Touchable Art You Can Hold Today, we are spotlighting Helen Lin, a clever creator of colorful, touchable art meant to be explored with the hands. Helen first caught our eye when she shared her mind-blowing, electronic, risograph-printed pop-up book, Tela Specula. In her upcoming exhibition, to touch is to feel, Helen will be exhibiting Tela […]
Registration CLOSED for Summer Pathfinders 2026! Free Chibitronics Supplies & Hands-on PD for Teachers
Registration is now closed for Pathfinders 2026. We hope to see you in our course this year, or in a future session! Are you a US-based K-12 public or charter school teacher? Start with Art: Chibitronics Paper Circuits This summer, as part of Infosys Pathfinders Summer Institute 2026, we are excited to be once again […]
Tech Tip: Use Launchpad LEDs & Batteries Like Stencils!
Sturdy Metal Pads Are Easy to Trace Did you know that Launchpad components, including batteries and LEDs, have sturdy metal pads that make them easy to grip, sketch, and prototype with? Unlike our Circuit Sticker LEDs, which are designed to be used just like stickers, Launchpad LEDs are bigger, more durable, and easily reusable for […]
Art of Poverty: Free Paper Circuit Workshop
Illuminating Stories about Needs Being Met If you live in the Lauderdale Lakes (Florida) area, you’re invited to the Heart Community Resource Center on Monday, February 23, 2026 to join art educator, Felicia Brooks for a free workshop and introduction to paper circuits. “Using watercolor, cardboard, LED light, conductive tape, and a coin battery, attendees […]
Educator & Lesson Spotlight: Paper Circuit Puppets with Felicia Brooks
Spotlight on Felicia Brooks Working in three dimensions — to create a puppet with students — would be a challenge any day of the week! But, in today’s post, you’ll meet a bold, innovative educator who is no stranger to a challenge! We met middle school art educator, Felicia Brooks, during our Summer Pathfinders course […]
PopUpTober Tutorial: Parallelogram With OR Switch Featuring Chibitronics
View Video Tutorial: In this video tutorial, created in anticipation of #PopUpTober 2025, I’ll show you a way to create a light-up pop-up structure based upon a parallelogram. The pop-up parallelogram provides a flat surface that is useful for adding lights, scenery, and props to add dimension to a story. When the card is opened […]
Chibitronics Lights Up #PopUpTober 2025!
Get Ready for #PopUpTober! Find #PopUpTober Information & Inspiration For a quick reference, please visit our #LightUpPopUpTober resource page, which we’ll be updating during 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 your own creations! What is […]
Illuminating Mangrove Trees at KID Museum (With Barbara Liedahl)
On Sunday, 18 May 2025, visitors to KID Museum in Bethesda, Maryland had an opportunity to learn about mangrove trees, origami, and paper circuitry, while being introduced to the achievements and creations of inspirational makers in STEM. As part of their Asian American & Pacific Islander Community Celebration, KID Museum hosted Barbara Liedahl to oversee […]
Chibitronics is Presenting at ISTELive2025!
Inspiring Bold Innovation Details: This summer, Chibitronics is excited to be presenting a hands-on workshop at ISTELive25 in San Antonio, Texas! The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Edtech conference and expo is the premiere EdTech conference in the United States. It will be taking place from June 29 – July 2, 2025. Come […]
Meet the Maker: Corinne Takara
Story-Telling Outside of the Box Today’s spotlight is on Corinne Okada Takara, a mixed media-artist and STEAM Educator, well-known for her commitment to building community through story-telling. By cultivating opportunities for playful making in public spaces, with a focus upon building “conversation spaces,” Corinne’s experimental works often combine biomaterials, technology, and different flavors of cultural […]
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 […]