We’ve had a busy 2016, and are grateful for the friends, educators, crafters, partners, and community members who’ve supported us this year. In January, we were off to CHA for our second year. We met some amazing partners, including this wonderful partner, Kelli from Lawn Fawn, who really helped make our Chibitronics come to life […]
Chibitronics 2017 Design Team Call
New Designers Wanted! We’re looking for some new Design Team members or Guest Designers for Chibitronics. If you love scrapbooking, cardmaking, decorating, and sewing, we’d love you to develop and share your favorite projects featuring our LED circuit stickers to inspire others. We are looking for paper crafters, cardmakers, scrapbookers, fabric designers and more. Commitment: […]
Meet the Maker: Kristin Osiecki
We’re proud to feature our latest maker, Kristin Osiecki, who authored this month’s featured lesson plan on Surrealist Paper Electronics. Kristin Osiecki is a Designer, Educator and Maker living and working in the Boston area. As an educator, she has focused her work on the intersection of the visual arts and technology, exploring electronics and […]
3-D Constellation
Click here to download a printable version of this tutorial Tutorial and instructions by: Alex Krasser Topics Covered: Circuit design Scale modeling Astronomy Objectives: To understand that stars in a given constellation can be very different distances away from Earth. The night sky has depth! Also, to understand the concept of scale, of using a […]
Interactive Flashcard Tutorial
For Grades: 5+ These interactive flashcards are a fun and unique way for students to review topics learned in class. Each student can create a unique flashcard to contribute to a class compilation of review questions. The example shown here is an example for a 6th grade science lesson on the human body. But this […]
Light Sensor Card Tutorial
This tutorial shows you how to make a card turn on when opened using a light sensor sticker. You can use this to light up an LED, or get creative and use it as a switch to turn on more adventurous circuits! Here are some examples of wonderful cards by Chibitronics makers. Materials: light sensor […]
Flat Double Battery Holder Tutorial
This tutorial will show you how to make a flat battery holder that holds two batteries connected in series. Because the batteries are connected in series, they make a higher voltage power supply, so you can have more LEDs in series! To learn more about series circuits, visit this tutorial on series versus parallel circuits. Materials: […]
Light-Up Cards with Lawn Fawn Stamps and Chibitronics LED Circuit Stickers
We’re excited to do another collaboration with our favorite stamp company, Lawn Fawn! This week, we’ll be featuring some light-up cards made with stamps from Lawn Fawn’s latest collection (so cute!) and our LED stickers. We have some amazing light-up cards made with our tropical LED circuit stickers, effects sticker and more. Christina Hsu of […]
Avery Elle & Chibitronics Collaboration
We’re excited to be collaborating with Avery Elle this week! We loved using the super cute stamps from Avery Elle with our lights. Check out the Chibitronics and Avery Elle Design Teams’ cards using the latest stamps from Avery Elle and our fun LED circuit stickers. Click on the pictures for directions! Christina of Bubblegum […]
Meet the Maker: Jessica Frost Ballas
Jessica Frost-Ballas is one of our early craft adopters. She makes the most beautiful cards, and has the sunniest personality o match. Check out her blog for card and paper craft inspirations. What is your story? Hi, I’m Jessica! I’m a harpist and pianist by day and a papercrafter by night. I am very lucky […]
Lighting Your Town Lesson Plan
Lighting Your Town Developed by: Kelli Mocny, Teacher, Foussat Elementary Time required in minutes: 2-3, 50 min periods Recommended Grade/Age Group: 3rd-5th grade Subject(s): Science, Social Studies and Geography Overview Students will design a model of their town, or landforms in their area (mountains, lakes, rivers) and engineer an electric circuit to display lights and […]
Meet the Maker: Christina Hsu
1. What is your story? I’m an East Coast native who migrated to the West Coast many years ago. I have degrees in marketing and management from MIT and Harvard. I absolutely love sharing fun products with consumers of all ages, but working with kids is my favorite. I think it’s because I’m a big […]