Placement showup as differentage/gender/nameHas hadmore than10placementsEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Are licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Been told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesWas atcourtwithin thelast monthKnows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”When you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Got complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times.Been called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’UnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'If you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermHad tobuy abigger carPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameHas hadmore than10placementsEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Are licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Been told ‘I justcouldn’t do it.I’d get tooattached’ moretimes than youcan countHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesWas atcourtwithin thelast monthKnows whatFSS, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”When you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Got complimentedfor looking goodfor having justgiven birth or forhaving given birthso many times.Been called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’UnnanouncedCase workervisit withinlast monthRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'If you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermHad tobuy abigger car

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