TheKiddoSpace Handwriting Practice Kits Recall (May 2026)

What was recalled

This recall involves TheKiddoSpace handwriting practice kits which consist of two variants which were sold with or without a carrying case:

• The “Print Handwriting Kits” consist of   four reusable books with animal images on the cover (alphabet with a bunny, numbers with a frog, math with a cow and drawing with an elephant). The Kit further contains black pens with ink refills and blue, green, yellow, purple, pink and red pen grips. TheKiddoSpace logo and “Handwriting Practice Kit” are printed on the blue and white book covers and their storage box. 

• The “Cursive Handwriting Kits”consist of three reusable books (letters, words and sentences) with an image of an open book on the cover; black pens with ink refills and blue, green, yellow, purple, pink and red pen grips. TheKiddoSpace logo and “Cursive Practice Kit” are printed on the blue and white book covers and their storage box.

Why it was recalled

The pens in each Handwriting Kit contain lead in amounts that exceed Canadian regulations. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health issues.

As of May 14, 2026, the company has received no reports of incident or injury in Canada.

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product, take the pens and refills away from children and contact TheKiddoSpace for a refund.

For more information, consumers can contact TheKiddoSpace by visiting the recall link or website  and click “Product Safety Recalls” at the bottom of the page for more information.

Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.

Health Canada would like to remind consumers to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form .

This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website . You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.

Background

Number Sold

The company reported that 2,141 units of the affected products were sold in Canada.

Time Period Sold

The affected products were sold from January 2024 to February 2025.

Place of Origin

Manufactured in China

Source: the official Canadian recall notice, published 2026-05-27. Every fact on this page comes from that notice — if anything here disagrees with it, the notice wins.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.