Creative Word Game for Rainy Days

...and long drives.

Ah yes, 'tis the season!
The season for rain, mud, dirt and soon-on-a-street-near-you snow. The season when the Sun kind of goes on vacation and stays there for a time. And while the Sun is having fun and...um...bathing, you're left here, sitting inside the house all day.

Well, despair not, for creativity – as always – shall see us through the winter.

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The Definition Game

This is a seemingly simple game. It's your basic, word association game, but with a twist. It's no longer enough to just say words, now you have to define them.
Let me give you an example. I'll start by saying flower. I then have to explain what a flower is, but do my best to avoid the dictionary definition of the word 'flower'.

Flower = the blossom of a plant.

But I'm not going to say that, in game. I am going to define a flower by my own terms, by what it means to me.
Like:

Flower = a silent 'I'm sorry'
or
Flower = a symbol of love

I have to say whatever flower means to me. When you say/hear a word (any word), you automatically associate it with something, with a memory, a desire, a song, something.
Use that something to give your word a new definition, making it personal.
Then, the next person has to associate your word, or perhaps your definition, with another word. Again, it's not important that the words themselves be related. What matters is the connection in the person's head.

For example, I was playing this game yesterday. Someone said 'moment = forever'. My brain associated it with Alice in Wonderland, where the Rabbit tells Alice that forever can sometimes mean one second. So, I said 'rabbit'.
And so on.

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• It's an excellent get-to-know-you game, because it lets you see how the other person thinks. Because, by making the definitions personal, they allow you s glimpse into their personal space, their memories, their life so far.
• It's also a great way to unleash your creativity. All you have to do is allow your brain to wander. It's a game of free association – the first definition that comes to your head, no matter how absurd, is the right one, because it makes sense to you. The definitions are often wildly unexpected.
• It's empowering. You don't have to play by anyone's rules. You have the power to invent words, to invest them with your stories.
• It's a brilliant game to play with both adults and children. For adults, it's great, because it helps them lose their inhibitions to speak out loud about themselves.
  As for children, they are goldmines of creativity. They will give you wonderfully inventive definitions, because children fear silliness much less than adults. Besides, it's good for kids for all the reasons above.
  Teach them they have the power to create, to invent anything. Sky's the limit. And not even that.

It's a game I invented, while I was bored. I don't know if there are other versions out there. I don't mean to plagiarize anything. I just loved playing it and thought it was worth sharing.
Hope you enjoy!

And get creative!