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Superheros Card Using the Pressure Sensitive Conductive Plastic

Hi everyone!! It’s Wei Wei here with this interactive card showcasing Craft with Light Kit – Color and  Pressure Sensitive Conductive Plastic. This card is designed as a circuit with a pressure sensor. If you press down on the switch, yellow and red lights will light up first, followed by pink and blue lights in […]

UPDATE FROM SPAIN – CREATIVE SCHOOL LIBRARIES in GALICIA

A CONVERSATION with Educator, Creative Technologist and Designer PAOLA GUIMERANS (Spanish version here) Scaling expressive technologies for STEAM learning often starts in train-the-trainer workshops. Hands-on sessions with curious educators and their organizations introduce new materials and invite participants – typically coaches, program managers, teachers, and subject matter experts such as artists, introductory CS instructors, department […]

Shiela Lee’s Top 10

A List to Teach By Recently, we caught up again with Shiela Lee, STEM teacher and technology coordinator at Beekman Hill International School, PS 59, New York City, and picked up where we left off with the Featured Educator writeup. This time we opened up the discussion so we could learn more from her on […]

Light Up 3D Paper Dreamcatcher

Hello, friends! It’s Wei Wei here with this Light Up 3D Paper Dreamcatcher featuring Chibitronics LED! This Dreamcatcher is designed by myself. It made of 3 different and separate layers. I provide the template here, enjoy these free designs for your personal crafty projects! First, I cut my dreamcatcher layers and feathers with my cutting machine. Check […]

Accordion Book Templates

Accordion Book Templates Please visit our Paper Circuit Accordion Book tutorial for detailed directions on how to apply these templates. Battery Cover Template Paper Switch Template Switch/Pressure Sensor Template Parallel Circuit Template Blank Template Blinking Slide Switch Template Animation Switch Template Battery Holder (+) on Right

Accordion Book

Light Up Accordion In this tutorial, we will show you how to make a highly customizable paper circuit accordion book — with a series of connectable templates — powered by a single battery! Video Related Categories Book Arts, Paper Craft Introduction An accordion (also called a concertina) is a type of book that has pleated […]

Light up Halloween traveler’s notebook cover

Hi friends! It’s Wei Wei with you today! Today I would like to share my Halloween traveler’s notebook cover using Chibitronics  Pink, Orange, Green MegaPack (30 stickers). Besides cardmaking, I love scrapbooking. Documenting my daily life in the traveler’s notebook is my favorite, so I decided to bring Chibitronics LED stickers into my layout. For my […]

Templates Update

Paper Circuit Templates & Downloads This is a collection of Chibitronics’ most popular paper circuit templates and book downloads! Featuring the Circuit Sticker Sketchbook and Love to Code workbook. Circuit Sticker Sketchbook Templates Here you can find various versions of our Circuit Sticker Sketchbook to suit your needs, including several translations. We currently have the […]

Haunted House Pt. 2: Light Colors in Sequence Tutorial

Spooky Sensor! In our introductory tutorial, Haunted House Pt. 1: Intro to Pressure Sensors, we show you how to create a haunted house with interactive gravestones, using pressure sensors made from conductive plastic. In this tutorial, we will teach you how to use a pressure sensor to make the same haunted house light up, one […]

Shadows, Silhouettes, & Layers Tutorial

Shadows, Silhouettes, & Layers (Oh, my!) In this activity, you’ll make swatch cards to experiment with different paper and light effects and ponder possibilities for using the properties of both for art and engineering. Videos by Jie Qi to Get You Thinking Related Categories Paper Circuit Techniques, Pressure Sensor, Special Effects, Book Arts Supplies Materials […]

Flying Concertina Accordion Book Tutorial

Introduction In this tutorial, we will show you how to add motion and light to a fun and flashy variation of the traditional accordion book structure! You’ll learn how to use conductive thread as a decorative and conductive element, and how to use a reed switch to add interactivity and conserve battery life. Materials & […]

Events Workshops

Events & Workshops We regularly hold professional development workshops both online and through conference events. We look forward to meeting you and sharing our love of paper circuits with you! Infosys Pathfinders Summer Institute 2021Chibitronics Paper Circuits Course Applications open: Now through May 14, 2021Workshop dates: July 18-23, 2021Virtual & live online Intro to Paper Circuits […]

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