About 22,660 Skip Hop Baby Sesame Street Elmo silicone teethers sold at Carter’s stores and online are being recalled after four reports of the toy’s black eyes popping off, according to CPSC’s recall notice. Another roughly 3,177 units were sold in Canada. The teethers were sold at Carter’s, carters.com and skiphop.com from January 2025 through March 2026 for about $12.
Key Points
- The teether is shaped like Elmo in red, orange and white silicone, with a textured blue key and fabric crayon box attached, model number 9R263210, according to CPSC.
- The black eyes can detach from the teether if it is frozen, creating a choking hazard for infants, per the recall notice.
- Skip Hop and importer The William Carter Company have received four consumer reports of an eye detaching from the toy.
- No injuries have been reported so far, CPSC says.
- The teether is a common freezer item, since parents chill teethers specifically to soothe sore gums, which is exactly the use that triggers this defect.
What Parents Should Do
- Stop freezing and using the recalled teether immediately and keep it away from your child.
- Check the model number, 9R263210, printed on the product to confirm whether you have the recalled item.
- Contact Skip Hop at 800-692-4674 or visit www.skiphoprecall.com for instructions.
- Consumers can get a refund issued as a gift card usable at Carter’s, Skip Hop, OshKosh B’gosh or Little Planet stores.
- Do not give the teether to another child or resell it, even if you have not frozen it, since the defect risk applies to any unit covered by the recall.
Teethers are meant to go in a baby’s mouth, sometimes for long stretches, which is why any part that can separate matters so much. A detached eye is small enough to lodge in a baby’s airway, and CPSC’s own guidance on toy safety for young children warns that any object smaller than a standard toilet paper roll can be a choking risk for kids under three.
This recall covers only the Elmo-themed silicone teether sold with the blue key and fabric crayon box, it does not apply to other Skip Hop products. Parents who bought the teether as a shower gift or hand-me-down should still check the model number, since the product moved through both retail stores and two separate websites over more than a year of sales.
If you’re unsure whether your teether is covered, don’t guess. Compare it against the model number and photo in CPSC’s official listing before letting your baby use it again.