Father's Day Gift Idea

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Have I got a great idea for you! If you’re looking for a Father’s Day gift that is thoughtful, affordable, and guaranteed to make Dad smile, a candy bar poster is the perfect answer. Kids absolutely love making them, dads love receiving them, and the best part is you probably won’t spend more than twenty dollars putting one together.

The idea is simple: you write a heartfelt and funny message to Dad where certain words are replaced with candy bar names, then you glue the actual candy onto the poster so the treats become part of the text. It looks impressive, it’s personal, and Dad gets to eat it afterward. There’s really nothing not to love about this gift.

What You Need to Make a Father’s Day Candy Bar Poster

Before you sit down to write your message, it helps to gather your supplies and candy first so you know exactly what you’re working with.

Here’s your shopping list:

1 large piece of foam board (sturdier than poster board)
Hot glue gun or strong double-sided tape
Black marker or Sharpie
Extra gum
Kit Kat candy bar
York Peppermint Patty
Sour Patch Kids
Junior Mints
Nerds
Big League Chew gum
Hubba Bubba gum
Smarties
Airheads Xtremes
Almond Joy candy bar
Reese’s Pieces

A hot glue gun works best for keeping the candy securely attached to the poster. If any of the candy wrappers have text that interrupts the word flow, cover them with a strip of washi tape or solid colored tape in a coordinating color.

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Father’s Day Candy Bar Poster Wording

Here is the message we wrote for our poster. Feel free to use it word for word or adjust it to fit your own family:

Dear Dad,

We hope Father’s Day is EXTRA special! We wanted to get you a KAT or a trip to New YORK but knew you’d rather spend time with your little PATCH of kids. We were MINT to be a family! Luckily, Mom thinks you are a BIG LEAGUE HUBBA BUBBA and definitely not a NERD! We love that you are a big SMARTIE, XTREME-ly fun, and always a JOY to be around!

We love you to PIECES!!!

Happy Father’s Day!

More Candy Bar Phrases to Customize Your Poster

Every dad is a little different, so here are extra candy bar phrases you can swap in or add to make the message feel more personal:

You’re worth 100 Grand to us!
You’re a real Lifesaver.
You tell the best Whoppers — oops, I meant fishing stories.
Being your kid is a real PayDay.
Thanks for always going the Extra mile.
You’re our family’s Mr. Goodbar, solid, dependable, and sweet.
You’re the Almond Joy in our lives!
You’re always up for Mounds of fun!
You’re the Riesen we smile every day.
Your love is always Good and Plenty.
Our favorite Pop Rocks!

And don’t forget the Hershey Kisses, which are endlessly versatile:

You deserve all the Kisses in the world for being the best dad ever.
Just a few Kisses to show how much we love you!
The best part of today is giving you hugs and Kisses!

How to Put It All Together

Once you have your foam board and your message written out in pencil, trace over everything with your marker. Leave blank spaces where the candy bars will go, then hot glue each piece of candy directly onto the poster in the corresponding spot. On the candy bars, put tape (or simply cross out like we did!) over the words you want to exclude.

Stand back, admire your work, and then give it to Dad!