Editing Smarties (section)

==Variants==
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[[File:Blue smarties.JPG|thumb|UK blue Smarties, old (above) and new (below)]]
Smarties are also sold in the form of chocolate bars and eggs with fragments of Smarties in them, and chocolate-and-vanilla [[ice cream]] with Smarties pieces in it known as Smarties Fusion. A variant on Smarties ice cream is the Smarties [[McDonald's products#Desserts|McFlurry]], sold by [[McDonald's]]. It was discontinued temporarily in 2012, brought back in early 2014 but withdrawn again in late 2015, being replaced with [[Oreo]], but in some countries both are available. For decades Canadian [[Dairy Queen]] restaurants offered a Smarties [[Dairy Queen#Blizzard|Blizzard]], but in 2015 this was dropped and replaced with an [[M&M's]] Blizzard. The Smarties Blizzard returned to the menu in early 2018.

In 1997, larger-sized Giant Smarties were introduced, and, in 2004, Fruity Smarties. Another variation of Smarties, which contained white chocolate rather than milk chocolate, was also introduced. These were trialled as "Smarctic Frost Bites", but upon their full release a year or so later, they were called White Chocolate Smarties.

In 1998, a product known as "Smarties Secrets" was introduced which contained sweets of varying designs, colours and flavours. The packaging also contained a small comic book. This product is no longer available.

In Canada, there was a limited line of red and white Smarties where the white Smarties have an image of a red maple leaf, a reference to the [[Flag of Canada|Canadian flag]]. Holiday packaging for Halloween (sold as Scaries), Christmas and Valentine's Day (containing only pink and red Smarties) is common. Also in Canada, Nestlé sells Peanut and Peanut Butter Smarties.

Around [[Christmas]], Nestlé Australia and Canada often releases Smarties in the Christmas colours of red, green and white.

In other countries, like Canada, there is more variety in packaging. Smarties can be purchased in rectangular boxes, a giant tube, or in a stand-up or paper bag,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Smarties becomes the first global confectionery brand to switch to recyclable paper packaging |url=https://www.nestle.com/media/news/smarties-first-global-confectionery-brand-recyclable-paper-packaging |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=Nestlé Global |date=26 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> and in 410&nbsp;g bags in Australia and New Zealand.

In the United States, a Smarties variant was introduced by Nestlé for a limited time as part of a product promotion for [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Disney]]'s 1999 animated film, ''[[Tarzan (1999 film)|Tarzan]]''. "Tarzan Treats" had red, green, brown, blue, orange and yellow Smarties pieces. Yellow pieces contained an outline graphic of characters from the film. This Smarties variant was made in Canada for distribution in the United States.

In the UK in 1995/96 there was a Smartian edition where the lids had different smartian symbols such as a rocket ship, and there were four aliens: Babok (blue), Smorg (orange), Yoz (green) and Zock (yellow).