"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Are licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerGot complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times.Knows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forUnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackWhen you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreHad tobuy abigger carWas atcourtwithin thelast monthPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Ever beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Beenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Beenasked “areall thesekids yours”Beenlicensedfor over 6yearsAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Roll 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/coffeecreamerHas hadmore than10placements"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Are licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerGot complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times.Knows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forUnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackWhen you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreHad tobuy abigger carWas atcourtwithin thelast monthPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Ever beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Beenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Beenasked “areall thesekids yours”Beenlicensedfor over 6yearsAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Roll 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/coffeecreamerHas hadmore than10placements

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