How to Tell if Your Battery is Fresh Have you ever wondered whether there was a quick and easy way to tell whether a coin cell battery is nearing the end of its life or still good to use? One way to get an idea of how much charge is left in your battery is […]
Chibitronics Makes Connections at the NAMTA Creativation Trade Show 2024
We’re Back! Chibitronics is back from our third annual visit to the National Art Materials Trade Association (NAMTA) Creativation Trade Show, which took place in the Big Easy (New Orleans, LA) from 23-27 March 2024. During Creativation’s two days of education, our CEO, Jie Qi, led a pair of highly-engaging interactive workshops. In total, fifteen […]
Registration Open for Summer Pathfinders 2024: Free Chibitronics Supplies & Hands-on PD for Educators
Are you a teacher or librarian? If you are a K-12 public or charter school educator or librarian based in the United States, we have an opportunity for you (or someone you might know)! This summer, we are excited to be once again teaching a virtual course, “Start with Art: STEAM Learning with Chibitronics Paper […]
Exploration of Unusual Materials and Circuits with Chibitronics LED Stickers
Hello Play! for Chibitronics As a creative collective that wants to explore play, materials, and learning experiences, we (Andrea, Celeste, and Mariana) decided to have a making session with a theme of quirkiness. What unusual materials can you light up? was the prompt we used to explore uncommon and unusual materials that we could […]
Playground Opera Places Community-Based Learning (& Light-Up Crafts) Center Stage
In order to help celebrate National Children’s Craft Day, it is fitting that we’ve chosen the occasion to highlight some of the groundbreaking work contributed by one of our collaborators, Playground Opera. As described on their website, “The Playground Operas program, operated by the international nonprofit Opera on Tap, is a school day residency program […]
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 […]
Save the Date: Chibitronics is Presenting at the Creativation by NAMTA Trade Show!
Chibitronics will be presenting two educational workshops in New Orleans, Louisiana, this March, in advance of the Creativation by NAMTA Trade Show! Education | March 23 – March 24, 2024 Trade Show | March 25 – March 27, 2024 Workshop One – 120 minutes (Sun. 24 March from 9:00 am-11:00 am CST) Curiosity to Confidence: […]
10 Ways to Add a Switch to a Paper Circuit
Recently, a customer sent in a question that was so illuminating, so essential, that it prompted us to pause and reflect: Once you complete the circuit and put the stickers on, what turns the light off? Customer Inquiry In today’s post, a tribute to the powerhouse working behind the scenes, we are placing a spotlight […]
Fading Orange Goldfish using our Craft Effects Stickers
Happy Wednesday! I’m Allison Cope and today I’m sharing my latest light up card featuring products from Chibitronics. Today we’re going we are going to light up card featuring the FADE “Craft Effects Circuit Sticker” and some fun Orange LED Light Stickers. We offer a variety of other Animating Sticker types like our Rainbow Fade […]
Guest Post: Mason Jar Fairy House with LED Stickers & a Pressure Switch
Today we are featuring a special post by guest blogger, Taryn, who is known in the craft world as Krafti Karma! Taryn has come up with a clever way to create a light-up scene inside of a mason jar, using a crafty switch! Hi! I’m Taryn, and I live in Northern California with my family […]
Light-Up Heart Pin with a Rotating Switch & Red Fade Animating LEDs
Making a light-up pin (or magnet) is a fun and easy way to let someone know you are thinking about them. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to make a glowing, heart-shaped pin that turns on and off with help from a Red Fade Animating LED and a DIY rotating switch. Video Tutorial Directions: Step […]
Sending Hugs–Using Animating LED Sticker and the Pull Tab Switch
Hi, crafty friends! 2024 has started.I’d like to send you hugs from an adorable bear. When you pull the tab, the bear’s arm waving and the flower lights are on! This is good for your Valentin’s project. I am using an interactive die by Lawn Fawn. It has a pull tab then I combine the […]