Children at the Mandell JCC’s Beatrice Fox Auerbach Early Childhood Center in West Hartford celebrated Tu B’Shevat – the New Year of the Trees – by using their arms, hands and fingertips to paint the branches of a tree filled with green leaves, colorful flowers and fruits.

Main Photo: Ezra, a preschooler at the Mandell JCC Early Childhood Center, concentrated on creating pretty flowers and leaves for the ECC’s Tu B’Shevat tree.