Wow, this is a blast from the past recalling my memories of the Cabbage Patch Kids. My mom and aunt looked everywhere to find me this doll to give to me for Christmas as I later found out in life. Those were the days when we had more toy stores and Kmart blue light specials…lol Cause at that age I still believed in Santa…LOL I was about 9/10 years old and desperatly wanted one and sure thing she popped up under the tree for Christmas. Till this day I still have her and I named her Crystal Gayle. I named her after Dynasty’s “Crystal” because my mom loved that show and the character/name. I don’t recall where I picked Gayle from but etiher way she was my all time favorite gift. I had so many of their accessories too, the high chair you could attach to the table…oh man so many precious memories. I love reminiscing because as we grow up we forget the joys of our past…
Like a previous poster said it does remind you the lenghts a parent will go for their child.

OH MY GOD. I remember Toys R US was having a contest with an entry form to submit for a free Cabbage Patch Doll. I wanted one so bad, and it was impossible to get. So when the local advertisement “flyer” came out, my mother and I went walking miles, collecting everyone’s flyer and filling out the entry forms. We were walking the streets in the middle of the night, taking the papers off everyone’s porches. Needless to say, we did win, but my mother didn’t give me the doll until Christmas morning. I will never forget opening up that last present, and there she was. That is one of my childhood memories that will stay with me forever.

I had three CBK baby dolls as a child. They were all boys and had funny names like Theo, Herbert and I can’t remember the other one but he was bald, bald, bald with one tooth!

I loved my cabbage patch kid. My grandparents got her for me for Christmas. I took her everywhere. One day I decided to take one of her pig tails out. Little did I know I would not be able to put it back up (I was only four).

Oh my gosh!! I am smiling so big right now! This makes my whole day.

I have the best Cabbage Patch story. The year was 1986 and I was 12. I wanted a Cabbage Patch doll soooo bad.

My dad wouldn’t get me one because he thought they were overpriced. But he didn’t want to disappoint me completely, so HE HAD ONE HOMEMADE! That’s right.. a homemade Cabbage Patch doll. It was a sweet gesture, but the doll was hideous. Her face was made out of pantyhose! HA! She had no birth certificate or pretty name. I still have her if you want to see a picture:) People at work have seen her and we laugh about this all the time!

I have my own daughter now who is two, and as long as I can afford to, I plan to get her as many REAL Cabbage Patch dolls as possible!

My grandmother is a piece of work. I was about 5 years old during the Cabbage Patch Kids craze. My lovely grandmother knew how much I wanted one so she was one of the first in line at the toy store during the holiday season. She wanted to find one that looked just like me, with red hair and brown eyes. So, after searching and climbing over all of the other customers she found one. Unfortunately, another woman was just about to pick it up. At that point, in a moment of panic, my grandmother decided to play the old lady card. She dumped her purse on the ground, then looked helplessly at the other woman. As the other woman bent down to help my grandmother pick up her things, my grandmother swooped in at ninja speed, grabbed the doll, scooped up her purse and booked it to the checkout line.
I still have my red haired, brown eyed Daphne Bambi sitting on my bed at home. She always reminds me the lenths to which people will go for their kids

I am a mom of 2 girls and still have my original Cabbage Patch. When I was 5, they were the hot thing, and I started telling EVERYONE that I was getting a Cabbage Patch for Christmas. My mom looked everywhere and couldn’t find one. She finally had her friend’s sister who lived in Michigan (who found one by chance in a store) ship it to us. It arrived via UPS on Christmas Eve. I never knew until a couple years ago, but it was probably my most exciting Christmas present ever. P.S. Her name is Eleanor Lynnette.

My sister and I are such toy freaks that we still give each other a toy for Christmas…and we both have teenagers! She scored a Cabbage Patch kid for me that first holiday when they were so hard to come by. His name is ‘Shea Peter’ and I still have him in my classroom. That first winter he was a real ‘character’ in our school. So many kids wanted CPKs but didn’t have one so he became ‘ours’. They babysat for him during the day. We had to be quiet in the classroom when he was napping. Heh. And once when some students asked if they could take him outside for recess, I reminded them to keep his ears covered so he didn’t get an ear ache….and another teacher standing by just burst out laughing at the ‘reality’ of it all. I have had others but Shea Peter still holds a special place in my heart.

i actually still have my first cabbage patch kid!!! joseph henry:) i still remember my mom scouring the town for a doll in time for christmas…she found one at a local fire station of all places and the proceeds went to help the station so it was a win-win situation! this new smaller cpk looks so cute,i’m certain my daughter will love it if i win this contest:)

I have very fond memories of my Cabbage Patch Kid. My sister and I were about eight and ten when we were given our dolls. We always played with the dolls together, pretended they were our babies and dressed them up. I was a very creative kid and would make doll clothes out of anything I could find, including toilet paper, socks, and my mom’s scrap fabric. I also liked to style the hair. One time I even decided to cut and dye my Cabbage Patch Kid’s hair with my Crayola markers. Each chunk of hair was a different color in the rainbow, but needless to say, it was a huge mess and my mom wasn’t too happy. When I look back, I was so proud of myself and I absolutely loved that doll.