If young children are climbing on the counter or crawling through the opening at the back of the play kitchen, their clothing can get caught on the plastic or metal hooks meant to hold toy kitchen accessories such as play pots and pans, posing a strangulation hazard.
Description
Backyard Kids, LLC, of Plano, Texas, is recalling about 192,000 KidKraft Farm to Table Model Play Kitchens, originally manufactured by KidKraft, Inc. Backyard Kids has voluntarily agreed to recall and provide free replacement hooks for all units, even though only about 400 of the 192,000 recalled units were sold to consumers by Backyard Kids. In addition, 12 were sold in Canada.
Incidents/Injuries
In February 2023 in Oregon, a 23-month-old child was asphyxiated after his shirt got caught on one of the hooks while climbing and crawling through the opening at the back of the play kitchen where the toy kitchen accessories are held. The child was unable to rescue himself and died from strangulation and asphyxia.
Name of Product: KidKraft Farm to Table Model Play Kitchen
Recall Date: July 31, 2025
Recall Number: 25-415
Hazard: If young children are climbing on the counter or crawling through the opening at the back of the play kitchen, their clothing can get caught on the plastic or metal hooks meant to hold toy kitchen accessories such as play pots and pans, posing a strangulation hazard.
Sold At: The play kitchens were sold online at KidKraft.com, Amazon.com and Walmart.com from 2018 through July 2025 for between $120 and $270.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the play kitchens, remove the original hooks, and contact Backyard Kids for free replacement hooks.
Units: About 192,000
Consumer Directions and Contact
What Do I Do if My Product is Recalled?
Contact Backyard Kids toll-free at 800-882-0234 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, email at recall@kidkraft.com or online at www.kidkraft.com/pages/recall for more information.
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