The kids at the Jewish Community Center just got a little closer to nature. On Sunday, the JCC celebrated the completion of the J Naturescape, a new playground that boasts gardens, climbing walls, hills, caves, rock piles and water features.

The idea was born out of the J Camp and Early Childhood directors looking for more ways to get children out from in front of the television and into nature. Julie and Jay Liberman led a committee that came up with the vision and found local donors to help fund the project.