"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersHad tobuy abigger carBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsUnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackHas hadmore than10placementsAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Beenasked “areall thesekids yours”Got complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times.Mixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Placement showup as differentage/gender/nameWas atcourtwithin thelast monthBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Knows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forWhen you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreAre licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Roll your eyesout the back ofyour head whentold ‘bless yourheart'Roll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersHad tobuy abigger carBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsUnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackHas hadmore than10placementsAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Beenasked “areall thesekids yours”Got complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times.Mixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Placement showup as differentage/gender/nameWas atcourtwithin thelast monthBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Knows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forWhen you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreAre licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Roll your eyesout the back ofyour head whentold ‘bless yourheart'Roll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’

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