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 Chibitronics cofounder Jie Qi and rockstar […]
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. Â IEEE’s booth had inspiring technology projects to spark interest and imagination. Â We provided a fun light up activity […]
Programming the Chibi Chip
This tutorial shows you how to program your Chibi Chip microcontroller board! Â We will write our code in a browser-based code editor and then transmit code through sound to your board. Â Ready? Â Let’s get started! You will need: Chibi Chip programmable microcontroller board programming cable with USB and audio connectors USB power supply (such as […]
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 gift card to one lucky commenter […]
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 to one lucky commenter and Chibitronics […]
Chibitronics and Lawn Fawn Collaboration, Day 1
Good morning and Happy Monday! Â Today the Chibitronics design team is thrilled to be collaborating with one of our favorite companies, Lawn Fawn! Â 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 and dies! Â Click on the links […]
Chibitronics Lesson Plan Contest
Lesson Plan Contest Submit a lesson plan featuring Chibitronics circuit stickers for your chance to win Chibitronics gift certificates! First Prize: $300 Second Price: $200 Third Prize: $100 Lessons will be judged on creativity, classroom usefulness, and use of primary source materials. Instructions Write a lesson plan featuring Chibitronics circuit stickers, and submit in our […]
Chibitronics Teacher Appreciation Day 2017
To show our gratitude and thanks to the teachers that make a difference, Chibitronics is celebrating with giveaways, discounts, and more! 100 Starter Kits Giveaway The first 100 teachers to enter discount code “TEACHERSROCK” at checkout on May 9th will receive a free starter kit (shipping charges apply). One kit per educator, please. You must […]
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 Valley of Virginia with my incredibly […]
Surrealist Paper Illustrations
Objective: Students will learn the ideas and concepts behind the Surrealist art movement while creating paper illustrations that incorporate light-up Chibitronics circuit stickers. Created by: Kristin Osiecki. Learn more about Kristin in our Meet the Maker series. Click here for full lesson plan: Surrealism meets Circuits. Lesson Plan Summary: Topics: Surrealism, illustration, drawing, elements and […]
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 make our Chibitronics come to life […]
Chibitronics 2017 Design Team Call
New Designers Wanted! We’re looking for some new Design Team members or Guest Designers for Chibitronics. If you love scrapbooking, cardmaking, decorating, and sewing, we’d love you to develop and share your favorite projects featuring our LED circuit stickers to inspire others. We are looking for paper crafters, cardmakers, scrapbookers, fabric designers and more. Commitment: […]