The Step2 Company Recalls My First Snowman Toys Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Choking Hazard
Recalled 2025-05-29. Lithium battery hazard. Here is what the CPSC published, and what you are owed.
About 30,800Units
2025-05-29Recall date
YesInjuries
The text below is quoted from the CPSC notice word for word.
- What was recalled
- This recall involves My First Snowman toy, which is sold with a removable plastic top. The toy snowman was sold with additional removable facial features and mittens. The snowman's hat is black and red with a gray snowflake. The snowman is about 17 inches high and is white, with purple mittens, blue ears, one blue eye, one green eye, an orange nose and red and orange buttons on the front. The Step2 logo is on the front of the snowman. The top hat is battery powered. Only snowman toys manufactured in December 2023 and April 2024 are included in this recall. The date code appears on the bottom of the hat near the battery compartment. The date code is listed in a dial format, showing month and year of production.
- The hazard
- The top hat on the recalled snowman can break into small pieces, posing a risk of serious injury or death to small children from choking.
- Injuries
- The firm has received 47 reports of the brim of the top hat breaking. No injuries have been reported.
- The remedy
- Consumers should stop using the recalled snowman immediately, take off the toy snowman's hat and keep it away from children. Contact The Step2 Company for instructions on how to dispose of the top hat and receive a free replacement. The Step2 Company is notifying all known purchasers directly.
The details
What a recall entitles you to
A refund, a repair or a replacement. The notice says which. It costs you
nothing and there is usually no receipt requirement.
Stop using the product first. Recalls do not expire. An old one still counts.
The full CPSC notice, including photographs, is at cpsc.gov.
Source: CPSC SaferProducts recall feed, retrieved 2026-08-06. Newest recall on file 2026-07-30.
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