Longtime crafter, educator, and recent Chibitronics Teaching Ambassador Darshell Silva joined us this year at the Pathfinders 2021 Summer Institute, enrolling in the Level 2 track. Enjoy this Q&A and learn how books, paper, information skills and a deep appreciation for multiple literacies in Maker Education comes together in her work at a middle school […]
Tutorials
Tutorials Ready to dive deeper into paper circuits? Check out these tutorials for fun tips, tricks, and projects! Batteries & Power 10 Ways to Make a Battery Holder Understanding USB Power Testing Continuity With a Multimeter Measuring Voltage With a Multimeter Conductive Materials Copper Tape Tutorial Copper vs Conductive Fabric Tapes Conductive Ink Various Conductive […]
Lift the Flap Card for Sweet Christmas
Hi everyone! This is June.I can’t believe that this year is almost over. Unfortunately, it’s a very fast passing time, but we are grateful that Christmas still remains with us. I made the last Christmas card in this year. Pretty birds are celebrating Christmas with sweet things on this card. That bird’s house is also […]
Fireplace Pop-up Card
Hi, everyone! This is June! Winter has begun. Winter in South Korea is very cold, but each house has a underfloor heating system called Ondol, so the house is very warm. That’s why houses with fireplaces are rare in my country. However, I often wish to have a fireplace that looks warm and cozy at […]
Craft Guide
Use this handy guide to find the right tutorial for your project and get started with paper circuits! You can also visit our blog and Youtube for more. Craft bloggers, we’d love to hear from you! Contact us to share your tutorial. Introductory Tutorials Getting Started with Copper Tape 5 Ways to Make Paper Battery […]
Craft
Let’s Get Crafty! From cards to party decor, wearables and more, Chibitronics has a thriving craft community and a creative design team. Find inspiration on our blog, browse the tutorials guide to learn new techniques and check out our Youtube playlist to see projects come to life! We’d love to see what you make with […]
Flip Flap Card for Joyful Winter
Hi, my crafty friends! This is June. I am so happy to show you this ‘Flip Flap Card for Joyful Winter’ that is a pop-up and light-up card. This card shows step by step four different scenes when you pull a tab on the bottom of it. One more exciting thing is to see the […]
Are you ready? Say Cheese!
Hi everyone! Nicorin is here. I’ve just returned to Japan today. I’m so excited to live in Japan again and missed New England life, the beautiful nature, and friends, both feeling in mixed-in portion now. Leaving that aside, I show an interactive camera for you. When you pull the top tag, the star image is twinkling […]
A Capybara Christmas with Chibitronics LED Stickers
Hello crafty friends!! 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 “A Capybara Christmas” stamps from […]
Spooky Spider Dissolve Card
Spooked in a Blink In this tutorial, featuring our new White Blink Animating LED stickers (Image 2a), I’ll show you how to make a mechanical card that reveals a spooky, blinking spider whenever you move a lever (Image 2b). Tools & Materials Directions Make a Mechanical Card Light Up Video Related Categories Animating LED, Paper […]
Glowing Garland
Garland That Glows! In this tutorial, we’ll show you how make Glowing Garland (yes, a paper circuit streamer that lights up) with a little help from Circuit Sticker LEDs and conductive fabric tape! Video Related Categories paper circuit techniques, holiday, decoration, paper craft, STEAM Education Have you ever made a paper chain to count down […]
Light Up Waterfall Card: Pull Tab Slider
This Waterfall is Electric! In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to add LEDs to a pull tab slider mechanism, transforming an ordinary waterfall card into an interactive cascade of light. Introduction Materials & Tools Directions Video Overview Related Categories Book Arts, Paper Craft, Valentine, Conductive Fabric Tape, Paper Circuit Techniques Introduction Pull tab sliders, […]