Adoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Has sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsKnows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Are licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerGot complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times.Has hadmore than10placementsHad tobuy abigger carHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'When you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Was atcourtwithin thelast monthPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'UnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Been called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Has sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsKnows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Are licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerGot complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times.Has hadmore than10placementsHad tobuy abigger carHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'When you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Was atcourtwithin thelast monthPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'UnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Been called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parent

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