"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’If you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Been told ‘I justcouldn’t do it. I’dget too attached’more times thanyou can countEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Knows whatCPC, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersHad tobuy abigger carMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Hit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerHas hadmore than10placementsWhen you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsUnnanouncedCase workervisit within lastmonthGot complimentedfor looking good forhaving just givenbirth or for havinggiven birth so manytimes.Was atcourtwithin thelast monthBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Are licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Adoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Watchedand lovedInstantFamily"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’If you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Been told ‘I justcouldn’t do it. I’dget too attached’more times thanyou can countEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Knows whatCPC, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersHad tobuy abigger carMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Hit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerHas hadmore than10placementsWhen you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsUnnanouncedCase workervisit within lastmonthGot complimentedfor looking good forhaving just givenbirth or for havinggiven birth so manytimes.Was atcourtwithin thelast monthBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Are licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Adoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Watchedand lovedInstantFamily

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