Beenasked “areall thesekids yours”If you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Roll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Adoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Knows whatCPC, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forHas hadmore than10placements"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermWas atcourtwithin thelast monthAre licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameGot complimentedfor looking good forhaving just givenbirth or for havinggiven birth so manytimes.Been told ‘I justcouldn’t do it. I’dget too attached’more times thanyou can countBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyWhen you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreUnnanouncedCase workervisit within lastmonthBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Had tobuy abigger carHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Has gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Beenasked “areall thesekids yours”If you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Roll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Adoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Knows whatCPC, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forHas hadmore than10placements"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermWas atcourtwithin thelast monthAre licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameGot complimentedfor looking good forhaving just givenbirth or for havinggiven birth so manytimes.Been told ‘I justcouldn’t do it. I’dget too attached’more times thanyou can countBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyWhen you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreUnnanouncedCase workervisit within lastmonthBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Had tobuy abigger carHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Has gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'

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