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Remember Cabbage Patch Kids? If not then either you are too young, didn’t grow up in the US, or were very sheltered… lol!
Remember Cabbage Patch Kids? If not then either you are too young, didn’t grow up in the US, or were very sheltered… lol!
Here is my recollection of that Oh so 80′s memory:
It was Christmas of 1984… I was three, I was cute, and I was the favorite only child. When my parents asked me what I wanted for Christmas that year I told them ALL I wanted was a Cabbage Patch Doll and a pink toothbrush. How very innocent of me! The pink toothbrush my parents could handle, but the Cabbage Patch Doll was like wishing on a star. They were selling out of them at every store and when the stores did get a shipment they disappeared as quick as lightning! That didn’t stop my parents and their friends from trying. After all it was for their three year old little angel…LOL!
Here is a video that depicts some of the craziness surrounding these dolls…
My mom and my Aunt Bess stood in every line at every store that was said to have a shipment. She entered contests and did all she could to find one of the coveted dolls. My mom found out that Montgomery Ward had a shipment that came in. She went and stood in line for about 40 minutes. 4 people could enter the store at a time (to avoid a mad dash). She said they didn’t let her choose from the whole stock but there were a few they let her pick from. She was able to get a little “Preemie” Cabbage Patch Doll that day!
(((I am the one on the left with “Darla” and girl next to me is my friend Sarah with her CPK doll that matched her beautiful red hair! Our CPK dolls are also sporting matching shirts that matched our own shirts)))
She couldn’t wait until Christmas for me to get the doll, so I actually got to have my Cabbage Patch Kid before Christmas! Her name was Darla and she was SOOO cute. She had a little bit of yellow yarn hair on the top of her head, a little baby pink bow and a cute little pacifier that popped in an out of her mouth. I LOVED her. I didn’t just love her that year, but she is still a memory I will never forget. There is more to this story though…
(((this is my second Cabbage Patch Kid above being tucked in- notice all the other “vintage” items in my room too..lol)))
Remember earlier that my mom entered a contest? A few days after getting Darla she got a call that she had won a Cabbage Patch Kid. So I actually got two Cabbage Patch dolls that Christmas. The second one was a little boy doll named Joshua. You can see in the photo above that I loved him too! “aww”
(((This pic is of me and a miniature Cabbage Patch Kid)))
I collected many Cabbage Patch dolls throughout my childhood. I had the “Pin Up” doll with house, the miniature figurines, carriage, stroller, carrier and I also remember a Cabbage Patch Cat that we had! You could say I was crazyfor Cabbage Patch Kids!
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Did you know that they still sell Cabbage Patch Kids? If you go to the website you can see that they have so many varieties of Cabbage Patch Kids available… even ones that look just like the ones from the 80′s! I went to Toys R Us the other day to see what I could find there. We found several and I let the girls choose the ones that they wanted. (((Sing with me now “I don’t wanna grow up… I’m a Toy’s R Us Kid…” 
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They all picked the little ”Cabbage Patch Cuties”. They have the same Cabbage Patch Kid face and that wonderful smell (you know like baby powder). The cuties were much smaller than the originals and are all wearing dress up animal outfits! They also had some CPK dolls there that were throw backs to the originals! Check out the Vintage ones at Toys R Us.
They were so happy to get these dolls!!!
It just warms my heart to see my littles loving on their Cabbage Patch Kids. REALLY brings back lot of memories, and they love it when I tell them stories about Darla and Joshua.
This is “Baby Love“. She loves to kiss on her new CPK doll.
Nighty Night!!!
Now they are off for a stroll. How FUN!!!
I’ve really had fun walking down memory lane with you all!!! Did you have a Cabbage Patch Kid growing up?
What are some memories that you had with Cabbage Patch Kids? Share them here!!!
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I remember these!! My mom made ours when we were little. Sadly I only have one hand made doll left and one store bought one left but I do have all the patterns for the dolls and the outfits!! Great post!
What a wonderful post, loved looking at all the pictures! Brought back a lot of memories!!
What a fantastic post! I love all the pictures. Especially of the girls "lovin" on their dolls. Awwwwwww! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Loved it!
How sweet! Love the old pictures. I adored my Cabbage Patch Kids!
I had the doll with the red braids back in the day.
1984 was my first Christmas, and my parents wanted to get a CPK for me but couldn't find one, so they got me a similar doll that wasn't brand-name. I think someone local might have bought the heads and then sewn the bodies and done the hair. Her name was Susie after my grandma and she was the first CPK-type doll I had. Even though she looked a little different she fit in fine with the ten or fifteen others I got later. She now lives at my parents' house. Still has my loving drool stains on her
Have you heard of Babyland General Hospital in Cleveland, GA where the mother cabbages have their babies? Sooo many memories! I should really do a blog post about it because my parents and I took my kids a few months ago and we have pictures. There's a magic crystal tree and the cabbages live under it. They announce that Mother Cabbage is dilated 10 leaves, and a nurse comes out to deliver the baby while a small crowd watches. People give name suggestions, and the children get their pictures made with the new baby. I've always wanted to get one of those, but they are the one-of-a-kind cloth ones and the "adoption fee" is quite high.
Wow – great post! Loved all of the old pictures, and the video is amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Jon!!! I had so much fun with this!
awesome!!!
thanks, Sharon!
Thanks, Monica!
so glad!!!
at least those pics weren't from my awkward years. lol!!!
Thanks!!! 
aww cute dolls the premiee one and the red head one are so cute. they are so adoreable.
they are lovly dolls.
had a cabbage patch baby loved her can't remember her name and don't have her now.
Awesome piece of info! May I reference part of this on my blog if I post a backlink to this webpage? Thank you.
yes… only one picture and none of my children… thanks!