UnnanouncedCase workervisit within lastmonthWas atcourtwithin thelast monthHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Has sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Watchedand lovedInstantFamilyRoll 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 gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersKnows whatCPC, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Been told ‘I justcouldn’t do it. I’dget too attached’more times thanyou can countGot complimentedfor looking good forhaving just givenbirth or for havinggiven birth so manytimes.Mixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesHas hadmore than10placementsHad tobuy abigger carPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Been called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Are licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenager"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Beenlicensedfor over 6yearsUnnanouncedCase workervisit within lastmonthWas atcourtwithin thelast monthHit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Has sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Watchedand lovedInstantFamilyRoll 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 gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersKnows whatCPC, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Been told ‘I justcouldn’t do it. I’dget too attached’more times thanyou can countGot complimentedfor looking good forhaving just givenbirth or for havinggiven birth so manytimes.Mixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesHas hadmore than10placementsHad tobuy abigger carPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Been called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsAdoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Are licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenager"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Beenlicensedfor over 6years

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