Playtime Towers
In each visit Bella, and her mechanical friend, 'LIFT', take little ones on a journey to three surprise floors, each one revealing creative play ideas, such as arts and crafts, dancing and stories all connected by a simple theme woven throughout each episode.
Seasons
1. Star
Air Date: 2025-06-16
Bella and Lift are visited by a shining star and set off to explore the floors of Playtime Towers. The first stop is Sketch in Boxtropolis - what will she be making today?
2. Cup
Air Date: 2025-06-17
Bella plays with her favourite cup - it makes the perfect drum for a sing along with Lift. Together, they visit Kingsley and Queenie who play the ‘Tea Party Dash’, but who will win?
3. Gloves
Air Date: 2025-06-18
Bella and Lift visit the Fortress of Fun, where Kingsley and Queenie play a fun game of ‘Wavey Wavey Snap’ using some giant, silly gloves.
4. Socks
Air Date: 2025-06-19
It’s laundry day in Playtime Towers, and Bella and Lift have washed everyone’s socks. All they need to do now is find the matching pairs!
5. Mud
Air Date: 2025-06-20
Bella and Lift visit the Cloud Kitchen, where Patch is busy with the Playtimers making a tasty treat called Munchy Muddy Meadows.
6. Peas
Air Date: 2025-06-23
Bella and Lift visit the Fortress of Fun, where Kingsley and Queenie have fun looking for peas with the Playtimers in their Pea Party game.
7. Towel
Air Date: 2025-06-24
Bella plays funny games with Lift using her colourful towel. Together, they visit Hettie in the Ice Disco, who uses a big towel to make up a new dance – the Butterfly Boogie!
8. Pockets
Air Date: 2025-06-25
Bella and Lift visit Patch in the Cloud Kitchen. He has found a tiny mouse in his pocket, which reminds him of a tasty treat recipe to make with the Playtimers - pocket mouse pitta!
9. Ball
Air Date: 2025-06-26
Bella and Lift have fun playing with their favourite red bouncy ball. It bounces into the Ice Disco, where it gives Hettie the Yeti an idea for a bouncy dance!
10. Hoop
Air Date: 2025-06-27
Bella and Lift visit the Cloud Kitchen, where Patch needs some help from the Playtimers to make hoopy owl bagels. It’s time for a tasty adventure!
11. Cats
Air Date: 2025-06-30
Bella has fun pretending to be a cat, a Bella-Cat. Together with Lift, she visits Tincy the Spider in the SingSong Forest, who sings a spider rhyme, all about taily-waily animals!
12. Sticks
Air Date: 2025-07-01
Bella and Lift play with a stick that makes the perfect magic wand. They visit Patch, who has a tasty recipe - sticky stick critters!
13. Tubes
Air Date: 2025-07-02
Bella and Lift enjoy making funny honk noises with tubes. They visit Tincy the Spider, who uses terrific tubes to make music with the Playtimers.
14. Paper Fan
Air Date: 2025-07-03
It’s a hot day in Playtime Towers, so Bella helps Lift cool down with a paper fan. Together, they visit Hettie in the Ice Disco, who has a flapping paper fan dance!
15. Snail
Air Date: 2025-07-04
Bella and Lift visit the Fortress of Fun, where Kingsley and Queenie have a fun snail slime race. But who will win, Team King or Team Queen?
1. Scarf
Air Date: 2026-06-01
It’s chilly, so Bella and Lift have fun with a snuggly scarf. In Boxtropolis, Sketch and the Playtimers make a no-snow snowman out of scrunchie socks and scarves.
2. Jelly
Air Date: 2026-06-02
It’s party time in Playtime Towers, and Bella and Lift enjoy a wibbly-wobbly jelly treat. Over in Boxtropolis, this gives Sketch an idea to paint a jellyfish.
3. Bubbles
Air Date: 2026-06-03
Bella and Lift have fun blowing and popping bubbles. In the Cloud Kitchen, all the bubbles give Patch an idea for a tasty treat - blast off melon rockets!
4. Hedgehog
Air Date: 2026-06-04
Bella and Lift visit the Sing Song Forest, where Tincy the Spider needs help from the Playtimers to wake up her furry friend, Hedge the Hedgehog.
5. Boots
Air Date: 2026-06-05
Bella and Lift visit Patch in the Cloud Kitchen, but he has lost one of his boots - it was stolen by a cheeky crab. This gives him a great idea for a tasty treat - crabby croissant.
6. Pillow
Air Date: 2026-06-08
Bella and Lift wake up from a lovely nap and visit Hettie in the Ice Disco. Hettie and the Playtimers do a superstretch dance to help wake everybody up!
7. Paper Plate
Air Date: 2026-06-09
Bella and Lift have fun playing with paper plates, just like Sketch in Boxtropolis, who makes paper plate mega monster masks.
8. Sponge
Air Date: 2026-06-10
Bella and Lift have fun playing with sponges, and so does Tincy the Spider in the Sing Song Forest - just watch out for those soapy bubbles!
9. Frog
Air Date: 2026-06-11
Bella and Lift have fun pretending to be frogs, and Kingsley and Queenie have a froggy fiesta. In Boxtropolis, Sketch splats a picture of a lily pad fit for a frog.
10. Dinosaurs
Air Date: 2026-06-12
Bella and Lift make a new friend with an awesome roar, Steggy the Dinosaur! Together, they visit Tincy in the Sing Song Forest for a dinosaur song.
11. Toothbrush
Air Date: 2026-06-15
Bella tries to brush Lift’s teeth but it’s too tickly, can the Playtimers help? This gives Hettie an idea for a dance, the Brush Boogie!
12. Rubber Duck
Air Date: 2026-06-16
In the Fortress of Fun, Kingsley and Queenie play a game of Hide-and-Quack with the Playtimers to find their missing rubber ducks.
13. Cotton Wool
Air Date: 2026-06-17
Bella and Lift visit Tincy in the Sing Song Forest. How will she get all the snowballs out of her spiderweb? The Playtimers must sing and shout until they all fall out!
14. Bees
Air Date: 2026-06-18
Bella gives Lift a spring clean with her fuzzy, buzzy bee duster! Together they visit Sketch in Boxtropolis. What will she make today?
15. Tambourine
Air Date: 2026-06-19
Bella and Lift play a fun game in Playtime Towers, but who can find the musical instrument that makes a shaky drum sound? It’s a tambourine!
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Rating
0.0/10
Release Date
2025-06-16
Episodes
15 (3 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
BBC Studios Kids & Family