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Anniversary CPK Outfits – 10th to 40th

Cabbage Patch Kids have been in continuous production since 1983. Various companies have produced a wide variety of, but every 5 years we celebrate their continued creation and enduring appeal. Here’s an overview of each anniversary and the kids produced to celebrate them.

Anniversary dolls were produced every five years, starting in 1993 (year 10). The production companies often attempted to replicate the original Coleco dolls, with varying degrees of success. Below is a summary of the dolls produced for each anniversary, except for the 25th Anniversary Kids by Play Along, which will have a separate post soon.

10th Anniversary (Hasbro – 1993)

Produced by Hasbro, this was a limited-edition kid (100,000). These dolls had fabric-covered faces (not the regular vinyl of the Coleco kids) and were identical, although there are AA and caucasian versions. All of these dolls had the name Zora Mae and wore the same outfit. The outfit has been described as, “ [a] Pink floral dress trimmed with lace and a matching wide-brimmed hat, white lace tights, pink nylon panties, and white t-strap shoes.” (Ref #1, p. 43)

Pink 10th Anniversary Cabbage Patch Birth Certificate in envelope, showing the name Zora Mae.
Picture of the back of a 10th Anniversary cabbage Patch Kid with black cornsilk hair. You can see the 'hat' is actually just a brim.
Close up of the hem of a 10th Anniversary Cabbage Patch Kid dress showing the pattern, a line of lace, and the embroidered 10th anniversary patch.
AA 10th Anniversary kid complete with dress, shoes and hand tag.
Caucasian 10th Anniversary kid in box .
First four photos courtesy of Kattie Lynn. Final photo from HERE.

15th Anniversary (Mattel – 1998)

This is the first example of the anniversary kids being ‘replicas’ of the original 16′ Coleco kids and their outfits but in a limited fashion. For these dolls, they replicated only one of the original outfits, the Yoke Dress, and produced it in 4 different colours using gingham fabric.

Unlike the original outfit, this version has a removable yoke which ties at the back of the neck. The dress underneath looks very similar to the Bib Dress, without the bib, and is often confused with it. It came with Mattel’s version of white lace-up shoes (which have a hole in the bottom to be attached to the box) and white socks. (Ref #1, p. 126 – 129)

15th Anniversary Cabbage Patch Kid sitting in the green liner of her box with hand tag and birth certificate. She is wearing a red gingham dress with white yoke. She has light brown skin and brown braids.
15th Anniversary Cabbage Patch red gingham dress and bloomers without the white yoke piece.
Back of a 15th Anniversary Cabbage Patch red gingham dress with the velcro fastener of the yoke visible over the shoulder.
MIB 15th Anniversary Cabbage Patch Kid with hand tag and birth certificate. She is wearing a blue gingham dress with white yoke. She has white skin and dark blonde hair.
MIB 15th Anniversary Cabbage Patch Kid with hand tag and birth certificate. She is wearing a green gingham dress with white yoke. She has white skin and lemon blonde hair.
MIB 15th Anniversary Cabbage Patch Kid with hand tag and birth certificate. She is wearing a pink gingham dress with white yoke. She has white skin and lemon blonde hair.
Last 3 photos unknown.

20th Anniversary (Toy’s R’US – 2003)

Toys R’US produced numerous dolls during this anniversary year and labelled many as anniversary kids. However, the special anniversary kids are a boy and girl pair who are dressed in prom-like attire. They were sold separately in standing boxes which have flaps on the front that cover the entire doll except for the face. They have cornsilk hair and, like the Coleco kids, their names were randomly assigned.

MIB 20th Anniversary TRU boy. The top pohoto shows the box, which is long and skinny and coloured silver with little decoration. The bottom has the CPK logo and the top has a hole for the kids face to look through. The bottom photo shows the box open and the doll visible with the CPK story on the inside flap.
Photo location unknown.

The boy dolls all wear a black tuxedo with a white shirt, a silk aqua-coloured vest, and a handkerchief. They also have an aqua-coloured flower on their collar, a black tie, navy blue socks, black TRU shoes, and black silk boxers!

Cornsilk haired 20th Anniversary TRU boy. He's AA with a black tux, white shirt and aqua vest and accents.
Back view of a cornsilk haired 20th Anniversary TRU boy. He's AA with a black tux.
Close up of a Cornsilk haired 20th Anniversary TRU boy. It shows a good view of his vest, tie.
Photos courtesy of Michelle LeRoux.

The girl’s all wear a matching aqua and pink dress, pink lace headband, white lacy tights, matching panties, and pink TRU shoes. They carry a matching purse/bag.

Blonde cornsilk TRU girl wearing an aqua dress with pink accents, matching headband with large pink flower and holding a matching bag.
Pieces of the 20th Anniversary girls outfit showing an aqua dress with pink accents, matching headband with large pink flower, silk undies, pink TRU shoes, white lace tights and holding a matching bag.

25th Anniversary (Play Along – 2008) (Separate post)

30th Anniversary (Jakks Pacific – 2013)

As before, JAKKS Pacific attempted to replicate the vintage Coleco kids for this anniversary. Like Toys R’Us, they produced several kids during this period, but only one set was labelled 30th Birthday Kids. Stickers on the boxes said Limited Edition Vintage Kids.

Although they seem to be attempting to replicate the original Coleco dolls, only two of the outfits are similar to the original 1983 outfits, the pink dress and the purple overalls. I believe each outfit only came in one colour, although apparently, the dress with the pinafore has also been seen in pink.

Picture of four 30th Anniversary Cabbage Patch girls, each in their box, wearing a different outfit. They have different hair and eye colour as well.

Interestingly, although they are being produced by JAKKS Pacific, because JP bought out PLay Along, they must have had access to their materials. The heads on at least some of these 30th Anniversary kids were created by Play Along 25the Anniversary molds! These are the last two girls shown above.

Head mold information on the back of a 30th Anniversary kid that says Copyright 2007, OAA INC. Play Along China.
Head mold information on the back of a 30th Anniversary kid that says Copyright 2007, OAA INC. Play Along China.

Other 30th Anniversary kids produced at the same time included, but aren’t limited to:

Two MIB Cabbage Patch Kid girls with "Commemorating 1983" stickers on the box. One is a red head with sailor dress and the other is a lemon blonde with a pink gingham dress.
Brunette Cabbage Patch kid girl in a purple dress inside a 30 Years CPK box that was sold only at Target inthe US. This doll looks more like the the later dolls in quality and outfit.

35th Anniversary (2018) – WCT

As far as I can tell, they just put some sort of Commemorating 35 Years on all the kids they produced this year. I’ve found at least three different box designs with this message on them. There does not appear to have been an attempt to replicate the Coleco kids or their outfits.

Brown yarn haired Cabbage Patch Kid wearing a pink ruched dress MIB. The box says "35th Collectors Edition".
Lemon yarn haired Cabbage Patch Kid wearing a light blue dress with pink ribbon, MIB. The box says "35th Collectors Edition".
Yellow cornsilk haired Cabbage Patch Kid wearing a purple dress with pink tights, MIB. The box says "Celebrating 35 Years".
Photos all acquired from Ebay or Amazon. Sorry!

40th Anniversary (Jazwares – 2023)

I haven’t seen anything produced to celebrate the 40th anniversary, however, we still have 7 months, so keep your eyes peeled.

At this time, the current 2023 babies are available through Jazwares in California USA.

Growing Hair Kid Outfits

Their hair is a surprise, and so are their outfits! Find out what outfit your Growing Hair Kid may have worn and the special hair accessories that came with it.

Growing Hair Kids [GHK] came out in 1988. They are dolls whose cornsilk hair can be pulled out to varying lengths. They came in their unique box with a special GHK birth certificate and hand tag. They also came with a brush, a bag of wider hair ribbons, and styling guide instructions.

Growing hair kid with auburn hair wearing a pink dress with pink shoes, standing in her box.
Photo courtesy of Kristi Smith.
Unfolded, unfilled out pink Growing Hair kid birth certificate and style guide.

All these dolls were girls that came in a variety of hair/eye colour combinations. A few came with freckles, and there were AA kids produced. They used several regular head moulds, but HM 22 and HM 23 were only used for Growing Hair Kids.

Refer to my Head Mold Reference Page for pictures of these unique head molds.

For more detailed information on GHK, visit Ref #3, p. 88-89, or Ref #2, p.165

Growing Hair Kids Outfits

There are two very different parts to the GHK series of outfits. Group 1 was made by the P factory, and Group 2 by the KT factory.

Tag for outfit 843B P, factory. Location Amsteradam, N.Y.
Tag for outfit 808F KT, factory. Location Amsteradam, N.Y.

The P factory outfits were worn ONLY by Growing Hair Kids. The KT factory outfits are, numerically, part of another series, but some of them were worn by only GHK’s, while others were worn by GHK’s and regular 1988 kids.  Consequently, the KT outfits are dramatically different from the P factory outfits. I’m unsure which came out first, or why regular 1988 outfits were used on Growing Hair Kid dolls.

Each GHK outfit came with one of four hair accessories.

  • 1) (Circular Dec.) Ribbon bow with lacy/satin ribbon circular decoration
  • 2) (Lacy Bow) Ribbon bow with larger lacy bow accent
  • 3) (Puffy Bow) Large puffy fabric bow
  • 4) (Suede Bow) Suede fabric bow
Suede hair bow that goes with some Growing hair outfits. This one is blue.
Suede Bow
Hair accessory that goes with some Growing hair outfits. It has a circular portion with a small flower on top and ribbons underneath. This one is yellow and pink.
Circular Dec.
Hair accessory that goes with some Growing hair outfits. It has a lacy bow top with a matching silk bow underneath. This one is red and white.
Lacy Bow
Hair bow that goes with some Growing hair outfits. It has a circular portion with a small flower on top and ribbons underneath. This one is yellow and pink.
Puffy Bow

Overview of P Factory Outfits

There are six outfits in this series, #842 – #847. There appear to be five or six versions of each outfit, A – F. They are all similar in style.

Each outfit came with silk undies. I’ve seen them in pink, yellow, white, and purple. Growing Hair Kids came wearing matching coloured Mary Jane shoes and lacy ruffled socks.

Yellow mary jane's, yellow silk undies and white socks with lace fringe. All worn by Growing Hair Kids.
Close up of the lace ruffled white Growing Hair Cabbage Patch Kid sock with yellow highlights.

Outfit #842- Ruffle neck dress with wide waist ribbon

Outfit 842B: It's a dress that is purple with white polka dots and a wide silk waist ribbon. The neck has a ruffle and a flower decal.
Picture of a spreadsheet showing which outfits I have recorded and which I do not.

Outfit 843 -Low waisted dress with front ruffles

Outfit 843A: A yellow drop waist dress with a large fabric bow. The front has some small folds running horizontally down it. The sleeves are short. Yellow mary janes, yellow silk undies and ruffled socks are below the dress.

Outfit 844 – Dres with large vertical ruffle

Outfit 844C: Drop waist dress with a blue, purple and pink tulip pattern on it. The front has a large ruffle just off center, a collar and pink silk waist ribbon.
Photo courtesy of Callie’s Cabbies.
Picture of a spreadsheet showing which outfits I have recorded and which I do not.

Outfit 845 – Dress with four folds and Peter Pan collar

Outfit 845D - Black and white crosshatch pattern dress with large silk red ribbon. It has a white peter pan collar and white sleeve hems.

Outfit 846 – Dress with square collar and large hem

Outfit 846D - Red dress with thick white hems and a red square sailor's collar. The red area has a blue, yellow and red splash pattern.
Photo courtesy of Jodi Isaacs.
Picture of a spreadsheet showing which outfits I have recorded and which I do not.

Outfit 847 – Drop waist with lace down the front

Outfit 847A - Drop waist dress with white lace ruffle down the front and a thin pink silk waist ribbon. The dress is pink with white flowers pattern.
Photo courtesy of Callie’s Cabbies.
Picture of a spreadsheet showing which outfits I have recorded and which I do not.

Overview of KT Factory Outfits

These four outfits, 808, 809, 811, and 814, although part of the 804-815 series, were worn by GHK dolls. In fact, in a few cases, they appear to have come ONLY on GHK. However, I could be missing information. There could be more outfits from this series that came on GHK, and those that appear to only come on GHK may have come on the regular kids.

These outfits are very different in style and fabrics from the P factory outfits.  I have no idea what came under them. Most of them came with Ballet Flats.

When these outfits came on Growing Hair Kids, the outfit came with a hair accessory.

  • 808 – suede fabric tie
  • 809 – hair accessory unknown
  • 811 – puffy hair bow
  • 814 –suede fabric tie

For more information on these outfits, including the record spreadsheet, refer to the following posts: All about outfits #804-#809 and All about outfits #810 – #815

Similar Outfits

These dresses all have drop waists, all-over prints, and a large waist ribbon or bow.

150A
163K; Courtesy of Melissa Crick Gore.
404A
Courtesy of Jodi Issacs.

Other Information

These 1988 Coleco Catalogue advert pictures have the kids wearing later Cornsilk dresses and a few of the GHK dresses. Interestingly, they didn’t end up wearing the Cornsilk dresses, but they did come in ‘regular’ kid outfits.

Circus Kids – Call in the clowns!

Make way for “The Greatest Kids on Earth” and join us at the circus! These outfits have lots of bright colours and wacky hats. Which one is your favourite?

Circus kids came out in 1985 and like a lot of the specialty kids, did not sell well. Some may have been sold in 1987, but they were only manufactured in 1986. The series consists of six clown outfits (#100 – #105) and a ringmaster outfit. (see below) There are two versions of each outfit. The outfit names were created by Coleco.

All 12 of the cabbage patch circus kids outfits, two circus horses and the ringmaster displayed on a white background.
Fantastic picture courtesy of Holly Spencer.
Note: The circus ponies came out in 1987. (Ref #3, p. 134)

Circus kids come with a distinctive box, hand tag, and birth certificate. They also came with a clown-themed poster in the box and a trading card in the birth certificate envelope. (Ref#2, p. 72) The original boxes were sort of tent-shaped but later boxes were more rectangular (see ringmaster box below). (Ref #3, p. 133)

Lemon blonde popcorn cabbage patch kid kid wearing Preppy Pom Pom circus outfit, Mint-in-box. Clown.
Pieces of the Circus kids cabbage patch birth certificate including the "I love" card, hand tag, return envelope, return instructions, birth certificate and original envelope.

They were made by the KT and P factories. I don’t think that each factory produced all six outfits, as I’ve only recorded one factory per outfit so far. However, different factories could produce A and B. These outfits are on the coding matrix but create a duplicate set of #100 – #105 numbers.

One reference noted that these outfits came on P, KT and OK kids. In this case, the OK kids wouldn’t match their outfits. What combination is your Circus kid? (Ref#2, p. 72)

 There are several different tags from both factories. This is likely due to changing trends during the production period.

Cabbage Patch Circus kid outfit tag for 100A, KT factory.
Side one of the Cabbage Patch Circus kid outfit tag for 102A, KT factory.
Front – Factory code
Side two of the Cabbage Patch Circus kid outfit tag for 102A, KT factory.
Back – outfit code
Cabbage Patch Circus kid outfit tag for 103B, P factory.
Cabbage Patch Circus kid outfit tag for 104A, P factory.
Cabbage Patch Circus kid outfit tag for 105B, KT factory.

Each outfit comes with a pair of clown shoes, socks, and a head accessory. The shoes are stamped on the bottom with a factory code, and one shoe from each pair will be a squeaker. The socks are always made of brightly coloured silky material and are quite a bit longer than regular socks. In addition, the socks have no distinctive top edge.

Bottom of a Circus kid clown shoe showing "CHINA P" stamped into it.
Bright pink cabbage patch circus kid sock compared to a regular white cabbage patch sock.
Circus sock vs. regulra sock

As with all the specialty outfits, these outfits were eventually packaged and sold separately from the dolls. In addition, you can sometimes find individual pieces of these outfits in ‘lot’ packages. Leftover Jesmar stock dolls were also dressed as clowns and were sold on the Canadian Market in bilingual boxes. (Ref#2, p.72) I don’t remember seeing a clown in a ‘regular’ box, but it could have happened. Many other specialty outfits were sold this way in later years.

Cabbage Patch Circus outfit Teasin' Topper A packaged on official cardboard backing.
Cabbage Patch blue Circus shoes, a blue western wear cowboy hat, an "I went to Russia" World Traveler t-shirt and a few Cabbage Patch crayons shrink wrapped to a cardboard backing.

Do I have all the pieces?

Along with the face mask, headgear, socks, and shoes, each outfit includes the following:

Preppy Polka Dot – #100

  • One-piece romper with sleeves
  • Pointed hat with ruffle
  • Neck ruffle
Preppy Polka Dot outfit A from a Cabbage Patch Circus kid
100A – missingmask
Preppy Polka Dot outfit B from a Cabbage Patch Circus kid
100B

Cuddly Crinkles

  • Top with a large neck ruffle and three pom poms
  • Matching bottoms
  • White pointed hat with ruffle and pom pom
Cuddly Crinkles outfit A from a Cabbage Patch Circus kid
101A
Cuddly Crinkles outfit B from a Cabbage Patch Circus kid
101B

Bashful Bow

  • Dress
  • Yellow bloomers with white polka dots
  • Large puffy hair bow
Bashful Bow outfit A from a Cabbage Patch Circus kid
102A
Bashful Bow outfit B from a Cabbage Patch Circus kid
102B

Teasin’ Topper

  • Shirt (structured like a t-shirt)
  • Vest with tails
  • Matching shorts
  • Small bow tie
  • Small hard vinyl top hat
Teasin' Topper outfit A from a Cabbage Patch Circus kid
103A
Teasin' Topper outfit B from a Cabbage Patch Circus kid
103B

Rowdy Rainbow

  • Shorts with suspenders (detachable)
  • Shirt with collar
  • Large neck tie (sewn on)
Rowdy Rainbow outfit A from a Cabbage Patch Circus kid
104A – missing socks
Rowdy Rainbow outfit B from a Cabbage Patch Circus kid
104B

Preppy Pom Pom

  • One piece romper with the large pom poms
  • Small neck ruffle
  • Vinyl bowler hat
105A
105B

The Ringmaster Outfit – #188

This outfit is the only 188 I have recorded, and for some reason, was coded separately from the clown outfits.  This outfit was worn by both boy and girl dolls. The doll came in a circus box with a Circus Kid birth certificate and included a black megaphone. I am unsure if these dolls came with a poster.

The outfit includes a black bowtie, a red velveteen jacket with tails, a fancy white shirt with ruffles down the front, a gold and red vest, white satin jodhoppers, high black boots, and a large black top hat.

Piecse of the Ringmaster outfit alllaid out. Circus kid, cabbage patch kids.
Butterscotch haired girl Cabbage patch kid wearing a ring master's outfit, mint-in-box.
Cabbage patch ring master's outfit, packaged on a board.

The boots are factory labelled on the inside rim and are easily confused with the Russian World Traveler boots. The more obvious differences are the detailing and the height. The Russian boot is shorter than the ringmaster boot.

Russian World Traveler boot
Ringmaster boot

Other Information

These are the photo from the 1987 Coleco Catalogue. It looks like they used actual outfits for these pictures, which is unusual.

1987 Coleco Catalogue pg. 62 showing Cabbage Patch Circus Kids.
1987 Coleco Catalogue pg. 63 showing Cabbage Patch Circus Kids.
1987 Coleco Catalogue pg. 64 showing Cabbage Patch Circus Kids.
1987 Coleco Catalogue pg. 65 showing Cabbage Patch Circus Kids.


A Butterick sewing pattern was available to make your own clown costumes.

Courtesy of Vanessa Wagner.

The Funky Bootie

Is it or isn’t it? Is it CPK or not? If not, what? It’s so easy to confuse CPK clothes with non-CPK clothes!

Do you recognize this bootie? At first glance, it looks like a regular Outfit #2 or preemie bootie. However, upon closer inspection, it’s not!

White knit bootie on a black object.
Sole of the white knit bootie.
White knit bootie laying flat on a carpet.

The Differences

  • The sole is distinctive.
  • The tie doesn’t thread through the bootie.
  • The opening has a distinctive band that is wider than any CPK booties.
8 white or yellow knit booties, all CPK, all from various factories.
Cabbage Patch Booties from various factories.

It is very easy to get CPK and other doll clothes confused. As only a portion of CPK clothes are tagged in some way, it’s understandable.

Am I wrong? Is this CPK? I don’t think so. Do you know where this bootie comes from?

Other posts you may be intersted in: Shoes: Knit Booties

Recent Informative Updates

Six informative updates that I’ve made to various posts.. See what we’ve learned!

A massive update has been made to the Cornsilk Series 4 post. Like the previous series, I’ve added information on each individual outfit and updated the general information as well. We know a LOT more than we used to! But there’s still more to learn. To learn more, visit Cornsilk Series 4: Wacky and Layered Pt. 2

A recent discovery has significantly changed our understanding of the 400s series. For more information, visit What’s With the Numbers?

More information about 31 tracksuits with the number 84 on them has been discovered. To find out what, visit #8 31 Tracksuit.

Hasbro’s Saddle shoes are different . . who knew? To find out more visit Shoes: Chunky Sneakers and Saddle Shoes

More information about the lamb patch has been discovered. To find out more, visit PTP: Plentiful Patches Pt. 1

We now know more about clothing produced by the SS factory. For more information, visit The Perfect Mismatch (Matching Pt. 2).

Shoes: Chunky Sneakers and Saddle Shoes

Worn by Designer Line kids and other 1988 and 1989 kids, Chunky Sneakers and Saddle Shoes are very sought after and colourful. Find out more!

Summary Post about Cabbage Patch Shoes

Chunky Sneakers

Two pairs of Chunky Sneaker cabbage patch kid shoes. One pair is red and the other light blue. Each pair has one shoe upside down so you can see the bottom.

These full-form vinyl sneaker-shaped shoes came with all Designer Line Kids outfits (1989) and may have come on kids wearing the Hasbro version of outfit #812 and two Hasbro transitional poseable outfits.

White blond Designer Line girl MIB wearing a button dress and red chunky sneakers.
Designer Line Kid (example)
Lemon blonde with blue eyes MIB wearing a pink and purple sweatsuit and purple chunky sneakers.Outfit #812 (Hasbro version)
Outfit #812 (Hasbro version)
Wheat blonde poseable CPK boy with purple eyes wearing a biking outfits and blue chunky sneakers, Hasbro outfit.
Poseable Outfit #1
Black upcut hair poseable CPK boy with brown eyes wearing a brightly coloured shirt and shorts outfit and red chunky sneakers, Hasbro outfit.
Poseable outfit #2

There may also be additional Transitional outfits that came with these shoes, of which I am unaware. In addition, during the Transitional period, Hasbro and Coleco were selling off inventory, so outfits may no longer have come with just one type of shoe. There may be more than one type used for these outfits, including the Chunky Sneakers.

I have not yet seen Chunky Sneakers that were separately packaged. Separately packaged DL outfits sold in the late 1980s either did not come with shoes or may have come with Saddle Shoes (see below).

Beyond their distinctive shape, these shoes also have a pattern on the bottom and no factory indicator on the inside of the shoe.

Colours I know of

  • Teal/Aqua
  • Purple
  • Mauve/greyish
  • Darker purple
  • Light pink
  • Darker pink
  • Orange
  • Dark Orange
  • Royal blue
  • Red
  • Black
  • Lime Green
Four stacked rows of Chunky sneakers, all visible from the back and arranged in various colours.
Eight pairs of Chunky Sneakers all visible from the back. It looks like they're in some sort of storage box.
Pictures courtesy of Eric Botelho and thatcabbagepatchgirl.

Saddle Shoes

Chunky Sneakers are often confused with Saddle Shoes, which came out about the same time (1989) on a few outfits, Coleco and Hasbro. There seem to be two versions, one with real laces in the top two holes and used by Coleco, and one without laces (holes not punched through) and used by Hasbro.

Coleco with laces
Black and white Hasbro saddle shoe without laces.
Hasbro without laces

Outfit #809 may have come with these shoes, and some of the #812 outfits (Coleco version) came with them. I believe that the Hasbro tracksuit outfit also came with them. There may be more; this list is likely not complete. These shoes also came separately packaged.

Blue, pink and white version of outfit #809, overalls with a shirt and pink saddle shoes.
#809
Lemon blonde #19 CPK with blue eyes wearing outfit #812 (Coleco Version) and yellow saddle shoes.
#812
Hasbro tracksuit with a checkerboard chest and green grim, pink sleeves and blue pants with CPK down the side. Black and white saddle shoes.
Hasbro Tracksuit
Purple and white saddle shoes in a package from Coleco, fashion accessories.
First two photos are courtesy of Kristi Prieto Sam and Lori Hamilton.

Their most distinctive feature the is CPK logo located on the bottom of each shoe.

Photo courtesy of Cheryl Parker.

Colours I know of

  • Darker Purple
  • Pinkish Purple
  • Yellow
  • Royal Blue
  • Teal/Aqua

Chunky Toddler Shoes

Chunky Sneakers are also confused with Chunky Toddler Shoes. They look similar but are smaller and only came on some Transitional and Hasbro Toddlers. (Future Post)

Brown haired, brown eyed MIB toddler wearing a blue 55 outfits and blue Saddle shoes.
Courtesy of Karly.

Toddler Outfits, 880-890s

The remainder of the 800s series toddler outfits that came out in 1988. I can only find a few, do you have one I don’t have recorded?

Toddler Outfits Summary Post
Toddler Outfits 870s Series

These outfits are all copyrighted from 1987 but were sold in 1988, as indicated by the 8- in the clothing code. (For more information about these codes, visit: Part 2: The Code Addition)

Clothing tag for outfit 871G that displays the 8- attached to the code. Factory OK, made in Amsterdam, NY. Copyright 1987.
Picture of a wheat haired, violet eyed Toddler girl wearing a blue and yellow one piece jogging type outfit. She is standing in a box that says "I'm the kid in the middle" at the top.

It appears that these outfits were all produced while Coleco HQ was located in Amsterdam, NY, with production stopping before they moved their headquarters to Gloversville, NY, in 198

Outfit #888: Blue and white checker patterned overalls with a yellow t-shirt underneath. The overalls have yellow buttons and a section around the middle that has three pockets, each with a star on it.
Outfit 889: A romper/shortall that is red with numbers and letters all over it. There's a yellow blouse underneath.
Outfit 890: A body suit that is blue with purple and pink hearts all over it. The neck area is solid white with a diagonal cut across the front. It has pink piping.
Outfit 891: Blue and yellow one piece with two small flaps on the chest, each with a button.
Outfit 892: Pink romper with ice cream cones, dark pink sleeves and dark pink ruffles around each hip.
Outfit 893: One piece with a most blue body and then a pink and yellow V at the top which has two buttons. The sleeves are white with square that have speed accents.
Some photos courtesy of Ami Day, Tasha Keathley Helms and Jodi’s Punki Patch.

I’ve recorded two outfits in the 880s and four outfits in the 890s. There may be more outfits on either end that are unidentified. As with the 870s series, the first outfit, outfit #888, came only on boys. (The girl’s version is outfit #119. It is structured differently and doesn’t have the stars.)

I have no letter C recorded for any of these outfits and no more than four options for any outfit. This leads me to theorize that there are only four versions of each outfit: A, B, D, and E. I have no idea why they skipped C. I theorize that the outfit planned for this letter wasn’t approved.

These outfits came with regular white lace-up shoes.

Version Information

My goal is to find every version of every outfit that was produced. Below is a record of each version of this outfit that I have. To understand clothing codes, factories, and variations, please refer to these posts: 1st Blog – Why do this project?, What are Clothing Tag Codes?, Factories and Companies

If you have an outfit that is not recorded here or does not match my information, (e.g. You have a 501D OK that is pink, not yellow.) I would like to hear from you. Information is best sent in the form of pictures. For details, visit Taking Clothing Tag Pics.

Spreadsheet showing which outfits I have recorded and which I do not.

Other Information

Although the outfits look like they may have multiple pieces (e.g. a shirt and overalls), they are actually all one piece.

Outfit #873 looks very similar to toddler outfit #892, except the ruffle goes all the way across.

Outfit 873: white body suit with geometric shapes on it, a blue waist ruffle and blue sleeves. The neck has purple trim.

Toddler Outfits, The 870s

The first set of outfits that came on ‘The Kid in the Middle’, Toddlers!

Toddler Outfits Summary Post
Toddler Outfits, 880s – 890s

These outfits are all copyrighted from 1987 but were sold in 1988, as indicated by the 8- in the clothing code. (For more information about these codes, visit: Part 2: The Code Addition)

Clothing tag for outfit 871G that displays the 8- attached to the code. Factory OK, made in Amsterdam, NY. Copyright 1987.
Picture of a wheat haired, violet eyed Toddler girl wearing a blue and yellow one piece jogging type outfit. She is standing in a box that says "I'm the kid in the middle" at the top.

It appears that these outfits were all produced while Coleco HQ was located in Amsterdam, NY, with production stopping before they moved their headquarters to Gloversville, NY, in 1989.

Outfit 870, Jogging suit. The chest is aqua, the pants are red, the sleeves are yellow and the trim is navy blue and light blue.
Outfit 871, Girl's suspender pants and blouse. The pants are pink with small white polka dots, the suspenders are blue and white striped, and the blouse has small geometric patterns in various colours.
Outfit 872, Romper with pocket. The blouse section is blue, the pocket is red. the body is white with multi coloured hearts on it.
Outfit 873, bodysuit with ruffle. The ruffle and sleeves are blue and the body suit is white with multicolored squiggles and shapes. The neck trim is purple.
Outfit 874, one piece with waist band. The waist band and neck area are pink. The body is light pink with shapes all over it.
Out fit 875, ruffled overalls. The blouse area is yellow. The overalls are red and white striped with a dino pattern.
Photo of 874 courtesy of Michelle J. LeRoux.

There are at least six outfits in this series, but there may be more after #875 that are unidentified. Outfit #870 came only on boys, and the girl’s version is outfit #874. There may be as many as ten different versions of each outfit (A – K). This means I need a lot more information!

These outfits came with regular white lace-up shoes.

Version Information

My goal is to find every version of every outfit that was produced. Below is a record of each version of this outfit that I have. To understand clothing codes, factories, and variations, please refer to these posts: 1st Blog – Why do this project?, What are Clothing Tag Codes?, Factories and Companies

If you have an outfit that is not recorded here or does not match my information, (e.g. You have a 501D OK that is pink, not yellow.) I would like to hear from you. Information is best sent in the form of pictures. For details, visit Taking Clothing Tag Pics.

A spreadsheet showing which outfits I have recorded but not codes for.

Other Information

Do not get outfit #875 with dinosaur pattern fabric confused with the Dino Overalls for regular-sized kids (#807). The latter is very HTF and very sought after. The toddler outfits, not so much.

Outfit 807, Dino overalls, in red.

Although the outfits look like they may have multiple pieces (e.g. a shirt and overalls), they are actually all one piece.

Outfit #873 looks very similar to toddler outfit #892, except the ruffle goes all the way across.

Outfit 892D. It has dark pink sleeves and ruffles, but the body is light pink with ice cream cones.

Toddler Outfits – An Overview

Toddlers, the kid in the middle, may have come out late in the 1980’s but still had some wonderful outfits. Learn about them and how they transitioned into Hasbro Preschool Kids.

Clothing Series Quick Links

870s: 1988 Toddler Outfits Pt. 1
880s – 890s: 1988 Toddler Outfits Pt. 2
135 – 139: Coleco Transitional Toddler Outfits (Future Post)
116 – 120: Hasbro Transitional Toddler Outfits (Future Post)
Packaged Splash’n See Surprise outfits (Hasbro)

“It’s been almost like 1983 revisited, and if you don’t believe it, one collector actually witnessed people fighting over toddlers!”

(Ref #4, 12/88, Vol.3 Issue 4, p. 1)

The popular 13” kid in the middle came out in 1988 and sold until 1990 when Hasbro changed the name to Preschooler for 1991. (Ref #2, p. 98) They then sold until 1992. (Ref #1, p. 35) This means there are three versions of Toddler dolls:

Red haired boy toddler in a Coleco Toddler box.
Wheat haired girl toddler in a Canadian Market toddler box. She is wearing a one piece romper with hearts on it.
Hasbro Toddler wearing a purple and yellow romper in a Hasbro Toddler box.
Red haired girl Preschool Kid wearing a time themed dress in a Preschool Box.
Coleco Toddler, Canadian Market Coleco Toddler, Hasbro Toddler (Transitional), Preschool Kid (Hasbro)

Coleco Toddlers only used certain head moulds, and #4 was only used for a short time. All #4 Toddlers appear to have come with the BBB pacifier. (Visit CPK Pacifiers for details). (Ref #3, p. 167) Toddlers came with new hairstyles, and new hair/eye combinations (Ref #2, p. 98). Hasbro Preschool Kids came with even more new head moulds and hair/eye/freckle combinations. (Ref #1, p. 35)

‘Transitional Period’ Toddlers can be wacky combinations of Coleco and Hasbro parts, clothing, and accessories.

Clothing Overview

870s -890s Series (1)

The first Toddlers produced in 1988 were entirely made by Coleco and wore outfits numbered in the 870s – 890s. They were all made in Amsterdam, NY.

White patterned body suit romper with blue ruffle and purple accents.
873B
One piece toddler outfit with yellow bottom, blue top and two button flap accents.
891D
Purple outfit with pink hearts pattern. The neck area is a diagonal white, lace edged piece with pink piping.
890E
Samples of this series. 2nd and 3rd photos are courtesy of Jodi’s Punki Patch and Tasha Keathley.

Note: All the Coleco Toddler outfits were produced by the OK factory, one of the few factories still in production at this time. Therefore, there are no factory differences to note.

130s Series (2)

The 130s series was designed in 1987 along with the 800s series but wasn’t sold on kids until 1989. Most of these outfits were produced for Coleco in Amsterdam, NY although a few were produced by Coleco in Gloversville, NY. So far, the Gloversville outfits appear to be later letters; F and after. They were likely produced in early 1989 for a short time, so there won’t be many of them. Gloversville outfits will always be newer than Amsterdam outfits. For more information on how this works, visit: Tag Codes and locations: 1987-9 and Transitional Period – A Summary.

Red and blue toddler romper with a white blouse underneath.
Sample: 135E, Courtesy of Jodi’s Punki Patch

Teens Series (3)

The series, 116 – 120, is from the Transitional Period and was designed and sold in 1989 by Coleco or Hasbro (Pawtucket, RI). For more details about these outfits and the time period when they were sold, visit Transitional Period- A Summary.

Red and white overall romper with attached blouse. The white fabric has multi-coloured stars on it.
Sample: 9-119C, Courtesy of Jodi’s Punki Patch

Shoes

Coleco Toddlers came with regular white lace-up shoes.  Then, as Coleco transitioned into Hasbro, they started to come with Chunky Toddler sneakers and or coloured lace-ups. I’m not sure if these shoes showed up simultaneously or if there was a specific period for each. Eventually, Preschoolers only came with coloured lace-up shoes (unless the outfit matched with white shoes.

A pair of white lace up CPK shoes.
Regular lace-ups
A pair of pink and white Chunk Toddler shoes with laces and CPK in pink on them.
Chunky Toddler shoes
A pair o fcoloured lace up shoes. They are a deep purple.
Coloured lace-ups

Packaged Outfits

Just like all the Coleco material that wasn’t sold by the late 1980s, Toddler outfits ended up in packages to be sold separately from the dolls. At first, the packages said Coleco on them. Later, even though they’re sometimes still Coleco outfits, the packaging says Hasbro. Eventually, they were Hasbro outfits, like those in the 116-119 series. I believe that last series was never out on kids, it only came packaged.

Packaged CPK toddler outfit of a blue robe with white lace trim and matching booties. Coleco.
Packaged CPK toddler outfit of yellow PJ's with blue trim and matching booties. Coleco.
Packaged CPK toddler outfit of a dress with a waist ruffle and three buttons. Hasbro.
Outfits 1378B, 139B, Hasbro dress

Preschool Kid Outfits

In my opinion, Hasbro Preschool Kid outfits are generally of lower quality, as they were produced using thinner fabrics and clowny graphics. They don’t have the same detail and care that Coleco-manufactured outfits have. These outfits did not come packaged.

Preschooler outfits can be easily identified because they come in six different themes: time, numbers, colours, alphabet, shapes, and animals. All preschooler outfits appear to come with matching coloured lace-up shoes. (Ref #1, p. 35)

Pink top and dress Preschool Kid outfit with a time theme.
Time
White blue and red dress Preschool Kid outfit with a time theme.
Time
Animal themed two piece Hasbro Preschool Kid outfit. The top is a long shirt with ruffled sleeves and a pair of matching bloomers.
Animals

Splash’n See Surprise Outfits

Visit HERE to read about these outfits.

Purple and yellow packaged outfit from the Splash'n See Surprise like.
Courtesy of Jodi’s Punki Patch.

Identifying the factory of Jeans for the Windbreaker Outfit (#10)

You’ve got 4 pairs of CPK jeans that you just washed. They’re all slightly different. Which ones goes with this outfit?? Maybe this will help.

Outfit #10 – Windbreaker Outfit
Identifying Outfit #10 Windbreakers by factory
Identifying Windbreaker Outfit (#10) shirts

These pants are the bane of my A-type personality. It’s VERY difficult to differentiate one pair of jeans from the other. Jeans are never tagged. Some of the factory differences are VERY subtle. It’s also hard to find correct information as you have to get it from a MIB kid to know the jeans are correct. Jeans can be switched out so easily and it’s done frequently.

As a consequence, this section is rather sparse. Here’s what I know.

OK Factory Jeans Characteristics

  • Tend to be shorter than other pants but not always
  • Enclosed waist elastic
  • Somewhat sloppy sewing
Front view of a pair of OK CPK jeans.
OK Front
Back view of OK CPK jeans.
OK Back
Front close up of the top of OK CPK jeans.
OK Front close up
Close up view of the elastic in OK CPK jeans.
OK Elastic band

P Factory Jeans Characteristics

  • Tend to be longer than OK pants
  • Exposed elastic
  • Neatly sewed, straight lines