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: […]
Circuit Sketchbook Art Contest
Show us your #circuitsketchbook! Complete all 5 chapters of our Circuit Sticker Sketchbook and share them with us by 5PM Pacific time on June 14, 2021 for a chance to win 1 of 10 Love to Code Creative Coding Kits and be featured in our Sketchbook Gallery. Winners will be announced on July 1, 2021. […]
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: […]
Energy With Circuits
Energy with Circuits Lesson Plan OverviewMaterials, Tools & TemplateInstructionsWrap-UpProject GalleryEducation Standards Overview Grades: Elementary, MakerspaceEstimated Time: 120 minutesLesson Objectives: Students will create 2 forms of energy in this workshop (wind and electrical) Within the Grade 4, CA standards require circuitry in the curriculum. This lesson incorporates cross-functional fields of arts, circuitry, and science. This lesson […]
Circuit Sketchbook
The Circuit Sticker Sketchbook Learn the basics of circuits and electronics with our interactive sketchbook, written by our inventor, Jie Qi. This book includes 5 project templates, including simple circuit, parallel circuit, DIY switch, blinking slide switch, DIY pressure sensor. The Circuit Sticker Sketchbook is made available under a CC BY-NC-SA-4.0 license. This means you are free […]
Aslı’s Circuit Sketchbook
Welcome to Asliās Sketchbook page! Ā We will be sharing completed scenes created by artist Aslı. Ā Each week she is posting a new page, along with creations by others in their own sketchbooks. Ā Keep updated by checking here or following us on Instagram or Twitter.Please feel free to share your own creations as well! Jie gave […]
Celebrating love for Science on Valentineās day with circuits at AAAS meeting
What could be a better way to express our love for science than to make DIY light-up cards on Valentineās day? We were lucky enough to create such an opportunity for hundreds of energetic children and their families on the Valentineās weekend. Thanks to the Computing Research Association, who graciously invited us to lead quick […]
Pathfinders 2024 Started with Art
Chibitronics Team Put the “A” in STEAM During two weeks in August, members of the Chibitronics team hosted over 60 public school teachers and librarians (from coast to coast) during one of our most successful virtual professional development courses to date. We are pleased to report that our Infosys Summer Pathfinders Course, Start with Art: […]
Chibitronics LED Stickers and Liquid Polymer Clay Glow Up
Make your own easy and fun glow-in-the-dark āgems,ā and combine them with Chibitronics LED Stickers to create special light effects in your crafting projects. Part 1: Make Your Own Glow-in-the-Dark “Gems” For the first part of this tutorial, youāll need the following materials and supplies: Pour the liquid polymer clay into a small mixing cup. […]
Chibitronics for PaperCrafters Video Series 2023 Review
In 2023, we launched a new video series, Chibitronics for PaperCrafters. This series was designed to help papercrafters and card makers learn how to use Chibitronics products in their creations and gradually advance their skills and techniques. In 2024, we will be taking interactive die sets from a variety of paper-crafting companies and showing you […]
Guest Post: Bringing Chibitronics to Vietnam
An Inspiring Goal In April of this year, Cath, a high school junior at CATS Academy Boston, who is the president of her schoolās STEAM club (instructed by Mrs. Eileen McMahon), reached out to tell us about an inspiring summer project that she and a group of her peers was involved in planning. When describing […]
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.Ā Video Carousel Book Light Video Tutorial Introduction This project combines paper circuits with paper crafting to make a versatile […]