Create a Light-up Card for a Superstar Teacher! In anticipation of Teacher Day (May 6) and Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5-9), Chibitronics is shining a light upon the dedicated educators who strive to create engaging, meaningful experiences for their students! 🎉🎉 ❤️ To help us celebrate the bright connections made by our hardworking educators, we’ve created a […]
Educator & Lesson Spotlight: Illuminated Heart Boxes With Catie Nasser
Illuminated Heart Boxes In today’s post we are honored to have Catie Nasser sharing her Illuminated Heart Boxes, an origami project that students of many ages may enjoy (with varying levels of scaffolding). Catie Nasser is a tech-savvy K-6 art educator who dabbles in a variety of creative pursuits, ranging from papercutting, printmaking, paper engineering, […]
Interactive Art with a Chibitronics Light Sensor Sticker
Create Projects That React to Light! Did you know that a light sensor can add interactivity to your artwork by making it react to the presence or absence of light? Did you know that the Chibitronics Light Sensor Sticker can be used with or without a microcontroller? While both the Chibitronics Light Sensor Bundle and […]
KID Museum Collaborates with Chibitronics this Spring!
Kids learn about Paper Circuits & Creative Coding at KID Museum For the months of March through May, visitors to KID Museum in Bethesda, Maryland will have an opportunity to learn about circuitry and programming in their Electronics Studio, while being introduced to a variety of inspirational makers in STEM! Launched on March 9th, as […]
Chibitronics & CodeJoy Partner Up to Support Teachers & Schools
Play, Magic , & a New Partnership Collaborative Post by Amanda Jeane Strode & the Chibitronics Team Welcome to this special conversation between Jie Qi, CEO of Chibitronics, Shiela Lee, Head of Education at Chibitronics, and Amanda Jeane Strode, Director of Learning at CodeJoy. In this blog, we bring together these innovative educators to discuss […]
Students at NEU Combine Story, STEAM Learning, & LED Stickers
Hello World! In January of 2025, students attending a Physical Computing course at Northeastern University worked with Chibitronics Circuit Sticker LEDs and copper tape to create personal works of glowing art. As part of the university’s coursework in its College of Art, Media, and Design (CAMD), this was a novel experience — the first time […]
Registration Open for Summer Pathfinders 2025! Free Chibitronics Supplies & Hands-on PD for Teachers
Are you a US-based K-12 public or charter school teacher or librarian? Start with Art: STEAM Learning with Chibitronics Paper Circuits If you are a K-12 public or charter school educator or librarian based in the United States, we have an opportunity for you (or someone you may know)! This summer, as part of Infosys […]
Purdue’s 2024 Engineering Gift Guide Features Chibitronics
Love to Code Creative Coding Kit in Top 10 Reviewed Gifts for 2024 The Chibitronics Love to Code Creative Coding Kit is a great holiday gift idea! Inspiring children and teens through the wonder of play Purdue University’s 2024 Engineering Gift Guide This year our engaging microcontroller kit was reviewed and selected as one of […]
Educator & Lesson Spotlight: Leveling Up (& Lighting Up) Book Clubs with Aubrey Garrison
Spotlight on Aubrey Garrison Integrating circuits, art, and literature is not always an easy feat! In today’s post, we are featuring a dynamic middle school educator who boldly reimagines book reports and book clubs to be much more engaging and exciting for students. Language Arts teacher Aubrey Garrison, in collaboration with Jill Dawson, has created […]
Meet the Maker: Ryan Jenkins
Tinker Extraordinaire This month, we are excited to introduce you to a brilliant educator and author, Ryan Jenkins, the cofounder of Wonderful Idea Co., a design studio focusing on STEAM education. The time was right to feature Ryan, because he has a brand new book coming out this October, The Tinkering Workshop! A colorful chapter […]
Make 4 Simple Pop-Ups Glow With Chibitronics LEDs
Research a Critter: Tell Its Story with Pop-Ups and Paper Circuits Engage your students with a fun and educational project that combines science, technology, art, and engineering! This blog post will show you a way to combine paper circuits with a series of pop-up foundation shapes. Individually, each mechanism may be customized to stand alone. […]
Chibitronics Lights Up #PopUpTober!
Find #PopUpTober Information & Inspiration For a quick reference, please visit our #LightUpPopUpTober resource page, which we’ll be updating throughout the months of September and October. There, you’ll find the daily prompts, tutorials, templates, and plenty of light-up pop-up inspiration to help you get started with our own creations! What is #PopUpTober? This fall, Chibitronics […]