| Xavier Roberts is the man behind the invention of | | | | identified by a name which is written on the birth |
| Cabbage Patch dolls in 1976 which was known as | | | | certificates. Earlier one can't buy them but instead |
| 'Little Person' dolls. The peculiarity of these dolls is | | | | they can be adopted by paying an adoption fees. |
| that each doll is unique, meaning that not any two | | | | They became very popular soon after they were |
| dolls look alike. Roberts when he was a teenager, | | | | introduced. Three million cabbage patch kids were |
| started a hospital by the name 'Babyland General | | | | sold by the end of 1983. A cabbage patch kid was |
| Hospital' in Georgia where people can adopt the hand | | | | even lucky to visit the space in 1985. A series of |
| sewn dolls. These dolls were never referred to as | | | | trading cards were introduced in their names which |
| dolls, but they were termed as babies. Roberts and | | | | came to be known as Garbage Pail Kids. These cards |
| his five friends started a company by the name | | | | contained caricatures of Cabbage patch kids. These |
| Appalachian Artworks Company for producing these | | | | cards had to be discontinued as a result of trade |
| dolls. Later in 1983, the company 'Coleco' was | | | | mark issue raised by the Appalachian Artworks |
| impressed by the idea of Roberts, and started | | | | Company. |
| marketing these dolls by the new name 'Cabbage | | | | Children like these dolls very much and parents can |
| Patch kids'. | | | | buy them as a gift. The new version of these |
| Cabbage patch dolls have both boys and girls dolls. | | | | cabbage patch dolls has a full vinyl body instead of |
| They reflect the style of 1980's. They belonged as a | | | | the cloth body. The prices of these dolls are a bit |
| toy for kids irrespective of gender. There was a | | | | high so that parents have to do a research before |
| huge demand for them in the early days but later | | | | buying it. The dolls are available in different price |
| attraction towards them faded because of the arrival | | | | range and styles. Before buying, the age of your kid |
| of other dolls. Kids are very much in love with the | | | | needs to be taken care of. For younger kids who |
| friendly faces of these dolls. While possessing these | | | | want to play the role of a mummy can look forward |
| cabbage patch dolls kids will have a feeling that they | | | | to buy one with accessories like potty, tooth brush |
| have adopted a doll. For many kids, these dolls act as | | | | etc. These types are smaller in size and are easy to |
| a sibling may be a brother or a sister. | | | | clean when food items or crayons gets on the body |
| Cabbage patch kids are produced with vinyl heads | | | | of the doll. For older kids who are looking for a bigger |
| and body of the dolls are made of soft fabric. The | | | | version, the type available is of bigger size. These |
| amazing thing about cabbage patch dolls is that these | | | | dolls have a vinyl head and a cloth body. They are |
| dolls differ from each other in hair colors or eye | | | | pretty expensive but it is definitely a value for |
| colors .They even has different costumes. Each doll is | | | | money. |