TV Bingo

Today I volunteered at the Children’s Hospital in Iowa City as the guest presenter for their weekly TV Bingo. Patients could tune the televisions in their rooms to the hospital channel and play bingo without leaving their rooms. The Child Life Staff is amazing at making hospital stays as much fun as possible for children. Every day, there are special activities in the playroom, like crafts and games, and every evening there are parties and events, like pizza parties. TV Bingo is great in that even if a child doesn’t feel well enough to join the other patients in the playroom, or they are too immobile to travel, they can still have fun and be involved. On air, in addition to bingo, we also asked trivia questions about Miss America and the Superbowl. Patients could call in with answers and were put on speakerphone so everyone could hear their answers. All the patients seemed to really enjoy it and I had a great time being involved. I’ll be back next week for a special Valentine’s Day special and I can’t wait. What a great time!


Stacy, a Child Life intern from Ball State, was my co-host for TV Bingo. We had such a great time doing the show!

Take care!