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

My First Snowman Toys Recalled for Choking Hazard Risk

The Step2 Company is recalling My First Snowman toys because the removable top hat can break into small pieces, posing a choking risk to young children. About 30,800 units are affected.

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: This recall involves a choking hazard—a high-risk injury mechanism for small children—with 47 reports of the defect occurring. Although no injuries have been reported yet, the source explicitly identifies risk of serious injury or death, which meets the High threshold for risk-of-harm products.

Plain-English summary

The Step2 Company LLC is recalling My First Snowman toys sold from March 2024 through December 2024. The toy's removable plastic top hat—which is black and red with a gray snowflake and battery powered—can break into small pieces, creating a serious choking hazard for small children. 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 firm has received 47 reports of the hat's brim breaking. No injuries have been reported to date. About 30,800 units were sold in the United States (692 additional units were sold in Canada).

The snowman was sold online through Step2.com, Amazon.com, Walmart.com, and Wayfair.com for approximately $40. Consumers should stop using the recalled snowman immediately and remove the top hat to prevent access by children. Contact The Step2 Company at 800-347-8372 (Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET), [email protected], or visit https://www.step2.com/pages/step2-my-first-snowman for instructions on disposal and to receive a free replacement hat.

The recalled product

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

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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