CPSC · Consumer Product · Recalled July 2, 2026
Target Recalls Gigglescape™ Under the Sea Popping Toy Due to Choking 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.
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.
Read the official U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission notice ↗
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.
Affected products
Companies & origin
Reported 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.
Identifying details (verbatim from the notice)
Recalled product photos




Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This page mirrors the official public-domain record verbatim; the linked government source is authoritative. Source last checked July 23, 2026 at 11:04 PM UTC.