Creative Dare with Brooke Skypala & Abbey Jo Havens

Brooke and Abbey Jo discuss spring break shenanigans as well as our cartoon dare.

Brooke and Abbey Jo catch up and issue a new dare!

Abbey Jo and Brooke dabble in the art of massage.

Special guest Laura Stepp talks to us about the art of massage. She is a licensed massage therapist, certified sound healer, herbalist and connoisseur of crystals. She talks to us about all things massage as we prepare for our massage dare.

We are back after a winter storm 2026! Brooke and Abbey Jo talk about the re-do dare and hope to see yours too! Post and tag your recreation #creativedare23

Brooke and Abbey Jo talk about how we have been creative lately and the importance of enthusiasm. We come up with some new words for the year and issue a new creative dare.

We all venture out to try a new sport for Dare #22. After years of Gabe (our resident wizard) trying to get us to go, we finally accept the challenge of jujitsu and it did not disappoint.

Special guest Krisanne joins us and we learn about what it takes to be a professional dancer! It was a privilege to hear from someone who has pursued a creative passion and plans to make a living out of it!

Brooke, Abbey Jo and Steph were dared to write stories using three random words: boogers, peaches and snow skis. We dare you to pick your own three words and write a story.

We rope in a Steph to talk about how she likes to get creative and she gives us some good advice about how to stay healthy and happy during the holidays.

Brooke and Abbey Jo create sculptures out of random items. Abbey Jo made a nutty buddy and Brooke made a funky friend.

Brooke and Abbey Jo talk about how they have been creative lately and issue a new dare.  

Abbey Jo and Brooke take some pics and reflect on how nice it is to slow down and pay attention to the world around us.

Brooke and Abbey Jo talk about what we have been up to. Some of us have been more creative than others. I'm not going to name any names, but the winner rhymes with Saggy Bow. We also issue a new creative dare... take a listen to find out what it is!

There are so many fascinating topics and things to learn about. The more we know, the more we can creatively problem solve, tell interesting stories, or just randomly spout off pointless facts. Abbey Jo and Brooke dug a little deeper on some topics and we would love to tell you all about it!

Brooke and Abbey Jo chat about all the things and answer some rapid fire fill-in-the-blanks. Come join us and get your creative juices flowing...

Brooke and Abbey Jo get creative with dare #17, handwriting! Whether its a handwritten note, a quote, or ransom note, expressing yourself through beautiful handwriting is a fun way to get creative.

Brooke and Abbey Jo talk about how we've gotten creative lately including power tools, mural, dive bar hopping mini adventures. We also discuss 4 ways to enhance your creativity and how negative beliefs about creativity might be influencing us more than we realize. Join us for a creative discussion and join us for the next creative challenge... if you dare...

Brooke and Abbey Jo chat about how the creative dare of designing a dream home went. It is fun to dream! It is also helpful to give you insight into the desires of your heart. Come dream and create with us!

Brooke and Abbey Jo catch up on how we've been creative lately and assign each other the next dare. Join us!

Eric's got jokes! We all completed the comedy dare together and it turned out to be a fun night of laughs and maybe a few poop stories.

Our friend Erik joins us on the podcast! He is an impressive young man who already has his whole life planned out. He's a great example of how following what you love can lead to open doors and living with a purpose!

We're back! Abbey Jo and Brooke catch up on all the summer adventures and share their next 10 years letters.

Brooke and Abbey Jo reflect on their Creative Dare journey thus far and issue the next dare. We will be back in August for more dares and new guests!

Lindsey conducts a meaningful interview and Abbey Jo turns this into a true crime podcast.

Abbey Jo bullies her neighbor into doing the podcast. She has so many creative talents and she lives right next door! Looks like we will be doing some fun side-quests together!

Will wins this episode! He actually brings his guitar and sings an original tune! We all attempt a song and this dare proves more challenging for some more than others!

Our friend Will joins us and reminisces about his past creative pursuits and how his journey led to becoming a pastor. His child-like wonder may have actually led him to a portal or at least reminded him of the importance of imagination.

Bailey returns to talk about our latest adventures! We all get inspired by the artful worlds around us!

Our friend Bailey sits down with us to chat about her creative endeavors.  From trumpeting to painting welcome mats to thrifting furniture and designing tattoos, we are reminded that there are so many fun ways to get creative!

Lacey returns with script in hand! One of our more challenging dares, but we complete it with a flourish!

Lacey describes her whimsical journey to how she became a published children's book author. She is fantastically creative in many aspects of her life including fashion, decorating, homeschooling and writing.

Jackie returns with fancy fingers and we discuss how the fashion dare went.

Jackie aka "Jules" is a perfect blend of sporty and artsy! She has lived in about 100 different places and has tried just as many artsy hobbies. As she will soon settle once again into a new place, she will have new opportunities to incorporate art into her life.

In this episode, Chris Step returns and we recount our karaoke adventures. This episode is a testament to how unexpected nights that start with reluctance, often end with happy memories.

Abby Jo and Chris Step, bonded over their shared love of hockey and adrenaline-fueled escapades. From their hilarious first encounter at a Dallas hockey tournament to Chris's penchant for getting in trouble on and off the ice, these two showcase the fun in unexpected friendships. In this episode of Creative Dare, Chris shares his creative ventures, including a new hockey stick brand called Puck You (puckyouhockey.com), and discusses how he balances adrenaline-filled activities with a more stable career as a software developer.

Our friend Anna sits down with us and we chat about our dare. Sorry the sound is a bit funky on this one. Still learning! But we got it figured out for next time.

Brooke sits down with some family members for a little California side-quest.

Our comfy sweatpants friend joins us on her birthday! She makes the world more beautiful through her creative talents and kind heart and she makes our lives better by being the bestest, most fun, thoughtful and a little weird friend. We love her!

Sometimes the adventure can be right in our backyards. We sit down with Kaki again to discuss where we went and what we did on our mini adventures.Recommendations we discussed (Look at me figuring out show notes!):First Fridays at Arts in the Sunset https://www.artsinthesunset.org/firstfridayLittle Laos 3811 SW 6th Ave, Amarillo, TX 79106Shi Lee's BBQ 1213 SW 3rd Ave, Amarillo, TX 79106

Our friend Kaki has many talents and a great eye for aesthetics. She can make everything look beautiful, she's a mom of a daughter and twin boys, she and her husband build houses and run a development business, and she is the hostess with the mostest!

Des returns and delivers a beautiful poem. We all complete the dare and then we share. We hope you enjoy and don't be coy, share yours too, why don't you?!

Our friend Desirae tells us of some unconventional ways she got creative in her youth. Oh how I wish I was a fly on the wall in that Luby's parking lot.

We sit down with Mallory to review dare #4. Which room did we tackle? Take a listen and find out how we rearranged our spaces.

Our friend Mallory takes us on her creative journey that led to her writing a fiction novel, Duck Dive! Turns out you don't have to live in a fancy pants apartment in New York City in order to be a published author!

We review dare #3 and talk about our cooking dare. New foods were cooked, eaten and enjoyed in the company of our brave friends.

The ultimate hobby-man sits down with us to tell about all his creative quests. Is he a mere mortal or is he a wizard?

We sit down with Erin again to review Dare #2! We relive some awkward dance moments and discuss how the dare went. We shimmied, we shook, we made dance tunnels, and we got lots of steps!

We chat with our friend Erin who tells us how she got to Texas by way of Spain and Albania. She is a multilingual mastermind, she crochets, she roller blades, and she DANCES. She may even be a spy, but don't tell her we are on to her.

Anna sits down with us again to review dare #1. A little poetry happens, Brooke almost gets kidnapped and Abbey Jo ponders the simple things.