Picador Skill Toy

Picador is Aroundsquare’s take on the classic Latin American cup-and-spike toy, rooted in the traditions of the balero and its close cousin, the capirucho.

These timeless wooden toys, enjoyed by kids and adults alike, are both a fun challenge and a powerful tool for building hand-eye coordination much like the Japanese kendama.

The goal is deceptively simple: catch the cup on the spike. But the journey is anything but. It demands focus, patience, and practice. Picador invites you to fail, to persevere, and to learn new tricks as your skills and precision improve.Picador is no traditional balero.

AO2 have reimagined the design to create something fresh, functional and easy to carry. The cup has been slimmed and the spoke beefed up, with a generous bevel to help with landings. The enlarged handle features twin concave channels, enabling new types of catches, stalls, and combo tricks.

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MATERIAL WOOD
ORIGIN CANADA

AROUNDSQUARE

Based in Vancouver, Canada, Aroundsquare is a social enterprise. Unlike regular businesses which only seek profit, ao2 uses a model that generates profit in addition to furthering social, environmental, and human development goals.