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: […]
Lesson Plan Contest
Congratulations, Winners! We asked educators to share lesson plans that incorporated our stickers, state education standards, and learning objectives. We’re proud to announce our three winners, and will sharing their lesson plans on the website. First Prize Lesson: Lighting Your Town Created by: Kelli Mocny, Teacher, Foussat Elementary School Recommended Age Group: 3rd-5th grade This […]
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 nice to see old friends. Thanks […]
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 was a fun, intimate show where […]
Graduation with Chibitronics
Charlotte Brayton-Dungan and Laura Peters both just graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with Master’s of Education degrees. Charlotte was in the Learning and Teaching program, and Laura was in the Arts in Education program. Both discovered Chibitronics through Karen Brennan’s course, T-550: Designing for Learning by Creating when Jie Qi came to […]
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 with 100 circuit stickers. We powered […]
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 workshop for hundreds of visitors to […]
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 STEAM possibilities. Thanks to all 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 Joanna Nancy Patricia Head over to […]
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 Facebook Page where the Xyron Design […]
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 graciously invited us to lead quick […]