Coin batteries are great for powering paper circuits, but they can be costly — both in terms of expense and environmental impact. USB power is a great substitute for coin batteries if you need more power, want to leave a project turned on, or don’t want to keep switching out batteries. It’s also useful for […]
Paper Circuits STEAM Educator’s Guide
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USB Powered Paper Circuits
Plug It In! Coin batteries are great for powering paper circuits, but they can be costly — both in terms of expense and environmental impact. In this tutorial, designed for people with advanced electronics skills, we will show you how to safely substitute USB power for coin batteries, to help you power your circuits more […]
Paper Circuits STEAM Educator’s Guide
Guide Preview: Paper Circuits STEAM Educator’s Guide Our Educator’s Guide is a comprehensive guide to STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art and Math) learning with paper circuits! To receive a free copy of the guide, please click the button below to go to the download page. This 185-page guide includes: Throughout the guide we celebrate artists, […]
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 […]
Paper Battery Holder Templates
Paper Battery Holder Templates These paper battery holder templates are basically the same; but, if you look closely you’ll notice how they are different. In the first template, the original design, the positive lead comes out on the left side. In the second template, revised for use with our Paper Circuit Accordion Book project, the […]
Paper Circuit Accordion Book
Jill Dawson is back with another amazing accordion book tutorial! This one is chock full of techniques and ideas that can take your paper circuits projects to the next level. Click here to see the full tutorial!
Creative Paper Circuits Series – Fall Session!
Chibitronics’ Paper Circuits Online Series is back again! We have created a 7-part series that takes you from lighting up your first drawing to adding code to your artwork and making your art interactive! Find out more about each session and how to register below. Session Dates: September 15 – October 27, 2021Session Times: Wednesdays […]
Light-Up Whirlybird / Paper Helicopter
Introduction In this tutorial, you’ll learn to make a light-up paper helicopter. Contents Materials & ToolsDirectionsBonusTips, Tricks & Callouts This paper toy spins as it flies! Topics paper, LED, flying toys, simple circuits Template Materials LED Circuit Stickers (3) Conductive Fabric Tape Coin Cell Battery Binder Clip (battery holder) Thick printer paper or cardstock Tools […]
NEW VIDEO TUTORIAL: Paper Crown with Rainbow LEDs
New video tutorial by Natasha Dzurny of TechnoChic! This tutorial will show you how to make a rainbow crown using conductive fabric tape and different colors of LED Circuit Stickers. Here are the PDF template downloads for this tutorial: Have fun!
Paper Circuits Online Series is Back! June 2 to July 14
Our Paper Circuits Online Series is back! We have created Eventbrite classes that provide 7 evenings that take you from lighting up your first drawing to adding code to your artwork and making your art interactive! Session Dates: June 2 – July 14, 2021Session Times: Wednesdays from 7pm to 8pm eastern Event Schedule: Part 1: […]
Paper Circuits Online Workshop Series
If you’re ready to jump in now, we have created Eventbrite classes that provide 7 evenings that take you from lighting up your first drawing to adding code to your artwork and making your art interactive! Session Dates: April 7 – May 19, 2021Session Times: Wednesdays from 7pm to 8pm eastern Event Schedule: Part 1: […]