Hi all, Celeste here! Last year, I shared a tutorial illustrating my approach to making a light-up shadow box called a nicho. In addition to being beautiful little pieces of art, nichos can help us celebrate and remember cherished people, places, and objects. After I shared this tutorial, an idea popped into my mind: What […]
Chibitronics + ISTE Live23 = Brilliant PD
Taking inspiration from classroom tested activities found in the Chibitronics Paper Circuits STEAM Educators Guide, educators Barbara Liedahl and Susan Brown will be leading a workshop at the International Society for Technology Education (ISTE) Live23 Edtech Conference in Philadelphia this summer! Together, this dynamic duo offers a highly engaging, fun approach to the art of […]
How to make light up toucan card with animating LED.
Hi, crafty friends! This is Eiko. Around the summer of 2023, Chibitronics will release three new animating LEDs. Gem-shaped blink type, Heart-shaped fade type, and Flower-shaped rainbow fade type. So today I make light up toucan card using Chibitronics new animating LED and Lawn Fawn stamps and dies. When you pull the tab, the flowers […]
Make a Color-Changing Infinity Mirror with Chibitronics Animating LED Stickers
Hi! This is Kathy with a new version of a fun optical illusion, the Infinity Mirror. An Infinity Mirror consists of two mirrors facing each other, with a row of lights sandwiched in between. The reflections bounce back and forth between the two mirrors, making it look like you are gazing into an endless tunnel […]
Registration open for Summer Pathfinders 2023! Free Chibitronics supplies and hands-on PD for teachers
We are excited to announce that we are participating again this year in the Infosys Pathfinders Summer Institute 2023! This summer’s course will introduce paper circuits, STEAM and how to integrate these activities across subject areas. Participating teachers will receive full scholarships for hands-on virtual professional development and a FREE kit of supplies to learn […]
5 Tips & Tricks for Using Chibitronics Reed Switches (Magnet On)
If you are reading this post, there’s a good chance that you have: In the event that you don’t fit into any of the aforementioned categories, please allow me to suggest that you check out Magical Magnetism: Intro to Reed Switches (Magnet On) before reading on. There, you’ll find an in-depth explanation of what reed switches […]
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week… We are raffling off 10 free Chibitronics STEM Starter Kits this week to teachers! We will select 10 lucky winners on Monday May 15. Winners will be notified by email. To enter our raffle, please click below and fill out the entry form: 25% Educator Discount this week This […]
How to make light up robot shaker card with animating LED.
Hi, crafty friends! This is Eiko. Around the summer of 2023, Chibitronics will release three new animating LEDs. Gem-shaped blink type, Heart-shaped fade type, and Flower-shaped rainbow fade type. So today I make light up robot shaker card using Chibitronics new animating LED and Lawn Fawn stamps and dies. When you push the sentiment banner, […]
Make a Puppet with Color Changing Eyes With Chibitronics Reed Switches
In my latest tutorial, “Fred 2.0: Puppet with Color Changing Eyes,” I am giving a vintage bird puppet a makeover that includes glowing eyes that change colors with a tug of a feather. See how Fred transitions from frumpy to fabulous, with help from Chibitronics LED stickers! Learn how to create a circuit that uses […]
Dreaming magical color card using the coming Animating LED sticker with the magnetic reed switch
Hi crafty friends! I’m so happy to share an amazing new light sticker coming around this summer. Chibitronics carried it and showed it to you at NAMTA show this April. I sent this card Chibitronics booth at that time. Did anyone see this? A movie is worth a thousand words. Take a look at how […]
Chibitronics Lights Up the NAMTA Creativation Trade Show 2023
Between 30 March and 4 April 2023, members of the Chibitronics team were in Columbus, Ohio, for the National Art Materials Trade Association (NAMTA) Creativation Trade Show. Before the festivities had even begun, Chibitronics’ CEO Jie Qi was invited to lead a paper circuits workshop as part of a collaboration between NAMTA and the local […]
Tarjeta de superhéroe con pegatinas LED arcoíris de Chibitronics
Tarjeta de superhéroe con pegatinas LED Chibitronics Hello everyone!! I’m Laura and I’m very excited to make this project on the Chibitronics blog showing this interactive card with the “Chibitronics LED Stickers” that I hope will inspire you! If you want to know all the details, please keep reading 👇 For this card I chose the […]