UnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameAre licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Ever beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Licensedwithin thelast 2yearsWas atcourtwithin thelast monthBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Has sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Been called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentKnows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forHad tobuy abigger carGot complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times.Has gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’When you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Has hadmore than10placementsBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsUnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameAre licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Ever beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Licensedwithin thelast 2yearsWas atcourtwithin thelast monthBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Has sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Been called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentKnows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forHad tobuy abigger carGot complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times.Has gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’When you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Has hadmore than10placementsBeenlicensedfor over 6years

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