Beenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Ever beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Has hadmore than10placementsMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnames"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyAre licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerHad tobuy abigger carHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”UnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthKnows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Was atcourtwithin thelast monthBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Placement showup as differentage/gender/nameBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Got complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times.Has sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersWhen you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Beenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Ever beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Has hadmore than10placementsMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnames"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyAre licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerHad tobuy abigger carHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”UnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthKnows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Was atcourtwithin thelast monthBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Placement showup as differentage/gender/nameBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Got complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times.Has sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersWhen you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’

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