B SmART 'n PLAY
Creative-developmental play model
Transforming simple materials into multi-purpose systems of play that nurture thinking, creativity, movement, confidence, and meaningful human connection.
B SmART ‘n PLAY
The Multidimensional Play Approach
B SmART ’n PLAY is a creative-developmental model that invites individuals and groups back into rich, experiential worlds through the creation of multi-purpose play projects.
From these open-ended creations emerges ongoing, multi-dimensional play—supporting motor, social-emotional, cognitive, and creative development while strengthening human and intergenerational connections.
Across different settings, children and adults design and build these play projects—sometimes together, sometimes in complementary roles—transforming simple materials into evolving systems of play while activating creative thinking and sustainability-minded values.
The B SmART’n PLAY approach was developed through years of hands-on programs with children, families, and community groups.
Today my work focuses on sharing the method through professional training, lectures, and the development of new programs based on the model.
Bell Telem Goudsmit
Raising three children across seven countries in less than a decade, combined with my professional background in physical education and countless hours of children's development through play, shaped the foundation for the multifaceted, educational play concept.
In 2008, while living in Budapest—the fourth place we called home—the idea behind this approach began to take shape.
Our Programs:
Programs for Older Adults
Creative and collaborative play-based programs that support skill preservation, cognitive vitality, social engagement, and a renewed sense of purpose—through meaningful creation, movement, and human connection in later stages of life.
Parent–Child & Family Workshops
Families collaboratively create multi-purpose play sets and learn how to generate ongoing playfulness through movement-based and thinking games. These open-ended systems activate imagination and creative thinking, offering adaptable levels of challenge that naturally meet the abilities, interests, and developmental stages of all family members.
Professional Trainings for Educators, Therapists, and Facilitators
In-person and online professional trainings introducing the B SmART ’n PLAY approach as a practical and adaptable working framework—supporting educators, therapists, and facilitators in integrating multi-purpose play-design projects into educational, therapeutic, and community-based settings.
The Book
B SmART 'n PLAY: Play, explore, connect, and have endless fun with games YOU create
How to spark children’s natural curiosity and creative playfulness
Away from Screens and channel them into an Empowering Development?
Featured Blog Post
Contact Us
Email: bell@bsmartnplay.com
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