School Specialty Publishing Recalls Children’s Science Kits for Thermal Burn Hazard
Kids’ product recall 06-240. Announced by CPSC on Aug 22, 2006.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 22, 2006. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 43,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The battery case in the science kit can overheat, posing a thermal burn hazard.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the science kits and return them to the place of purchase or School Specialty for a refund.
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- How to reach the firm: For more information, consumers can contact School Specialty toll-free at (800) 253-5469 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.schoolspecialtypublishing.com
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves “Ideal” and “Brighter Child” brand science kits. Models included are “All About Electricity,” “All About Magnets,” “The Science Search Lab: Electricity,” and “The Science Search Lab: Light.” The kits were sold in brightly colored 11¾-inch by 12-inch boxes with a plastic window and door flap on the front.
About 43,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Ideal and “Brighter Child” Brand Science Kits.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by School Specialty Publishing, Columbus, Ohio.
- Educational stores and bookstores nationwide, and the schoolspecialty.com Web site, from July 2004 through May 2006 for between $16 and $24.
- Made in South Africa, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
School Specialty has received one report of the battery case overheating, which resulted in a young boy receiving minor burns to his fingers.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.