Beenlicensedfor over 6yearsHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothers"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Was atcourtwithin thelast monthWhen you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Adoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Got complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times.Are licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackRoll your eyesout the back ofyour head whentold ‘bless yourheart'Placement showup as differentage/gender/nameUnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthHas hadmore than10placementsKnows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forHad tobuy abigger carIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Licensedwithin thelast 2yearsBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Ever beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Watchedand lovedInstantFamilyHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothers"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Was atcourtwithin thelast monthWhen you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Adoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Got complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times.Are licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackRoll your eyesout the back ofyour head whentold ‘bless yourheart'Placement showup as differentage/gender/nameUnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthHas hadmore than10placementsKnows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forHad tobuy abigger carIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Licensedwithin thelast 2yearsBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Ever beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Watchedand lovedInstantFamilyHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamer

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