young children holding up a homemade Father's Day candy card gift

I cannot believe it has taken me eight years to make my husband a Father’s Day candy bar poster board.

Josh loves candy.

While I am often gifted chocolate, it occurred to me that I’ve never given my husband candy for Father’s Day. It’s usually just a card and a relatively practical gift, like tools.

But this year, I came across the idea of giving a candy poster for Father’s Day and knew I had to do it!

My kids were fully on board with this idea and loved helping me think of all the candy bars and treats their dad likes to eat.

Honestly, though, I think they’re mostly hoping he’s willing to share after they give him his candy poster board. (And I’m certain he will… almost. Maybe.)

This is one thoughtful and handmade Father’s Day gift the dad in your life will truly love!

Father’s Day Candy Card Message

Since I used a 20” x 30” sheet of foam board, I went wild and used a total of twenty types of candy on our poster!

You don’t have to use that many; use as many (or as few) as you like. A couple of candy bars on a small piece of foam board will still make a really unique card.

I came up with the wording after I bought all the candy.

This was for the best because I actually couldn’t find all of the candies I’d written on my list. (And I bought a few that I hadn’t thought of during planning!)

This is the candy bar poster wording I came up with:

“Dear. Mr. [Goodbar] [Sugar] Daddy,

Today’s gonna feel like Payday, because there’s no [Milky] Way we’re letting you lift a [Butter]finger.

For Father’s Day, we want you to feel like a Star[burst] because we love you to [Reese’s] Pieces.

So you should [Reese’s] Take 5 minutes to finish your work, Baby [Ruth], because this relaxing day is under a time Crunch.

Don’t try any Twix, either. There’s Zero chance you’ll get away with it.

We might act like Airheads sometimes, but we’re Smarties when it counts.

Don’t think we’re being Goobers if you hear some Snickers; we’re just so happy that our Pop Rocks!

Love and Kisses from the 3 Musketeers (Lily, Hugo, & Mommy)”

Then at the very bottom right corner, I also attached a Hershey bar with a custom wrapper that had his name on it. (Scroll down to get my free template to print your own!)

a completed Father's Day candy board with text and twenty types of candy

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How to Assemble a Father’s Day Candy Board

Putting together a Father’s Day poster with candy is pretty easy.

Materials

Note: If you are super confident in your handwriting skills (or just want to handwrite the card), I think black foam board is a great option. Candy bars seem to really pop against it!

If you go with black and are handwriting your card, get a silver Sharpie to write with so the text shows up well.

flat lay of supplies needed to make a Father's Day candy bar poster, including foam board, a printed message, candy bars, hot glue gun and glue sticks, masking tape, and double-sided tape

Build Your Message

If you printed your message, you’ll want to cut it up with scissors, separating the parts that go around the candies.

printed text that's been cut into strips between the lines with a small pair of scissors lying next to them

Lay the pieces on the foam board along with the candies so you can see how they fit. Rearrange them as needed to make them look nice and easy to read.

Once you’re satisfied with the arrangement, attach all of the wording before the candy bars.

I used double-sided tape, but a glue stick or wrinkle-free glue would work as well.

If you’re handwriting your message, I highly recommend doing it lightly in pencil first before going over it in Sharpie!

That way if you realize it’s going to be too small or too big, you can erase it (or flip it over) and try again.

Modify the Candy Wrappers

If you’re only using part of the candy’s name in the message, cover up the part you don’t need with some masking tape.

various candies with black tape over the parts of their names that don't fit into regular conversation (such as tape over the "Reese's" in Reese's Pieces)

I used black tape, but any color is fine. If you want to go the extra mile, use tape colors that closely match the candy bar wrappers!

How do you stick candy bars to poster board?

Full-size candy bars may not hang onto foam boards well with rolled tape or regular glue.

While not a perfect solution, I think hot glue is the best option for this.

It holds really well, and it’s relatively easy to pop the candy back off of the glue.

Any chocolate candies you’re using may melt a bit at the point of contact with hot glue, but the glue cools quickly, and the candy will too.

It shouldn’t ruin any of the treats. Just use a thin line of glue or small dots per treat – no big blobs.

closeup up of applying hot glue to the back of an Airheads candy box
Boxed candies make this part easier!

The glue doesn’t need to be super hot, either. If you have a dual-temperature glue gun, put it on the lower setting.

two young children holding up a large white foam board that has a Father's Day message with various types of candy filling in for the words their names contain

If you weren’t able to get foam board and are using regular poster paper (or even copy paper), don’t even try to attach the candy bars to it.

Just glue or write your message on, lay it on the kitchen table, and set the candies in their appropriate spots!

Dad will be able to read it just fine… and he won’t have to unglue his treats to enjoy them.

Father’s Day Candy Card Candy List

This list is a great starting point if you need candy ideas for Father’s Day.

With a little creativity, you can easily find ways to incorporate any of these candy names (or at least part of them) into your Father’s Day candy gram.

To help you out, I’ve included some example phrases you can steal!

Pro Tip: Start by choosing candies you know your partner or father (or whoever) likes, then create a message out of them for the card. It’s important that he actually enjoys the treats you’re giving him!

a pile of various candy bars and boxes
  • 100 Grand: “If we could, we’d give you a 100 Grand for Father’s Day!”
  • 3 Musketeers: “Happy Father’s Day from your 3 Musketeers!” (This can work if you have three kids or if the card is from you and two children.)
  • Airheads: “Sorry we sometimes act like Airheads.”
  • Almond Joy: “You bring us Almond Joy every day!”
  • Baby Ruth: “When we found out we were having a Baby Ruth, I knew you’d be a good dad.”
  • Big League Chewing Gum: “When it comes to dads, you’re playing in the Big League Chewing Gum!”
  • Bottle Caps: “Crack open a cold Bottle Caps to enjoy your special day.”
  • Butterfinger: “We don’t want you to lift a Butterfinger today.”
  • Crunch: “You always come through when we’re in a time Crunch.”
  • Dentyne Fire: “Your skills on the grill are absolute Dentyne Fire.”
  • Dentyne Ice: “You can eat all the Dentyne Ice cream you want today!”
  • Extra Gum: “We want to make your day Extra special!”
  • Flipz: “You’re so awesome, you’ve got us doing Flipz!”
  • Goobers: “Happy Father’s Day from your little Goobers!”
  • Good & Plenty: “If you’re ever feeling down, just know we think you’re Good & Plenty.”
  • Hershey Kisses: Instead of making a word out of these, just glue a few of them in a cluster to represent the word Kisses as part of the card’s signoff!
  • Hi-Chew: “Hi-Chew Dad!”
  • Hot Tamales: “Mom says you’re still Hot Tamales – ewww!”
  • Hubba Bubba: “When you walk in the room, Mom still goes Hubba Bubba.”
  • Junior Mints: “Junior Mints gets his good looks from you.”
  • Kit Kat: “You’re a great fur dad to our Kit Kat.”
  • Laffy Taffy: “When we’re feeling down, you know just how to make us Laffy Taffy.”
  • Lemonheads: “We decided to put our Lemonheads together and make you this card!”
  • Lifesavers: “When it comes to broken toys, you’re a total Lifesavers.”
  • M&Ms: “M&Ms got nothing on your rap skills!”
  • Mentos: “We never Mentos make this card so long.”
  • Mike & Ike: If the dad’s name happens to be Mike or Ike, this is a great choice of candy. Just tape over the name that doesn’t apply.
  • Milk Duds: “Sorry if any of these puns sound like Milk Duds.”
  • Milky Way: “You always go out of your Milky Way to make us happy.”
  • Mounds: “Later today, let’s go eat Mounds of fries at [his favorite restaurant].”
  • Mr. Goodbar: “Don’t even think about working today, Mr. Goodbar.”
  • Nerds: “I love that we’re both Nerds for Star Wars.”
  • Nutter Butter: “We love you, even when you act like a total Nutter Butter.” (This one works best if you’re in the UK!)
  • Payday: “Every day feels like Payday with you as our dad.”
  • Pop Rocks: “We think our Pop Rocks!”
  • Reese’s Pieces: “Just know that we love you to Reese’s Pieces.”
  • Reese’s Take 5: “Today, make sure you Reese’s Take 5 minutes to yourself whenever you need it.”
  • Riesen: “The main Riesen we love you are your funny dad jokes.”
  • Rolo: “Sorry if we Rolover you when we climb in your bed.”
  • Runts: “With a big guy like you as our dad, there’s no way we could be Runts.”
  • Smarties: “We’re Smarties because we inherited your intelligence.”
  • Snickers: “If you hear any Snickers, you always seem to know what secret we’re hiding.”
  • Sour Patch Candy: “Hopefully this card keeps you from being in a Sour Patch Kids mood today!”
  • Spree: “Even though we couldn’t afford a shopping Spree, we wanted to give you a special gift for Father’s Day.”
  • Starburst: “In our eyes, you’re a Starburst.”
  • Sugar Babies: “Happy Father’s Day from your Sugar Babies!”
  • Sugar Daddy: “Dear Sugar Daddy…” (By the way, this is the only candy that has “dad” in the name!)
  • Swedish Fish: “You’ve taught us how to hunt and Swedish Fish.”
  • Sweetarts: “Deep down, you’re a total Sweetarts.”
  • Twix: “Today, we promise not to play any Twix on you.”
  • Whoppers: “We wouldn’t call you a liar, but some of your stories are real Whoppers.”
  • York Peppermint Patty: “Remember the time you took us to New York?”
  • Zero: “There’s Zero chance anybody could be a better dad than you.”

Personalize Your Father’s Day Candy Bar Card

There’s just one thing none of these Father’s Day candy ideas have: the actual name of the dad in your life! (Well, unless his name is Mike… or Ike.)

Of course, that’s not at all necessary to make a great candy bar Father’s Day card.

But if you’d like to have personalized candy bar wrappers for Father’s Day, I have a super easy solution!

Below you can request my free printable Father’s Day candy bar wrapper template. It’s designed to fully wrap around and cover a regular-sized Hershey’s chocolate bar.

After all, it’s hard to slip “Hershey’s” smoothly into a sentence. So this custom wrapper gives you an opportunity to use one anyway.

I hope this easy Father’s Day candy poster has inspired you to make one tailored to your husband, dad, grandpa, son, brother, or anyone else in your life that’s a fantastic dad.

Be sure to check out my printable Father’s Day cards to give to all the other dads in your life (besides yours)!

Plus, have some fun asking your kids these Father’s Day questions and laughing at the wild answers they give.

Give your children something to do on Father’s Day with a printable Father’s Day word search!

Michelle Meredith

Michelle is a two-time veteran mom of over nine years with a passion for family life, celebrations, food, and holidays. Read more about her experience in motherhood.

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