Little Non-Adventures
Your ordinary life is the one worth keeping
Welcome to Little Non-Adventures, a storytelling studio capturing the quiet magic of daily life.
THE PHILOSOPHY
One morning, I walked into a messy kitchen and smiled.Dirty juicer. Watermelon rinds on the counter. Dishes in the sink. Toys on the floor.I smiled because there was a time I had none of this. A time of one pot, one pan, and three-minute noodles. A time when there were no little toys on the floor.The mess wasn't chaos.It was evidence of a full life.That morning became my first Little Non-Adventure.The things we rush past are often the things we once wished for.
The life we are living right now is already the one worth capturing.
The things we rush past are often the things we once wished for.
What is a Little Non-Adventure?
A small, ordinary moment you never want to forget.
Like this one below..."The first thing I see when I open my eyes is two little hands curled over the cot. It's 5 a.m., and our boy is up and ready.I'm not. I'm groggy, but my 18-month-old son grabs his shoes and reaches for our hands. It's time for a walk, whether we like it or not.We stroll to the beach, side by side. He takes his dad's hand, then mine, wrapping his tiny fingers around ours. He grins, giggles, and yanks us forward.And I think - this. This small, ordinary moment is the little non-adventure I never want to forget."What is yours?
WHAT WE MAKEEverything we create starts with a pause, a simple memory, and a meaningful conversation to keep the small pieces of daily life alive.
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Little Non-Adventure -
Wall Story
For moments you don't want to forget.
A real memory from your life - a feeling, a morning, a look across a room turned into a beautifully written story. Delivered as a print-ready file or arranged as a printed, framed piece delivered to your door. This is your life, as art.How it works- A no-pressure conversation to draw out your memory
- A story written entirely in your family's voice
- A beautiful print-ready file delivered digitally, or we arrange printing and framing for you
Hang it up as your life art.Digital from $134 USD / R2,200
Printed & framed from $170 USD
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Letters
Some things are too important to stay unsaid.
A letter for the moment that deserves its own words. Vows to a child you haven't met yet. A thank you to the person who changed everything. A note to your future self on the other side of something hard. Written personally, in your voice, from your story.Investment: from $110 / R1,800
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Personalised Storybooks
Little Non-Adventure StorybooksFor the parent who knows this version of them won't last forever.
There is a version of your child that exists only right now. The way they mispronounce a word. The things they do every single morning. The face they make when they are thinking hard about something small. You know it is passing. You just don't know how to hold onto it. Our Little Non-Adventure Storybooks do that for you. We write custom, deeply down-to-earth stories from real life, their real routines, their real personality, their real ordinary magic.
Something beautiful to hold forever.Written and illustrated. Printed and delivered.Investment: Bespoke.
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The Noticing Guide
When last did you actually notice your life?This gentle guide teaches you how to slow down, see your ordinary life differently, and capture your own Little Non-Adventures. No writing experience needed. Just a willingness to look.$15 / R250 — Digital Download (Coming Soon)Email [email protected] to JOIN the WAITLIST and be notified first.
Read the Stories
"Stories where nothing spectacular happens — except life itself."
The best way to know what a Little Non-Adventure is, is to read one.
Jackie's Little Non-Adventures
These are personal non-adventures that happen every day in my own life. My favourite is the messy kitchen adventure.
Little Non-Adventures for Kids
Explore eight-year-old Georgie and his older sisters' fictional non-adventures. Perfect for reading aloud and slowing things down.
Meet Jackie
For a long time, I lived life as a chronic overachiever. I believed that a life's worth was measured solely by the next milestone, the next degree, or the next trophy. But along the way, I discovered a quiet, radical truth: the things we rush past are often the exact things we once wished for.I’m Jackie Chikambure, a narrative designer, published author, and the founder of Little Non-Adventures. Through my travels, I spent years understanding how to map out grand journeys. Yet, I realized that the true magic of any journey and of life itself lies in its smallest, quietest human moments.Little Non-Adventures is a narrative studio and independent publishing house born from that realization. Whether I am writing custom heirloom storybooks for families who want to capture the passing magic of their child's current routines, or collaborating with world-class luxury brands, my mission is identical. I help humans stop, breathe, and fall deeply in love with the quiet splendor of being alive.
Little Non-Adventures, stories where nothing spectacular happens except life itself.
Lets connect: [email protected]
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