Target Gigglescape™ Under the Sea Popping Toy Recall

Choking Hazard.

CPSC recall #26598 · announced Jul 2, 2026 · verified Jul 30, 2026

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

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

About 49,000

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

How to identify the recalled product

Product	Gigglescape™ Under the Sea Popping Toy
Units recalled	About 49,000

The recall

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.

Reported incidents

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.

What consumers should do now

Stop using the recalled product immediately. Contact the company for the announced remedy. Do not resell or donate recalled products — it is illegal under federal law.

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.

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official notice title: “Target Recalls Gigglescape™ Under the Sea Popping Toy Due to Choking Hazard”. Read the official CPSC notice