The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·25308·Announced 2025-05-29

Step2 My First Snowman Toys Recalled for Choking Hazard from Breaking Hat

The Step2 Company is recalling about 30,800 My First Snowman toys because the top hat can break into small pieces, creating a choking hazard for young children. No injuries have been reported.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The source explicitly states no injuries have been reported. While the choking hazard is documented (47 reports of hat breakage), the rubric specifies that risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported score 3 (High). Without reported injuries, this does not meet the Severe (4) threshold, which requires injury reports or hospitalization.

Plain-English summary

The Step2 Company is recalling My First Snowman toys due to a choking hazard. The toys were sold online through Step2.com, Amazon.com, Walmart.com, and Wayfair.com between March 2024 and December 2024. About 30,800 units are affected in the United States (plus 692 in Canada).

The toy is a white snowman approximately 17 inches tall with a removable battery-powered plastic top hat. The hat is black and red with a gray snowflake pattern. The hat can break into small pieces, creating a serious choking hazard for young children. The company has received 47 reports of the hat's brim breaking. Only snowman toys manufactured in December 2023 and April 2024 are included in the recall. Consumers can identify affected units by checking the date code on the bottom of the hat near the battery compartment, which displays the production month and year.

Consumers should immediately stop using the toy and remove the hat, keeping it away from children. The Step2 Company is notifying all known purchasers and offering a free replacement. For instructions on hat disposal and to arrange a replacement, contact The Step2 Company toll-free at 800-347-8372 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday-Friday), email [email protected], or visit https://www.step2.com/pages/step2-my-first-snowman or www.step2.com and click "Product Recalls" at the bottom of the page.

The recalled product

Product
My First Snowman Toys
Manufacturer
The Step2 Company LLC, of Streetsboro, Ohio
Category
Consumer Product — Children's Toys
Hazard
  • choking
  • small-parts
Affected units
30,800

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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