Been called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentWas atcourtwithin thelast monthUnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthRoll your eyesout the back ofyour head whentold ‘bless yourheart'If you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'When you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerHas hadmore than10placementsBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Beenlicensedfor over 6yearsBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Licensedwithin thelast 2yearsAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Has gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Are licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesGot complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times."Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameHad tobuy abigger carEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Knows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentWas atcourtwithin thelast monthUnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthRoll your eyesout the back ofyour head whentold ‘bless yourheart'If you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'When you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerHas hadmore than10placementsBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Beenlicensedfor over 6yearsBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Licensedwithin thelast 2yearsAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Has gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Are licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesGot complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times."Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameHad tobuy abigger carEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Knows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forWatchedand lovedInstantFamily

Foster Parent Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. O-Been called a "saint" when someone learns you are a foster parent
  2. I-Was at court within the last month
  3. B-Unnanounced Case worker visit within last month
  4. N-Roll your eyes out the back of your head when told ‘bless your heart'
  5. B-If you've been asked 'Do you get to keep them?'
  6. G-When you're licensed for one but they give you two or more
  7. G-Been told ‘I just couldn’t do it. I’d get too attached’ more times than you can count
  8. I-Hit new level of ‘tired’. Enough to mistake formula for your drink/coffee creamer
  9. G-Has had more than 10 placements
  10. N-Been asked “are all these kids yours”
  11. I-Been licensed for over 6 years
  12. B-Been asked ‘are they all yours?’
  13. N-Licensed within the last 2 years
  14. O-Adopted after saying ‘no more’
  15. O-Has gotten the judgmental stare from others
  16. O-Has sent a full diaper bag to visits and got an empty one back
  17. I-Roll your eyes out the back of your head when told ‘bless your hear’ or ‘you’re a saint’
  18. B-Are licensed for 5 and under and they bring you a teenager
  19. G-Mixed up kids birthdates/last names
  20. O-Got complimented for looking good for having just given birth or for having given birth so many times.
  21. I-"Short term" placement that ended up as long term
  22. N-Placement show up as different age/gender/name
  23. I-Had to buy a bigger car
  24. G-Ever been asked which ones are your 'real kids'
  25. B-Knows what FSS, DCF, WIC and CPI stand for
  26. B-Watched and loved Instant Family