Father's Day

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Find the perfect Father's Day gift with Candy you ate as a kid®. For dad's special day something sweet might be the perfect gift. Bring him back to the cherished days of his childhood, or relive a treasured memory you both once shared together.

Order a gift box of candy from your favorite decade, or pack your own assortment with our Pack-a-Bag option. Bulk candy is available in 2 lb. or 5 lb. bags and whole cases. So take a slow walk down the candy aisle. Go ahead, take your time. The memories are on us.

All of our Father's Day candy gifts are available with a free, hand-written gift card similar to the ones you see at a florist. Enter your message during checkout. And yes, they are really hand-written by one of our candy ladies.

Delayed Delivery: Order your Father's Day Candy Gift today and delay delivery to arrive in time for the event. Look for Delayed Delivery during checkout.

Father's Day History

Father's Day, contrary to popular belief, was not established as a holiday to help greeting card companies sell more cards. In fact, when a "father's day" was first proposed there were no Father's Day cards!

A lady by the name of Sonora Dodd, of Washington state, first proposed the idea of a "fathers day" in 1909. She wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart who was a Civil War veteran and widowed when his wife (Sonora's mother) died in childbirth with their sixth child.

Father's Day GiftsMr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state. It was after Sonora became an adult that she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent.

The first Father's Day was observed on June 19, 1910 in Spokane Washington. At about the same time in various towns and cities across American other people were beginning to celebrate a "fathers day."

In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father's Day. Finally in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day.