I LOVE shopping with my daughter, it is just plain fun! She is a great shopping buddy and she loves to look at everything, and if it involves shoes we never get out of the store. Monday I decided to take my daughter on a special secret mission to pick out a Valentine’s Day Present…For Herself!
No list to prepare, no preparation really other then a quick clothes and shoe change, you have to be comfortable when you are shopping!. We arrived and Honey was excited when she found that our destination was Toys “R” Us. What kid doesn’t love Toys “R” Us! We took our time browsing through the store until we came to what I was looking for, the Cabbage Patch Kid Dolls.
As we browsed the isle I told Honey my own experience with the Cabbage Patch Kids when I was about 9 years old. I remember the craze, they were the IT toy to have. The stores couldn’t keep them on the shelves, in fact they couldn’t even get them on the shelves in the first place. When I finally got the chance to pick out my own Cabbage Patch Kid I didn’t have much of a selection maybe only a couple dolls (or at least that is how I remember it). However I didn’t want to leave the store without one so I picked one. I was able to find a photo of the doll I chose so many years ago I wish I could remember his name.
This was him, he was bald, a boy, and I remember vividly the blue sailor suit. I believe at the time Cabbage Patch Kids were one of the most realistic dolls on the market. These days you can get dolls that replicate babies so well if you aren’t close you wouldn’t know the difference. While Honey and I were shopping they had one doll on the shelf that was marked as at 1983 version. I showed Honey the difference it the “old” dolls and the “new” the most noticeable was the hair. The older version had the yarn like hair while the newer was more realistic. Also the Cabbage Patch Kids I grew up with were just dolls. They didn’t dance, sing, eat, or play musical instruments.
Honey picked out her Cabbage Patch Kid from the small selection. I was a little disappointed in the selection the reason for the stop at Toys “R” Us specifically was I figured of all stores they would have the most. Either way Honey was happy with her chose and I even allowed her to pick out an extra outfit! Meet Isabella “Bella” for short!
I loves sharing my own childhood memories with my daughter and she really loves to hear them. She asks me all kinds of questions which make me laugh and smile. I think she feels honored to have a toy just like the one her mother had when she was young. What’s better then having your own toy, just like your mothers? Mommy playing with you and that toy of course!
I really enjoyed this fun mother daughter trip to Toys “R” Us and sharing memories. You can have some fun checking out my shopping experience here: Shh! Secret Shopping Mission
Interesting Cabbage Patch Kids information from Wikipedia: Cabbage Patch Kids is a line of dolls created by American art student Xavier Roberts in 1978. It was originally called “Little People”. The original dolls were all cloth and sold at local craft shows, then later at Babyland General Hospital in Cleveland, Georgia.[2] The doll brand went on to become one of the most popular toy fads of the 1980s and one of the longest-running doll franchises in America
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lesa says
My son is absolutely in love with Cabbage Patch Kids. My daughter is just starting to get into them. He has 5 and a small vintage collectable pin up that he takes with him everywhere. Our Toys R Us usually has a decent selection. However, you should check out the Cabbage Patch Website sometime. There are so many to choose from 🙂 My kids and I are actually planning on taking a trip to the Babyland Nursery this summer in Georgia. 🙂
Heather Garcia says
My two teenage girls still have theirs from when they were little
Tesa @ 2 Wired 2 Tired says
What a cute idea! It looks like you both had fun. I loved Cabbage Patch kids when we were little. My sister and I had two each and we played with them all the time. I hope she loves her doll as much as we loved ours.
Betty Baez says
That’s so sweet line your pictures
Carrie Conley says
I remember standing in line for hours to get a Cabbage Patch Doll for my daughter…Had no idea they were still out there…
Kimberly says
Oh…I still have two of my cabbage patch kids lol. My first was Madilla Lettie LOL…they always came with the strangest names. I bet that is so fun to have your daughter have her very own <3
David says
I remember having Cabbage Patch kids when I was little, then passing them off to my sisters as I became too old for them. But I remember the baby powder smell of them and the little birth certificate.
Janet W. says
How fun! We still have ours from when my daughters loved them. (who are now grown) I love your pictures. Looks like great quality time spent together!
mary renshaw says
I loved (and still have my cabbage patch kid) and I was so excited that they made a comeback and I was able to get one for my daughter!!!!
Elena says
I love Cabbage Patch dolls. They are so cute 🙂
Eileen says
I SO remember looking for one for my now 31 year old daughter when they were “all the craze”. We didn’t and COULDNT fight and pay hundreds for one like some parents did in the mayhem of Christmas shopping that year long ago, as we were young parents with two little ones. We did wait til the dust all settled and we found one for her months later and kept for her birthday. I still remember her name. Ivy!
Now I have 3 grand daughters and have so far bought one of them a CPK. Next year maybe the two babies will get theirs. I think every little girl needs to have a CPK. I love they are so soft and have so much character!
ellen says
Gosh I remember those… I was a bit old for them but my cousins had an absolute fascination. The dolls have gotten better looking!
I have a Cabbage Patch cat and a doll packed up here somewhere and they are the super old ones 🙂
Michelle Bartley says
That story touched my heart! I also had a Cabbage Patch Kid!
Carol B says
What a fun memory … one that will stay with you for years to come!!! I remember taking my niece to pick out a Cabbage Patch doll & of course she ended up with tons of accessories, clothes etc. She’s 28 now & has a 1 year old daughter that she’s planning on passing down her cabbage patch doll to!
Lori Z. says
When I was 3 I really wanted one but it was impossible to get before Christmas, and my uncle got some similar doll. A few months later, when my excited Grandma found one she couldn’t wait to see my face opening it. Apparently I couldn’t be enticed, I was too into the knock-off. I do love that they’re still around after all this time!
Melissa Shirley says
These dolls set cute. I never had one when I was kid.
lisa brown says
Toy’s R Us is a fantastic store. The Cabbage Patch dolls are so cute. I have one from years ago.
Georgia says
Cabbage Patch Dolls are one of my very favorite and my daughter loved them also. I think she had at least 5 different ones.
kathy pease says
My daughters loved these when they were young. I think I still have them packed away somewhere to save for any grandkids that come along down the road..They are so adorable 🙂
Charles says
I had 1 named keith noah. Im still not sure why my parents bought me a doll. Oh well, ill have to find him & give him to my daughter.
Char W says
I had a Cabbage Patch Kid when I was growing up… I don’t remember if I asked for one or not though.
Tamar says
I never owned a Cabbage Patch doll… my parents never let me!!!!
christina moore says
My granddaughter would love one of these dolls
Alisson H. says
Oh! I love this! My parents waited in line over night (while my sisters and I slept in the car) when the Cabbage Patch Kids were released and bought, 10 or something, for me, my sisters, and cousins! We each got one that looked like us (as much as possible) mine was a red head! I still have mine and my kids play with it and the other two I got later. I would like to say that my youngest (3) asks for one when we go shopping, but she goes for the talking, singing, walking, dancing. swimming type baby dolls.
Perk11 says
Great memory for you and your daughter…I remember those Cabbage Patch dolls very much as my Mother stood in line for 6 hours to purchase one!
anna pry says
I had a cabbage patch dentist set that was fun to play with
ellen says
I think she will love her new CP doll. They sure have come a long way since the beginning. I remember when they first came out.
debra p says
So fun to pass along a tradition!
Kathleen V says
She’s adorable! 🙂
Rachel says
I love that CPK… I sure wish our TRU had more of a selection!!!
Stefanie says
i had that sailor doll! his name was pee wee. i don’t think that’s the name he came with though, i think my weird parents named him that. haha!
sonia says
I had that one also. I think his name was Christopher.
Colleen says
Yes I think that was his name!