Cabbage Patch Dolls For A New Generation
That is...until now. Play Along Toys and 4Kids Entertainment are re-introducing the Cabbage Patch Kids™® for a new generation of children, and also for Gen-X parents who fondly remember the dolls from their childhood. The company hopes that the doll will be an antidote to the "bratty dolls" which are all the rage today, as well as a break for children from our overly plugged-in, electronic world.
Truer To The Original Look And Feel
Unlike earlier re-releases of the Cabbage Patch Kids, Play Along and 4Kids are planning to stay true to the original look and themes of the dolls. The dolls will be "up for adoption" in stores around the United States by the end of the summer (and therefore, of course, available well in time to be placed under this year's Christmas Trees). Although I don't have photos of the dolls to share with you yet, I saw the dolls at Toy Fair and I think that fans of the earlier Cabbage Patch dolls will be happy with their quality and look.
Companies With Retro-Toy Experience
Play Along Toys has experience with nostalgic toys as the producers of the revived Care Bears, so they were a logical choice to bring the dolls back to the market. By the way, the original all-cloth Cabbage Patch Dolls are still being produced by the Original Appalachian Artworks (and they have been, continuously, since 1978) at Babyland General Hospital. You can find out more about these hand-stitched, one-of-a-kind soft-sculpture Cabbage Patch dolls at www.cabbagepatchkids.com
Believe it or not, there are over 95 million Cabbage Patch Kids already in circulation. Only time will tell if the new Cabbage Patch Dolls will be a plaything that a new generation of children will love.
