Has sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Been told ‘I justcouldn’t do it. I’dget too attached’more times thanyou can countWhen you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreHad tobuy abigger carMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’If you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Roll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Hit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsWas atcourtwithin thelast month"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermHas hadmore than10placementsKnows whatCPC, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forUnnanouncedCase workervisit within lastmonthBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Watchedand lovedInstantFamilyGot complimentedfor looking good forhaving just givenbirth or for havinggiven birth so manytimes.Roll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Been called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Are licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Been told ‘I justcouldn’t do it. I’dget too attached’more times thanyou can countWhen you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreHad tobuy abigger carMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’If you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Roll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Hit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsWas atcourtwithin thelast month"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermHas hadmore than10placementsKnows whatCPC, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forUnnanouncedCase workervisit within lastmonthBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Watchedand lovedInstantFamilyGot complimentedfor looking good forhaving just givenbirth or for havinggiven birth so manytimes.Roll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Been called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Are licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenager

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