The Early Education Department at Edgecombe Community College recently expanded its curriculum outside the classroom with a new natural playscape. Natural playscapes are outdoor playgrounds for children that include stumps, logs, sticks, and rocks versus traditional slides, monkey bars, and swings. These minimalist playgrounds help kids develop fine and gross motor skills. Children can experience more creative play time on such playscapes because the loose structure allows the space to be different every time. Play areas can range in size depending on the space and funds available. Edgecombe CC’s playscape was built adjacent to a wetlands trail on the community college’s campus. It includes stumps of various heights, a rustic see-saw, a wooden climbing wall, logs, and a small, off-the-ground platform with a ladder. The community college chose this high traffic area right in front of the wetlands trail to promote community usage of both the trail and the playscape. The natural playground serves as an educational tool for early education students, as well as a source of entertainment and physical activity for local youth.