When you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor morePlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameHas hadmore than10placementsHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty oneback"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Are licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Hit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerGot complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times.Mixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Had tobuy abigger carWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Knows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forUnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Adoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Has gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentWas atcourtwithin thelast monthIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'When you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor morePlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameHas hadmore than10placementsHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty oneback"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Are licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Hit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerGot complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times.Mixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Had tobuy abigger carWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Knows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forUnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Adoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Has gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentWas atcourtwithin thelast monthIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'

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