In 1983, Cabbage Patch Kids debuted, setting off a toy craze. That year, the industry also saw its first toy riot as ...

It's been 40 years since a Georgia art student turned a talent for soft sculpture into a nationwide craze. Xavier Roberts traveled to art shows in 1977 with handmade, nearly life-size dolls that came ...

For those who were of a certain (young) age in 1983, there’s no need to recount the phenomenon of Cabbage Patch Kids. They took the toy world by storm when they first hit the market, creating an ...

A Syracuse University alumnus who came up with the name “Cabbage Patch Kids” will be featured in an upcoming episode of a History Channel series about iconic toys. Cabbage Patch Kids were originally ...

Seemingly immune to becoming obsolete, dolls are a classic toy that kids naturally gravitate to. And while they are simply fun to play with for kids, Amanda Vierheller, the co-founder and COO of ...

"With the doll," says Amy Jandrisevits, "a child sees, 'I am not the only one who looks this way...and beautiful enough to be a doll.'" Amy Jandrisevits has always liked to make kids smile. One day in ...

It’s hard growing up as a kid who looks “different.” People stare, whisper and sometimes ask blunt questions you don’t quite know how to answer. They haven’t seen anyone like you before — and really, ...