Have beentold "youcan't tell mewhat to do"A worker arriveswith a toddler andsays 'sorry noshoes', and youreply "no problems Ihave several pairstheir size already"Strangers say"he must looklike his dad" andyou reply "I don'tremember I onlysaw him one"Someonementionsself-careYou say toyourself "justbreathe"multipletimes a dayEveryone asks "arethose your kids" - yesI did produce a 13-,9- and 6-year-oldsince last soccerpractice 2 days agoand they are alldifferent nationalitiesYou havethought toyourself " thatwasn't in thefoster caretraining"You speakmore than 1language -English andDepartmentalspeakHave beentold "I couldnever be afoster carer"You knowAfter Hours /On Call phonenumber byheartCaffeineis yourbestfriendYou know whatthe teenagers"slang words"mean and youcatch yourselfusing themYour spousehas comehome to morechildren thanwhen left in themorningSomeone knockson your door andyour child says"yay, someone isbringing us ababy"Your 7-year-oldfoster child callsyou by your nameand people look atyou like some"new age" parentYou take yourfoster child to thedentist and haveto call the CSO toconfirm the lastname and DOB infront of everyoneSomeone askshow many kidsyou have, andyour answer is"depends onthe day"You go torestaurant, andthey ask howmany, and youhave to count toremind yourselfSomeone asks ifyour kids all havethe sameMum/Dad and youhave to say nopethere are 5Mum/DadsThe visit iscancelled butyou've alreadybeen stuck intraffic for 30minutes trying toget thereHave beentold "youcan't tell mewhat to do"A worker arriveswith a toddler andsays 'sorry noshoes', and youreply "no problems Ihave several pairstheir size already"Strangers say"he must looklike his dad" andyou reply "I don'tremember I onlysaw him one"Someonementionsself-careYou say toyourself "justbreathe"multipletimes a dayEveryone asks "arethose your kids" - yesI did produce a 13-,9- and 6-year-oldsince last soccerpractice 2 days agoand they are alldifferent nationalitiesYou havethought toyourself " thatwasn't in thefoster caretraining"You speakmore than 1language -English andDepartmentalspeakHave beentold "I couldnever be afoster carer"You knowAfter Hours /On Call phonenumber byheartCaffeineis yourbestfriendYou know whatthe teenagers"slang words"mean and youcatch yourselfusing themYour spousehas comehome to morechildren thanwhen left in themorningSomeone knockson your door andyour child says"yay, someone isbringing us ababy"Your 7-year-oldfoster child callsyou by your nameand people look atyou like some"new age" parentYou take yourfoster child to thedentist and haveto call the CSO toconfirm the lastname and DOB infront of everyoneSomeone askshow many kidsyou have, andyour answer is"depends onthe day"You go torestaurant, andthey ask howmany, and youhave to count toremind yourselfSomeone asks ifyour kids all havethe sameMum/Dad and youhave to say nopethere are 5Mum/DadsThe visit iscancelled butyou've alreadybeen stuck intraffic for 30minutes trying toget there

Foster Care Bingo: Daily Puzzle - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. 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. Have been told "you can't tell me what to do"
  2. A worker arrives with a toddler and says 'sorry no shoes', and you reply "no problems I have several pairs their size already"
  3. Strangers say "he must look like his dad" and you reply "I don't remember I only saw him one"
  4. Someone mentions self-care
  5. You say to yourself "just breathe" multiple times a day
  6. Everyone asks "are those your kids" - yes I did produce a 13-, 9- and 6-year-old since last soccer practice 2 days ago and they are all different nationalities
  7. You have thought to yourself " that wasn't in the foster care training"
  8. You speak more than 1 language - English and Departmental speak
  9. Have been told "I could never be a foster carer"
  10. You know After Hours / On Call phone number by heart
  11. Caffeine is your best friend
  12. You know what the teenagers "slang words" mean and you catch yourself using them
  13. Your spouse has come home to more children than when left in the morning
  14. Someone knocks on your door and your child says "yay, someone is bringing us a baby"
  15. Your 7-year-old foster child calls you by your name and people look at you like some "new age" parent
  16. You take your foster child to the dentist and have to call the CSO to confirm the last name and DOB in front of everyone
  17. Someone asks how many kids you have, and your answer is "depends on the day"
  18. You go to restaurant, and they ask how many, and you have to count to remind yourself
  19. Someone asks if your kids all have the same Mum/Dad and you have to say nope there are 5 Mum/Dads
  20. The visit is cancelled but you've already been stuck in traffic for 30 minutes trying to get there