HARPPA is offering free repairs for roughly 47,166 Nordi Foldable Toddler Tower Stools after the popular kitchen-helper stools collapsed or tipped over in at least three reported incidents, causing two injuries. The stools, a fixture of Instagram and Pinterest “toddler helps cook” content, are designed to let little kids stand safely at counter height, but the CPSC says the ones in question can do the opposite of what they promise.
Key Points
- The recall was announced July 30, 2026, and covers about 47,166 units sold in the U.S.
- Three incidents of the stool collapsing or tipping over have been reported, resulting in two injuries described as scrapes, cuts and bruises.
- Beyond the tip-over risk, the CPSC warns that a toddler’s torso can fit through the front and back openings of the tower, creating entrapment, fall and strangulation hazards serious enough that the agency’s notice cites “risk of serious injury and death.”
- The stools were sold on Harppababy.com and Amazon.com from September 2023 through June 2026 for about $130.
Toddler towers, sometimes called learning towers or kitchen helper stools, are built to let a child stand safely at adult counter height, supervised, to help stir a bowl or watch a parent cook rather than being kept out of the kitchen entirely. The format has become a fixture of Montessori-style parenting content online, which is part of why a recall touching 47,000 households is a bigger deal than a niche product issue. This is a stool that’s been in heavy daily use, often multiple times a day, in a lot of kitchens.
What’s Included
- HARPPA Nordi Foldable Toddler Tower Stool, model number HANS0002, printed on a label under the platform.
- Color combination: white, black and blue frame with natural wood accents.
- Dimensions: 18 inches deep by 18 inches wide by 38.6 inches tall.
- Sold as a stand-alone kitchen helper stool, marketed for toddlers to stand at adult counter height under supervision.
What Parents Should Do
- Stop using the stool immediately and store it somewhere your child cannot access it until it’s repaired.
- Check the label under the platform for model number HANS0002 to confirm whether your stool is affected.
- Contact HARPPA for a free repair kit, which includes protective nets, stabilizing feet and installation instructions, plus prepaid shipping.
- Reach the company at 833-471-9321 (9 a.m.–5 p.m. PT, Monday–Friday), by email at [email protected], or through harppababy.com/recall.
- Inspect the repair kit’s nets and stabilizing feet once installed, and periodically re-check that hardware hasn’t loosened with regular use.
- Even after repair, continue to supervise toddlers directly any time they’re standing at counter height — no kitchen stool, repaired or not, is a substitute for an adult within arm’s reach near a stove, knives or hot liquids.
- Before buying any toddler tower, look up the exact brand and model at cpsc.gov/Recalls; this is not the only tower brand that has faced fall or entrapment warnings this year.
