Target Recalls Gigglescape™ Under the Sea Popping Toy Due to Choking Hazard

CPSC recall number

Recall number: 26-598

Recall

Target Recalls Gigglescape™ Under the Sea Popping Toy Due to Choking Hazard

Product

Name of Product: Gigglescape™ Under the Sea Popping Toy

Recall date

Recall Date: July 02, 2026

Hazard

Hazard: 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.

Remedy type

Remedy: Refund

What to do

Remedy: 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.

Units affected

Units: About 49,000

Incidents and injuries

Incidents/Injuries: 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.

Recalling firm

Importer(s): Target, of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Manufactured in

Manufactured In: China

Sold at

Sold Exclusively At: Target stores nationwide from August 2025 through January 2026 for about $10.

Which items are affected

Description: 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.