aroundsquare makes press
2019/04/20 The Gadgeteer: Aroundsquare Skill Toys Review
2016/09/19 Skill Toy Network: Begleri, the Newest Old Skill Toy - Interview with Matthew Hiebert
2016/03/26 Cyyclical: MFD x AO2 Wukong Begleri
2016/01/06 Skuid Blog: Mentioned in The Skuid Story: Solving Problems Since Day One
2015/11/01 Laughing Squid: Monkey Knuckles, A Simple Skill Toy That Combines Different Elements From Juggling, Poi, Yo-Yoing, Astrojax, and More
2015/10/29 TrendHunter: Nunchuck Skill Toys
2015/10/15 Coolthings: Monkey Knuckles Is A New Skill Toy To Waste Hours Inventing Tricks On
2015/03/23 Yomega: Yomega's New Skill Toy
2015/03/04 YOYONEWS.COM: Yomega Announces New Monkey Knuckles Toy
2015/02/25 Yomega's YouTube Channel: Yomega Monkey Knuckles Preview
2014/12/14 Twig Construction Set Review: A nice review of our Twig building blocks design, which we licensed to Fat Brain Toys some years ago.
2014/08/30 Democracy in Education: Aroundsquare's Matthew Hiebert presents three lectures on enhancing education with the principles of democracy and critical thinking
2014/02/28 Good Housekeeping: The Toy Trends We See Coming This Year: Back to Basics
2014/01/28 International Foundation for Electoral Systems: Aroundsquare's Matthew Hiebert participates in panel presentation: Fostering Democracy Through Education
2013/10/24 REAP: The Building Blocks of a Better World
2013/Fall Various: Aroundsquare's Twig design was featured in a number of articles related to the Slow Toy Awards
2013/08/20 Academics' Choice: Goodwood Deconstruction Blocks with 2013 Summer Academics' Choice Mind Spring Award
2013/08/20 Fat Brain Toys: Why toy design matters
2013/04/30 Commonwealth Secretariat: Education for Sustainable Development in Small Island Developing States, written by Aroundsquare's Matthew Hiebert
2013/04/30 Fat Brain Toys: Q&A with twig inventor Matthew Hiebert
2013/03/18 UVA Today: Aroundsquare's Matthew Hiebert mentioned in article: International Democracy Education Advocates Convene at U.Va.'s Morven Farm
2013/02/15 The Giggle Guide: Aroundsquare Changes the Shape of Play
2012/12/11 Viewpoints: Kids and Toys (radio interview)
2013/01/02 TDmonthly: Q&A with Matthew Hiebert of Aroundsquare Ltd.
2012/04/24 ProductMommy: Goodwood deconstructions directions and lets children play..
2011/12/29 DoesMommyLoveIt: “These are truly heirloom quality toys that are an investment in our planet as well as your child’s creativity”
2011/08/23 Babyology: Goodwood wooden blocks will play with your mind
2011/06/23 Simple-momreviews
2010/04/22 Cool Mom Picks: Goodwood blocks are, well, good wood
2011/01/25 Kickcan & Conkers: Aroundsquare
2011/11/24 Avenue Magazine
2010/11/08 Deals for Deeds: Social Entrepreneurship Series - Cool Company Profile: aroundsquare
2010/09/08 University of Calgary, Faculty of Education: Child development not just fun and games
2010/09/01 Alberta Venture: the politics of play
2010/08/14 Calgary Herald:
2010/08/14 U Magazine: King of creative play
2010/08/14 University of Calgary, Graduate Division of Educational Research:
2010 Parents’ Choice: parents’ choice gold award for twig
2009 TDmonthly: Twig
2009/03/09 Calgary Herald: innovative twig rolled out: calgarian’s answer to lego
2009 Grandkids Gift Guide: new twig wooden building blocks use renewable materials for open ended creative play - superproduct award winner
2009/06/08 Fat Brain Toy Co.: fat brain toy co. [sic] wins parents’ choice gold award
2009 Gruntlings: a very comprehensive review of twig
2009 Oh Dee Doh: twig
2008/12/02 Fat Brain Toy Co.: fat brain toy co. unveils twig exclusively at famed metropolitan museum of art.
2008 Opinionated Parent: open-ended play with twig