Fort building sets
4 reports to CPSC, the latest made Oct 29, 2021. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 4reports to CPSC
- Oct 29, 2021the latest report was made
- Oct 5, 2021the earliest
- 2with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Fort
- Maker
- Simulated Wood Grain Design LLC d/b/a FORTMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Building setsCPSC’s product type: Building Sets (code 1345), in Toys & Children: Toys
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| October 2021 | 4 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 4 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Oct 29, 2021, sent to the company Nov 2, 2021, published by CPSC Nov 17, 2021
The product, in the report: Fort(s) are play cushions made out of polyurethane foam and marketed as children’s toys. Each set has 124 diametrical magnets on the corners to help create different builds by children. I purchased three sets in the colors gulf (teal), thistle (purple), and cascade (green).
I purchased three sets of magnetic Fort play foam cushions (in the colors gulf, thistle, and cascade) from creactor [REDACTED] through his company Simulated Wood Grain Design LLC d/b/a FORT. They were intended for my 3.5 year old twins and eventually their baby brother who is currently 6 months.
The 124 diametrical magnets (per Fort) are held in place by a glued patch. One patch in particular was open and frayed on my thistle Fort. The magnet itself is a choking hazard as it the size of a quarter. And the warning labels on the products only address the flammability, not the magnets.
- Model
- FT1001
- UPC
- 810024052851
- Bought from
- getthefort.com
- Bought
- Jan 26, 2021
- Where
- Reno, Nevada: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 3, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Fort, made or sold by Simulated Wood Grain Design LLC d/
b/ a FORT - How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Oct 27, 2021, sent to the company Oct 29, 2021, published by CPSC Nov 15, 2021
The product, in the report: Fort, the box has the following information: QTY.: 1 PCS per Carton PO.: SW21060901 N.W.: 31.5 LBS/14.34 KG G.W.: 44.66 LBS/20.3 KG MEAS.: 27.5x27.5x14 Inches The Fort consists of 12 foam pieces of various sizes and shapes and magnetic covers that zip over the pieces. My covers are the color heron (gray). It is intended for children to build pillow forts.
I received my heron Fort yesterday. I had seen from other Fort customers on social media, as well as a video of the business owner, that some of the covers had exposed/loose, quarter-sized magnets, so I waited until my toddler was in bed to inspect my covers. All magnets were covered and seemingly secure in their pouches, except one. One of the pouches did not have a glued patch over the slit magnet pocket, and the magnet was poking out of the slit. Another one of my covers had a popped zipper. With an unsecured magnet and unreliable zippers, this product is not safe for children.
There is also no label or warning of any kind on the product except one about meeting flammability requirements, even though this is a magnetic toy marketed for children.
- Model
- FT001-HRN Magnetic Fort-Heron
- UPC
- 8 10024 05284 4
- Bought from
- Kickstarter
- Where
- Indianapolis, Indiana: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Fort, made or sold by Simulated Wood Grain Design LLC d/
b/ a FORT - How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Oct 11, 2021, sent to the company Oct 14, 2021, published by CPSC Nov 4, 2021
The product, in the report: description on website “ Welcome to your kids new favorite piece of furniture / toy / thing! Foam blocks with waterproof fabric and MAGNETS. FORT gives kids a space to build and destroy, giving back your couch cushions and sanity.”basically a bunch of pieces of covered foam for kids to play on that contain unsafe magnets H 30in x W 26in x W 26in
Fort is a child’s couch with magnets that were originally “sewn” in and now “glued” in because it is easier to “install, fix, replace, and modify” there has been an issue with magnets not being secured and the owner keeps changing his story when questioned
- Where
- Unspecified: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand fort, made or sold by Simulated Wood Grain Design LLC d/
b/ a FORT - How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Oct 5, 2021, sent to the company Oct 7, 2021, published by CPSC Oct 22, 2021
The product, in the report: Bluebird magnetic FORT. Children’s play couch. Multiple pieces, of varying sizes and shapes, each containing multiple magnets
Magnets in a children’s play couch (FORT) not secured properly - causing a significant choking and health hazard.
- Model
- Magnetic FORT
- Bought from
- Getthefort.com
- Bought
- Jan 22, 2021, about then
- Where
- Wedowee, Alabama: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 2, Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand FORT, made or sold by Simulated Wood Grain Design LLC d/
b/ a FORT - How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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