PAINTED POST, N.Y. (WENY) -- As the weather gets colder, a local church is opening its newest addition to families and children in the community. The Hope Church in Painted Post will host its first Open Play Day at their new indoor playground.

The new tropical, jungle-themed indoor playground opened around a month ago just for Hope Kids at the church. But, on Saturday, November 16, it will be opened up to the public for all families and kids to enjoy. 

The three-level indoor playground set features over 40 different play activities including slides, a clear dome lookout, and more.

"Basically, the vision for this is that there's not a lot for kids to do in our area in the winter and we want them to have the most amazing time and have a playground right here in their backyard," said Ashley Smith, the senior pastor at Hope Church. "You know, there's the Rochester Museum of Play. There's like the Children's Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia, but we needed something in our area."

Its grand opening event will be held on Saturday from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. and it's free for all to attend. Church officials ask those who are interested in coming to sign up for a one-hour time slot on their website or Facebook page.

"Some of the kids in our school that have gotten to play on it already just rave about it and can't wait to play on it again," said John Cuomo, the business director at Hope Church. "I know that the community, once they play here, they're going to want to come here every single month."

The next open play day will be on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday, January 20) and it will be free to attend once again.

Smith also says they hope to add more open play dates as there is more demand from the community.

"I'm a parent of three kids," said Jacques Gakwaya, the youth director at Hope Church. "I know how much kids have enjoyed it here. They already made quite a few friends here, so I think if you are parents out there, your kids are going to love this place. It's free and I know the weather's getting a little cold, so it's indoor, it's heated, and they'll get to meet other kids. You get to meet other parents. As a parent, I'm excited to meet other parents here in the community."