FORT WORTH, TX - Neighbors around Tillery Park near the Fort Worth Zoo simply wanted a safe place for their kids to play -- minus the graffiti and empty beer bottles.

"It's not enticing for the children," neighbor Jennifer Tayag said about the park.

But children in the area have determined what would be enticing to them: a covered wagon, train, frontier town, tree fort, rock wall, tot castle, bouncy bridge, trampoline bridge, amphitheater and slides -- lots of slides, including a boot slide, twisty slide, tunnel slide and polka-dot slide.

The children are getting their wish. Those attractions are being built this week because of a grant from the city of Fort Worth and the work of Friends of Tillery Park, an organization formed to revitalize the park.

After more than a year of planning, Build Week kicked off Wednesday for Friends of Tillery Park. The group was awarded a $25,000 matching grant from Fort Worth's Parks and Community Services Department in September 2006. Additional money needed for the $175,000 project is coming from fundraisers and donations.