When you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Beenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Been called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Got complimentedfor looking good forhaving just givenbirth or for havinggiven birth so manytimes."Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Ever beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Knows whatCPC, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forHas hadmore than10placementsAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Licensedwithin thelast 2yearsWas atcourtwithin thelast monthPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameAre licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesHad tobuy abigger carWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it. I’dget too attached’more times thanyou can countHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersUnnanouncedCase workervisit within lastmonthRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’When you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Beenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Been called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Got complimentedfor looking good forhaving just givenbirth or for havinggiven birth so manytimes."Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Ever beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Knows whatCPC, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forHas hadmore than10placementsAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Licensedwithin thelast 2yearsWas atcourtwithin thelast monthPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameAre licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesHad tobuy abigger carWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it. I’dget too attached’more times thanyou can countHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersUnnanouncedCase workervisit within lastmonthRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’

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