Beenasked “areall thesekids yours”If you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Adoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Was atcourtwithin thelast monthHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsGot complimentedfor looking good forhaving just givenbirth or for havinggiven birth so manytimes.Had tobuy abigger carBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Hit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyUnnanouncedCase workervisit within lastmonthRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'When you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Knows whatCPC, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesHas hadmore than10placementsRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Are licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it. I’dget too attached’more times thanyou can count"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”If you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Adoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’Was atcourtwithin thelast monthHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameLicensedwithin thelast 2yearsGot complimentedfor looking good forhaving just givenbirth or for havinggiven birth so manytimes.Had tobuy abigger carBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Hit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersBeenlicensedfor over 6yearsWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyUnnanouncedCase workervisit within lastmonthRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'When you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Knows whatCPC, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forMixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesHas hadmore than10placementsRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Are licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerBeen told ‘I justcouldn’t do it. I’dget too attached’more times thanyou can count"Short term"placementthat endedup as longterm

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