A 2-year-old child died in 2023 after his shirt got caught up in one of the kitchen sets, according to a recall notification.
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Nearly 200,000 children are playing in the kitchen due to the risk of strangulation after their children die while playing alone.
On July 31, children in the backyard issued a table model play kitchen recall from around 192,000 Kidcraft Farms, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
According to the recall notification, the Play Kitchen includes hooks used to hold toy kitchen accessories that can catch children’s clothes, poses a risk of strangulation that can cause injury or death.
In February 2023, an Oregon 23-month-old child was climbing behind the play kitchen after his shirt was caught on one of the hooks. According to the notice, he was unable to save himself and died of strangulation and choking.
The company said it had not received other reports that Hook had injured a child or caught clothing.
Which kids kitchen sets have been recalled?
The set to be recalled is a Kidkraft Farm to Table model kitchen, which can be identified by model number 53411. According to the recall notification, the model number is on the sticker on the back of the product.
According to the notification, Play Kitchens was sold online by Kidkraft, Amazon and Walmart from 2018 to July 2025.
What if your child’s kitchen set is recalled
Consumers who have one of the recalled play kitchens should immediately stop using the set and remove the original hook, the recall notification states.
Backyard kids are offering free exchange hooks to consumers affected by the recall.
Consumers can contact Backyard Kids about Kidkraft’s website exchange hooks by calling 1-800-882-0234 or by emailing recall@kidkraft.com.
Kidkraft has instructions on how to remove hooks on its website.
Why do kids in the backyard issue recalls, not Kidkraft?
Kidkraft is a separate children’s toy company from the kids in the backyard and originally produced sets.
However, Kidkraft filed for bankruptcy in 2024 and is unable to carry out a recall, it said on its website.
The kids in the backyard are issuing recalls as they purchased the remaining sets from Kidkraft after filing for bankruptcy and sold some of the units to customers.
Melina Kahn is a national trending reporter for USA Today. She can be contacted at melina.khan@usatoday.com.
