71 Individual Connection Points: Infinite Impact For over a year, Felicia Brooks (the 2026 Florida Middle School Art Educator of the Year) has been working on a complex exhibit with a community-based outreach component. Throughout the process she has explored soldering, carpentry, programming, and painting. Her deeply personal work has involved circuits, Artificial Intelligence connected […]
Glowing, Upcycled Spinner Toy Featuring Chibitronics LEDs and Circuit Sketcher
Hold Onto Your Empty Spools After using up one of my spools of Conductive Fabric Tape, I had a burst of inspiration! Rather than throwing the nice, round cardboard packaging into the recycle bin, I thought it would be a good challenge to come up with a way to repurpose it! Why not transform it […]
Guest Educator: Lighting Up Literacy with Deann Poleon
Bringing Bugged and Brilliant to Life with Deann Poleon, Chibitronics, and “The Forest Mission” We are excited to introduce a talented educator, technologist, and story-teller who combines the magic of narrative with the hands-on engagement of STEAM learning! We met Deann Poleon, a recent Pathfinders alumna, through one of our affiliates, another Pathfinders alumna, Laurie […]
Moonshotkidz X Chibitronics Collaboration
NEW: Interactive Light Up Cards Kit! Chibitronics is thrilled to partner with Moonshotkidz to bring you a creative new kit that combines the playful paper craft designs of Moonshotkidz with the engaging, learner-friendly circuitry supplies contained in the Chibitronics Start with STEAM: Launchpad LED Kit! Introducing the Moonshotkidz X Chibitronics Interactive Light Up Cards Kit! […]
Make a Pressure Sensing Father’s Day Card That Lights in Sequence
Cool Effect! In this video tutorial I’ll show you a way to create a light-up Father’s Day Card that uses a piece of a Pressure Sensor Sheet to create a cool effect. Using the property of resistance, the lights in your card will turn on in a predictable order, based upon their colors! Tech Tip: […]
Chibitronics Celebrates Teachers With a Light-Up Pop-Up Card!
Thank a Superstar Teacher! Teacher Appreciation Week (May 4-8, 2026) In anticipation of Teacher Day (May 5), Chibitronics is shining a light upon the dedicated educators who brighten their students’ days! ✨ ❤️ To help us celebrate our fun-loving educators, we’re sharing a light-up pop-up card that you (or your child) can make and share with […]
Crafty NEW Intro Kits for Kids
Two Fun Flavors: Six Different Projects As our old favorite (the Circuit Sticker Intro Pack) will soon be retiring, we are thrilled to announce the arrival of two brand new paper circuit intro kits for kids: the Launchpad LED Intro Kit (Level 1) and the Circuit Sticker Intro Kit (Level 2)! This evolution into Level […]
Tech Tip: Use Launchpad LEDs & Batteries Like Stencils!
Sturdy Metal Pads Are Easy to Trace Did you know that Launchpad components, including batteries and LEDs, have sturdy metal pads that make them easy to grip, sketch, and prototype with? Unlike our Circuit Sticker LEDs, which are designed to be used just like stickers, Launchpad LEDs are bigger, more durable, and easily reusable for […]
Chibitronics Launchpad LEDs Are Easy to Grip & Flip
Launchpad LEDs May Make You Flip We think you’ll flip for our new Launchpad LEDs! Because they are not backed with adhesive like our Circuit Sticker LEDs, our new Launchpad LEDs may be easily flipped around to shine through a hole from the back side of a piece of paper! Engraved polarity markings, visible on […]
Educator & Lesson Spotlight: Paper Circuit Puppets with Felicia Brooks
Spotlight on Felicia Brooks Working in three dimensions — to create a puppet with students — would be a challenge any day of the week! But, in today’s post, you’ll meet a bold, innovative educator who is no stranger to a challenge! We met middle school art educator, Felicia Brooks, during our Summer Pathfinders course […]
Power Boost: How to Place Launchpad Batteries in Series
Like Beads on a String Did you know that it’s possible to connect two or more Launchpad Batteries together, like beads on a string, to boost their power within a circuit? Novel in design, our 3V CR2032 Launchpad Battery is a safer, more learner-friendly option than traditional coin batteries! Besides making our Launchpad Battery harder […]
Introducing NEW Chibitronics Launchpad LEDs!
We’re Launching a NEW, STURDIER LED! After spending countless hours working with educators around the world, and hearing their feedback, the Chibitronics team is thrilled to announce the release of our new Launchpad LEDs! Like our safer, easier-to-use Launchpad Battery, our new Launchpad LEDs come with sturdy pads that are easy to grip, sketch, and […]