A Card With a Twist In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to make an Electrified Spinner Card that turns on and off with help from a magnet and concealed reed switch. While the visuals in this tutorial feature leaves from my daughter’s favorite tree, the concept, circuit diagram, and cut files for this project may […]
Light Up a Schultüte
Introduction Taking inspiration from German custom, this tutorial will show you a way to combine paper circuits with a rolled-up piece of poster board to create a customizable, cone-shaped container, that is synonymous with the first day of school. Contents Materials & Tools Directions Celebrate the First Day of School Video Tutorial Did you know […]
Carousel Book Light
Brighten the Night with a Bookish Light In this tutorial, we will show you how to make a versatile book lamp, using a structure that may be used as a hanging ornament, tabletop display, or nightlight. Video Carousel Book Light Video Tutorial Introduction This project combines paper circuits with paper crafting to make a versatile […]
Rainbow Pop Up Card
Rainbows & Sunshine In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to create a rainbow card that pops up and lights up when it’s opened, with help from a sliding switch mechanism that may be applied in a variety of clever ways. Introduction Tools & Materials Directions Video Tutorial Related Categories Tutorials, Projects, Paper Circuit Techniques […]
Susan Lowdermilk, Book Artist
<Art, Craft, and Telling Stories with Pop-up> CHIBI: We met on the Hack Your Notebook project, for what turned into Booklet #2, Engineer Your Materials, Working with Pop-up. By that time, you’d discovered Chibitronics co-founder Jie Qi’s circuit stickers and had begun exploring possibilities for book arts, pop-up and electronics. Can you share some detail […]
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 & […]
Pathfinders Summer Institute 2021
This is our most in-depth professional development course in which a group of Chibitronics trained educators lead you through basic paper circuits all the way to programming with sensors and motors. Session Dates: July 18-23, 2021Grades: open to all grades but geared toward 3rd to 12th grade educatorsApplications due by: May 14, 2021 at 5:00pm […]
Chibitronics at Pathfinders Winter Institute 2021
Chibitronics will be back at Infosys Pathfinders for Winter Institute 2021! Never been to Pathfinders? This three-day event will be an engaging computer science and maker education professional development experience for K-12 public teachers. Teachers can choose from 18 different computer science and maker education courses. All K-12 US public school teachers from all disciplines […]
Chibitronics at ISTE20 Live
Chibitronics will be presenting at this year’s ISTE20 Live discussing how to integrate computer science and paper engineering into your teaching. Want to join us? See all the details below. When: November 29 – December 5, 2020 (Registration is rolling but early bird pricing ends on October 1!) Where: Online! Find out more and register here. […]
Meet the Maker: Colleen Graves
We’re excited this month to introduce rockstar maker/educator/librarian Colleen Graves. Colleen has been sharing all sorts of wonderful ideas and resources for making with technology and how to set up spaces that nurture such creativity! 1. What is your story? I’m Colleen Graves, I’m a Maker, a Teacher, and a Librarian. I started using Chibitronics […]
Meet the Maker: Shelby Arnold
Shelby Arnold is an amazing artist, who teaches paper electronics and other crafty subjects at NYC Resister, a hackerspace in Brooklyn. She makes pop-ups, sculptures, and other projects. For more information and to see more of her beautiful pieces, please visit her Shelby Makes website. 1. What is your story? I’ve loved paper since I […]
Meet the Maker: Leah DiPasquale
Paper Toys & Art That Pops Today’s spotlight is on Leah DiPasquale, a gifted illustrator and graphic designer known for her vibrant artwork and eye-catching paper toys! (She has even designed whimsical fabrics with enticing motifs including “Crabulous Tacos,” a “Bagel Party,” and the bright geese depicted above!) We first encountered Leah’s work during LightUpPopUpTober […]