<P> The name change to Cabbage Patch Kids was made in 1982 when Xavier 's company , Original Appalachian Artworks , began to license a smaller version of the handmade creations to a toy manufacturer named Coleco . An abbreviated version of the discovery legend was reproduced on every Cabbage Patch Kids product from 1983 onward . Parker Brothers published the original story retitled `` Xavier 's Fantastic Discovery '' in 1984 and two Albums that went Gold . The characters appeared in many other Cabbage Patch merchandising products ranging from animated cartoons to board games : </P>
<P> The name change to Cabbage Patch Kids was made in 1982 when Xavier 's company , Original Appalachian Artworks , began to license a smaller version of the handmade creations to a toy manufacturer named Coleco . An abbreviated version of the discovery legend was reproduced on every Cabbage Patch Kids product from 1983 onward . Parker Brothers published the original story retitled `` Xavier 's Fantastic Discovery '' in 1984 and two Albums that went Gold . The characters appeared in many other Cabbage Patch merchandising products ranging from animated cartoons to board games : </P>
when was the first cabbage patch kid made
when was the first cabbage patch kid made
1982
1982