Roll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Licensedwithin thelast 2yearsHad tobuy abigger carHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Adoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’When you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreUnnanouncedCase workervisit within lastmonthEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Been told ‘I justcouldn’t do it. I’dget too attached’more times thanyou can countBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentKnows whatCPC, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Hit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerWas atcourtwithin thelast month"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermHas hadmore than10placementsHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Got complimentedfor looking good forhaving just givenbirth or for havinggiven birth so manytimes.Mixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesAre licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’Beenlicensedfor over 6yearsRoll your eyes outthe back of yourhead when told‘bless your hear’or ‘you’re a saint’Licensedwithin thelast 2yearsHad tobuy abigger carHas sent a fulldiaper bag tovisits and gotan empty onebackRoll youreyes whentold ‘blessyour heart'Adoptedaftersaying ‘nomore’When you'relicensed forone but theygive you twoor moreUnnanouncedCase workervisit within lastmonthEver beenasked whichones areyour 'realkids'Been told ‘I justcouldn’t do it. I’dget too attached’more times thanyou can countBeen called a"saint" whensomeonelearns you area foster parentKnows whatCPC, DCF,WIC and CPIstand forPlacement showup as differentage/gender/nameBeenasked “areall thesekids yours”Hit new level of‘tired’. Enoughto mistakeformula for yourdrink/coffeecreamerWas atcourtwithin thelast month"Short term"placementthat endedup as longtermHas hadmore than10placementsHas gottenthejudgmentalstare fromothersIf you'vebeen asked'Do you getto keepthem?'Got complimentedfor looking good forhaving just givenbirth or for havinggiven birth so manytimes.Mixed up kidsbirthdates/lastnamesAre licensedfor 5 andunder andthey bring youa teenagerWatchedand lovedInstantFamilyBeenasked ‘arethey allyours?’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. I-Roll your eyes out the back of your head when told ‘bless your hear’ or ‘you’re a saint’
  2. N-Licensed within the last 2 years
  3. I-Had to buy a bigger car
  4. O-Has sent a full diaper bag to visits and got an empty one back
  5. N-Roll your eyes when told ‘bless your heart'
  6. O-Adopted after saying ‘no more’
  7. G-When you're licensed for one but they give you two or more
  8. B-Unnanounced Case worker visit within last month
  9. G-Ever been asked which ones are your 'real kids'
  10. G-Been told ‘I just couldn’t do it. I’d get too attached’ more times than you can count
  11. O-Been called a "saint" when someone learns you are a foster parent
  12. B-Knows what CPC, DCF, WIC and CPI stand for
  13. N-Placement show up as different age/gender/name
  14. N-Been asked “are all these kids yours”
  15. I-Hit new level of ‘tired’. Enough to mistake formula for your drink/coffee creamer
  16. I-Was at court within the last month
  17. I-"Short term" placement that ended up as long term
  18. G-Has had more than 10 placements
  19. O-Has gotten the judgmental stare from others
  20. B-If you've been asked 'Do you get to keep them?'
  21. O-Got complimented for looking good for having just given birth or for having given birth so many times.
  22. G-Mixed up kids birthdates/last names
  23. B-Are licensed for 5 and under and they bring you a teenager
  24. B-Watched and loved Instant Family
  25. B-Been asked ‘are they all yours?’
  26. I-Been licensed for over 6 years