The Adventure Hat

Brought to you by The Goof Off Club

What is this, in plain words?

The Goof Off Club is a nudge to stop waiting for the big trip. Put on the hat, go do something small together, and let it become a story worth keeping.

The Adventure Hat is how we keep those stories. You send the photos and a few honest lines. We turn them into watercolor pages and a book your family will actually reread.

The whole journey, at a glance

  1. 1

    Take the pictures

    Phone photos, hat in the shot. Blurry ones count.

  2. Watercolor painting of Stonehenge in the rain with an umbrella2

    We paint them into watercolor

    Your photos become soft painted pages, all in one steady style.

  3. 3

    You say yes to every page

    You read the words and see the pictures. Nothing goes out without your yes.

  4. Watercolor painting of a yellow London bus with Big Ben behind it4

    The original book gets published

    The approved pages become a real storybook your family keeps and rereads.

  5. Watercolor painting of a red telephone box on a village green5

    Close your adventure — and put yourself in the next one

    Shelve the book, pack the hat, and start the next small trip. Every adventure closes with a book and opens the next.

The same thing, in a little more detail

  1. 1

    You go somewhere. Anywhere.

    A castle in England or the creek behind the house. The hat comes along. That is the whole rule.

  2. 2

    You take a few pictures.

    Phone photos are perfect. Blurry ones count. The hat in the shot is the thread that ties every trip together.

  3. 3

    You tell us three small things.

    One true fact, one funny or hard moment, and one hope. Three lines. That is a story.

  4. 4

    We paint it.

    Your photos become soft watercolor pictures, painted in one steady style so every adventure looks like it came from the same family shelf.

  5. 5

    You look it over.

    Nothing goes out until you say yes. You read the words, you see the pictures, you approve.

  6. 6

    It becomes a keepsake.

    The approved pages turn into a storybook you can hold, and a page on this website you can share with grandparents.

A few honest promises

  • Kids never make accounts. A grown-up sends everything and approves everything.
  • We paint hands, hats and places rather than faces, so pages stay shareable.
  • Your photos stay yours. Nothing is published without your yes.