Target Recalls Gigglescape™ Under the Sea Popping Toy Due to Choking Hazard
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Summary: Target, of Minneapolis, Minnesota is recalling Gigglescape™ Under the Sea Popping Toy. Reason: The clear plastic dome can detach from the blue plastic base, making the small plastic balls inside the toy accessible to children, posing a choking hazard.
What is being recalled
Gigglescape™ Under the Sea Popping Toy
Why
The clear plastic dome can detach from the blue plastic base, making the small plastic balls inside the toy accessible to children, posing a choking hazard.
This recall involves Gigglescape Under the Sea Popping Toys. The recalled toys have a clear plastic dome attached to a blue plastic base shaped like a whale. There are colored balls inside the dome, which pop up when the child pushes an external plunger at the top of the dome. The recalled popping toys have the Gigglescape brand printed on the front of the package and imprinted on the bottom of the blue plastic base.
How serious is it
CPSC does not assign severity classes. Read the hazard and injury details above.
Where it was sold
Sold in the United States at Target stores nationwide from August 2025 through January 2026 for about $10.
How to tell if yours is affected
No lot or model codes were published. Match the product description above.
What to do
Consumers should stop using the recalled toy immediately and return it to any Target store for a full refund or contact Target to receive a prepaid return label to return the Gigglescape Under The Sea Popping Toy by mail. Refund
Contact: Target toll-free at 800-591-3869 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. CT daily, online at https://help.target.com/help/ or https://www.target.com/ and click on "Recalls" at the bottom of the page for more information.
Recall facts
| Recall number | 26598 |
| Category | Consumer product |
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) |
| Severity | Not classified |
| Status | Announced |
| Recall started | July 2, 2026 |
| Reported | July 3, 2026 |
| Company | Target, of Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Company location | China |
| Quantity | About 49,000 |
| Sold at | Target stores nationwide from August 2025 through January 2026 for about $10. |
| Injuries reported | Target is aware of nine reports of the dome detaching, allowing access to the plastic balls, with one report of a child that began to choke. |
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