Had tobuy abigger carMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesWas atcourtwithin thelast monthWhen you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsGot complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times.Has sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Beenasked ‘arethey allyours?’"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsKnows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Hit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyRoll your eyesout the back ofyour head whentold ‘bless yourheart'UnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Has hadmore than10placementsAre licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Ever beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Had tobuy abigger carMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesWas atcourtwithin thelast monthWhen you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsGot complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times.Has sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Beenasked ‘arethey allyours?’"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsKnows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Hit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyRoll your eyesout the back ofyour head whentold ‘bless yourheart'UnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Has hadmore than10placementsAre licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Ever beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'

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