Reborning first started in america in the early 90s and has grown in popularity since.
Originally there where no kits for reborn dolls, so all dolls where made from regular baby dolls, hence the term reborning, making an existing doll come to life.
Reborning has been popular in the UK since early 00s and has grown rapidly over the last few years, with many new additions such a reborning kits and mechanical parts.
Reborn dolls hit the headlines in 2008 when australian police broke into a car that had a doll in it thinking a real baby had been left in the car. This brought significant attention to reborn dolls including a UK tv series called my fake baby.
