Been called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentWhen you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyUnnanouncedCase workervisit within lastmonthBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Beenasked “areall thesekids yours”Got complimentedfor looking good forhaving just givenbirth or for havinggiven birth so manytimes.Ever beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Placement showup as differentage/gender/nameRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Had tobuy abigger carWas atcourtwithin thelast monthAre licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Mixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnames"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Been told ‘I justcouldn’t do it. I’dget too attached’more times thanyou can countKnows whatCPC, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackHas hadmore than10placementsHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Been called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentWhen you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyUnnanouncedCase workervisit within lastmonthBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Beenasked “areall thesekids yours”Got complimentedfor looking good forhaving just givenbirth or for havinggiven birth so manytimes.Ever beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Placement showup as differentage/gender/nameRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Had tobuy abigger carWas atcourtwithin thelast monthAre licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Mixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnames"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Been told ‘I justcouldn’t do it. I’dget too attached’more times thanyou can countKnows whatCPC, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackHas hadmore than10placementsHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’

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