Packing List

What Wild Kids Need for Weekday Hikes

  • Day pack (small backpack separate from school bag)

  • Water bottle

  • Closed toed shoes that you don't mind getting muddy

  • Rain jacket

  • Clothes that can get dirty

  • Insect repellant (the best protection from mosquitoes is long pants and long sleeved shirts!)

  • Snacks

  • A positive attitude and open mindset!

  • Optional: Camera, Binoculars, Compass, Sunscreen, Hat, First Aid Kit (Our Wild Guides carry First Aid Kits, but some kids like to carry their own. If your child brings a First Aid Kit, it should only include basic wound care: bandaids and antibiotic cream).

    Please note: Students who do not have closed toed shoes will not be permitted into the forest with Wild Kids. If a participant is missing shoes, parents will be notified and can either drop shoes off with the group or pick their child up before 3:30pm.

    Wild Art Additional Packing Items

  • Wild Art mixed media sketchbook/journal for sketches and scrapbooking

  • Writing Implements: pencils, pens and colored pencils

What Wild Parents Always Need During Wild Kids Sessions

  • Plastic bag for muddy shoes

  • Old sheet or towels for muddy kids

What Wild Kids NEVER Need

  • Electronic devices/games

  • Slippers

  • Nice clothes that you really care about keeping clean

  • Brand new shoes

  • An enormous backpack

  • Moans, groans or phones (seriously, no cell phones*)

    *If your child has a cell phone, they may keep it in their school backpack and get it after the hike. Our Wild Guides carry phones for communication with parents. 

FAQs

Who can join?

Any child on O'ahu is eligible to join! First priority is given to LJA students.

Each session is designed for multi-age groups. However, we also hold sessions for specific grade levels. Keep an eye out for session flyers and registration!

Where do we meet?

K-1st graders are picked up at their classrooms by our guides after school and taken to the Kerr Lookout to get ready to go into the forest. 2nd-5th graders walk themselves to the Kerr Lookout after school to meet our guides where they get ready to go into the forest. Middle Schoolers meet our guides at the high school where they get ready to head into the forest.

All students stop at the high school building to leave any extra belongings before venturing into the forest at 3:30pm. The entrance to the forest is right next to the high school building. If your child is coming from a school other than LJA, plan to meet the group at Le Jardin High School at 3:30pm.

What time do after school classes start and end?

The start times below are based on end of school times for each age group at Le Jardin. However, all students head into the forest at 3:30pm. If you’re coming from a different school, you can plan to meet the group at 3:30pm at the LJA High School building.

For LJA students:

  • K-1st grade students start at 2:35 and finish at 5:00pm.

  • 2nd-3rd grade students start at 2:45pm and finish at 5:00pm.

  • 4th-5th grade students start at 2:55pm and finish at 5:00pm

  • Middle school students start at 3:30pm and finish at 5:15pm

Will Wild Kids be cancelled if it’s raining?

Nope! We love to hike in the rain! Please expect your child to hike in the rain with us and come back muddy. We will only reschedule if the rainfall is extremely heavy and prolonged, or if there is lightning, a Flash Flood Advisory and/or a High Wind Advisory in effect.

Under what weather conditions will Wild Kids be rescheduled?

Wild Kids will always be rescheduled if there is lightning, Flash Flood Warning, High Wind Advisory, and/or very heavy prolonged rainfall.

What happens when we have to reschedule?

If Wild Kids is rescheduled due to inclement weather, we will always schedule a make up day for the day missed. All make up days will be scheduled at the end of the session. Parents/guardians will be notified via email of the rescheduled date.