Tazos facts for kids

Tazos are small, round disks that were given away as free gifts with snacks like chips and crisps. Companies like Frito-Lay and its partners around the world used them to promote their products. The idea for Tazos was a bit like another game called Pogs. Each Tazo had a score, and players could play games to win Tazos from each other.

Tazos came in many shapes and sizes. At first, they were simple round disks. Later, they became octagonal (eight-sided) or even looked more like collectible cards. Some Tazo sets had small cuts around the edges. These cuts let players connect the Tazos together to build cool objects. For example, the Star Wars Tazos even had extra pieces to build spaceships!

Most Tazos are made from plastic. But some special sets were made from cardboard or even metal, like the Yu-Gi-Oh! Metallix series in Australia.

The Start of Tazos

Tazos first appeared in 1994. The very first sets had 100 disks with Looney Tunes characters. Another set had 124 Tiny Toons Tazos. These disks were found in snacks from a Mexican company called Sabritas. The name "Tazo" comes from a Spanish word, taconazo. This word means "to kick with the heel." It was a nod to a popular game in Mexico. In that game, kids would kick bottle caps to see who could send them the furthest.

Popular Tazo Collections

Over the years, many different Tazo collections were released. They featured popular cartoons, movies, and even sports teams. Here are some of the famous sets:

• Chiquito de la Calzada (1994, Spain)
• Disney (1994, 91 Tazos)
• Pocahontas (1994, 50 Tazos)
• Los Caballeros del Zodiaco (also known as Saint Seiya, 1994, 40 Tazos)
• The Simpsons (1995, 100 Tazos)
• Sailor Moon (1996, 100 Tazos)
• Pokémon (1999, 51 Tazos)
• Pokémon 2 (2000, 100 Tazos)
• Digimon (2000)
• Pokémon 3 (2001)
• Cubi-Tazos with Scooby-Doo (2001, 24 Tazos)
• Dragonball GT (2003, 60 metal Tazos)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! (2004, 101 Tazos)
• Mucha Lucha (2005, 150 Tazos)
• Dragon Ball Z (2005)
• The Simpsons (2006–2007, 144 Tazos)
• SpongeBob SquarePants (2007, 163 Tazos)
• Pokémon 4 Advanced Generation (2008, 235 Tazos)
• El Tigre (2008, 200 Tazos)
• WWE (2009, 176 Tazos)
• Naruto (2009)
• Bakugan Battle Brawlers (2009, 26 Tazos)
• Shrek: Forever After (2010)
• Star Wars (original movies)
• Chester Cheetah
• Space Jam
• Australian Football League
• National Rugby League
• Beyblades
• Angry Birds (2011, with game codes)
• Jurassic World (2018)
• Bad Bunny (2019)
• Pac-Man (2020)

Tazos Around the World

Tazos were not just popular in one place. They were released in snack bags all over the globe! You could find them in bags of Cheetos, Doritos, Lay's Potato Chips, Sabritas, Simba Chips, Smith's Potato Crisps, and Walkers.

Here are some of the many countries where Tazos were released:

See also

In Spanish: Tazo para niños