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RecallMay 29, 2025· Toys· Toddlers (1–3)

The Step2 Company My First Snowman Toys

Official title: The Step2 Company Recalls My First Snowman Toys Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Choking Hazard

Choking
Recalled Step2 My First Snowman
Recalled Step2 My First Snowman · Photo: CPSC
Recalled My First Snowman's top hat
Recalled My First Snowman's top hat · Photo: CPSC
Affected date codes on bottom of hat
Affected date codes on bottom of hat · Photo: CPSC

Step2 is recalling its My First Snowman toy made in December 2023 and April 2024, sold at Step2.com, Amazon, Walmart.com and Wayfair.com. The battery-powered top hat can break into small pieces, posing a risk of serious injury or death to small children from choking.

What to do

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.

Contact: The Step2 Company toll-free at 800-347-8372 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, step2-company@step2.net, or online at https://www.step2.com/pages/step2-my-first-snowman or www.step2.com and click on "Product Recalls" at the bottom of the page for more information.

How common was it?

WidespreadAbout 30,800 sold at Amazon and Walmart and others, about 10 months

Tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands sold, or at big chain stores. Check your home.

Read the official CPSC notice →

Official notice

CPSC's own wording, unchanged.

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.

Sold at

Online at Step2.com, Amazon.com, Walmart.com and Wayfair.com from March 2024 through December 2024 for about $40.

Units

About 30,800 (In addition, 692 were sold in Canada)

Incidents and injuries

The firm has received 47 reports of the brim of the top hat breaking. No injuries have been reported.

Brand

Step2

From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recalled May 29, 2025. The summary above is ours; for anything that matters, go by the official notice. Had a problem with this product? Report it at SaferProducts.gov.

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