Cabbage Patch Kids were originally intended to be called ‘Little People’, with the reason said to be due to Roberts wanting owners to see the dolls as small humans in need of a forever home, as ...

Welcome to Babyland General, where Xavier Roberts’ hand-stitched ‘Little People’ grew into the Cabbage Patch empire. Here, doctors’ still deliver Cabbage Patch Kids from beneath cabbages, ‘nurses’ ...

Part of the very first run of Cabbage Patch Kids, this doll came with its own birth certificate and adoption papers. Its vintage appeal and significance as a pioneer of the ’80s toy craze add to ...

First manufactured in 1982 by Coleco, Cabbage Patch Kids became an immediate hit with their distinctive round plastic heads and packaging that included a birth certificate and adoption papers.

The Cabbage Patch Kid craze took parents, kids and toy stores by storm in 1983. The unique dolls, which came with customized adoption papers, flew off shelves faster than they could be stocked.

The Cabbage Patch Kid craze took parents, kids and toy stores by storm in 1983. The unique dolls, which came with customized adoption papers, flew off shelves faster than they could be stocked.

Editor's note: This story is adapted from a story published Nov. 29, 2023, on the 40th anniversary of the Great Cabbage Patch Kids 'Drop.' What started as an offhand joke turned into a viral ...

The 1980s, like every decade before and after it, were filled with fads that captured the imaginations of people and resulted ...

So popular had the Cabbage Patch Kids become by 1985, that the BabyLand General Hospital had to find a larger location in Georgia to handle the influx of families looking to "adopt" one of the dolls.

According to lore, creator Xavier Roberts was led to the original Cabbage Patch Kids by a swarm of gentle “Bunnybees.” When I was a toddler, my grandparents brought me to the original BabyLand ...