If you're an Eighties baby, you'll likely be well acquainted with the Cabbage Patch Kids phenomenon as every kid was enamoured with their charm. The retro dolls are instantly recognisable thanks to their signature rosy cheeks, chubby faces and kitsch clothing - while Nineties kids obsessed over Barbie, the earlier generation doted over these dolls.
The toys were so in demand in 1983 that they caused riots in America as frenzied shoppers scrambled to buy their child one for Christmas amid stock issues. The dolls are more of a nostalgic collectable in recent times, but anyone who was lucky enough to own a Cabbage Patch Kids toy will know that your companion came with a mock adoption certificate to really seal the deal.
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