had heard from others that it...
Maker Faire
We had a great time this year at our third Maker Faire! We met old and new fans, and had fun creating light-up cards. This year, we were in the Expo Hall and wanted our booth to stand out. We got a banner made and light up the banner...
Cambridge Science Festival
We had an amazing time participating in the 10th Anniversary of the Cambridge Science Festival and 100th Anniversary of MIT in Cambridge, where over 40,000 visitors from all over the Cambridge/Boston area came to visit for MIT’s open house festivities. In collaboration with the MIT museum, we hosted a...
NSTA Conference
We just got back from a fun week at NSTA in Tennessee. We met so many great educators and learned so much! Thanks to Robin Glugatch, Randy Rogers, and Liz Bassey for helping with decorations in our booth. Everyone loved seeing the classroom examples and were inspired by the...
Lawn Fawn Collaboration
We were so happy to meet Kelly Marie from Lawn Fawn at this year’s CHA. This week, we are doing a fun collaboration with Lawn Fawn’s super cute stamps and our stickers. Check out what our Chibi designers came up with their favorite Lawn Fawn stamps. Alisha Christina Jessica...
Xyron & Chibitronics Blog Hop
Hi everyone, we’re doing our first blog hop with Xyron. Xyron makes great adhesive and crafting machines and tools, and we’ve had a blast using them with our products. Check out what our Chibi Designers came up with! Alisha Christina Joanna Nancy Patricia Head on over to the Xyron...
Decorative project ideas with Xyron Creative Station and Chibi Lights
The best thing about Chibi light is that it is a light sticker. Don’t we all love crafting with stickers? It’s a great medium to create quick, easy and aesthetically pleasing projects. One needs to just peel, place and press to create delightful craft magic. Ever wondered how you...
Celebrating love for Science on Valentine’s day with circuits at AAAS meeting
What could be a better way to express our love for science than to make DIY light-up cards on Valentine’s day? We were lucky enough to create such an opportunity for hundreds of energetic children and their families on the Valentine’s weekend. Thanks to the Computing Research Association, who...
Light-up your Valentine’s Day- DIY project ideas with Circuit Stickers
Make this Valentine’s Day extra special. Here are some ideas to express your love with unique light-up projects. #1 Hack your favorite Valentine’s Day card and make it flashy with our tropical lights. #2 Add extra spark to the sparkled hearts #3 How could someone possibly ignore a light-up stiletto? #4...
CHA 2016 Recap
We just came back from the Craft & Hobby MegaShow in Anaheim, CA! There was a lot of work for our small team of three, but we had a blast! We wanted to keep our booth expenses to a minimum, but still wanted it cute. Our good friend, Linda...
Chibitronics 2015 Recap
Looking back, it’s been a fun and fruitful 2015 and grown so much since our small crowdfunding experiment from a year ago. We want to thank you for the support and feedback- we couldn’t have gone this far without you – our wonderful community! Early in the year, we...
Welcome 2016! 16 fun ideas and projects to try this year
“And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.” -Rainer Maria Rilke It is time to welcome 2016 and make a plan for funnier, healthier and sparklier new beginnings. Here are 16 wonderful light-up ways to get started. #1 Learn new things # 2 Catch...
Making with Chibitronics at TEDxBeaconStreet
This month we got to share Chibitronics as part of the TEDxYOUTH event, hosted by TEDxBeaconStreet. It was a blast to watch everyone’s faces light up as the created their first circuits and then added their own personal stories with drawings! One of the most rewarding parts for us...
Chibitronics at Programaê! Makers Educa in Brazil
We were extremely thrilled to be part of the Programaê! Makers Educa workshop in Sao Paulo. Programaê!, an initiative started by Lemann Foundation recently launched the Makers Educa program to support creative maker activities at public schools and afterschool centers in Brazil. As part of this program, several educators...
Circuit Stickers at HUBweek: A week of art, science and technology in Boston
We were delighted to be part of the Boston HUBweek as part of A Pop-Up Makerspace: The Future of Learning Laboratory, hosted by Harvard University. On 10th October, the Harvard Ed portal was transformed into a space of playful experiences with hands-on workshops, interactive activities, and participatory demonstrations. The...
Chibitronics Circuit Stickers at SIGGRAPH
We just got back from sunny, LA, where we had a great time at SIGGRAPH. Using circuit stickers, Agic conductive ink, and Conductak conductive sticky putty, we made a beautiful circuitry – CircuitTree! For more info: http://s2015.siggraph.org/attendees/making-siggraph-2015 http://semiaccurate.com/2015/08/12/conductak-make-conductive-sticky-putty/
Chibitronics at the White House STEM Event
We shared Chibitronics Circuit Stickers at the White House’s STEM event, “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.” The goal was to get youth interested in and excited about STEM careers. There were several activity stations, and we helped the OSTP Staff (Office of Science and Technology...
Chibitronics at CHA Mega Show
Our circuit stickers debut at CHA and had a great reception with crafters and artists at the Mega Show. We were excited to show everyone how circuit stickers could add light to their favorite paper crafts, mixed media, textiles, and more. We started off by creating a beautiful...
A new way to make circuits
chibitronics takes the soldering out of making electronic circuits. chibitronic components are provided as stickers, so applying them is as easy as peel and stick; wires are likewise laid down using sticky copper tape. Our components are fabricated on a flexible kapton substrate, laminated with an anisotropic conductive tape,...