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, […]
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 […]
Featured Educator – Darshell Silva
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 […]
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 […]
2021 Design Team Call
Chibitronics is searching for a few additions to our 2021 Design Team! Chibitronics blends circuits with arts and crafts. We make circuit stickers which are friendly peel-and-stick lights, effects, and sensor modules for lighting up your craft projects. Our dream is to make it fun and easy for everyone to create and design their own expressive […]
Story Challenge
Contents Circuit Story ChallengeMeet the Crew …… And their TeachersColoring PagesAcknowledgements Downloads Coloring Pages PDF Welcome Friends! Joining Fern and friends from Love to Code are our shiny new Kids Crew and their awesome Teachers. Circuit Story Challenge To celebrate our new characters we want you to help us write their stories! Pick one of […]
Meet Our Ambassadors
Meet Our Ambassadors Greetings! My name is Ivy Daniels and I am a technology teacher at James Madison Middle School in Prince George’s County, Maryland, where I serve as a department chair, Remote Teaching Excellence (RTE) partner, and Amazon Future Engineers (AFE) teacher. I also serve as a teacher-leader for the Media Arts and Career […]
Design Team
Meet our Design Team! Jessica Frost-Ballas,Design Team and Social Media Coordinator Hi, I’m Jess from All the Sparkle! I live in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with my incredibly supportive husband, three sassy cats, and a goofy sheltie! I discovered Chibitronics in 2015 and fell head over heels! I love interactive cards and adding a […]
FAQ
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Gallery
“Paper craft became more magical as it took on the interactivity of electronics, while the electronics became not only more beautiful, but also more meaningful within the context of a crafted scene… Paper electronics opened new modes of expression… and enabled the creation of new types of artifacts that would not have existed otherwise.” -Jie […]
CUE 2018
This year, we attended CUE for the first time. Set in beautiful Palm Springs, we enjoyed the great weather, meeting some really nice educators, and eating way too much goodness at Sherman’s Deli! Here are some tweets from the event! Chibitronics presentation. Simple circuits combined with coding and arts. Good for elementary kids too! #cue18 […]
ISTE 2017
We just got back from a busy week at ISTE. We had a great time meeting new and old friends and had a chance to share our new Love to Code kit: the Chibi Chip and Chibi Scope! We hosted a workshop “STEAM-Based Learning and Self-Expression with Chibitronics” with Chibitronics cofounder Jie Qi and rockstar […]