They like taking turns, they like parading their knowledge, they like repetition. Most of all they benefit from the interaction with an adult who can lead them to use their eyes and their minds together to explore their environment. You could begin with something as simple as naming yellow things or wooden things or teeny-tiny things. Even here there are variations. This can has uncountable variations, and need never be the same twice.
Children especially like to imagine themselves in strange places doing strange things.
You could begin this game with plans that could come true such as a visit to the seashore or a trip to a foreign city to visit relatives. This game stretches the imagination in two ways. Your child tries to imagine himself in the situations you suggest and then tries to top your effort with one of his own. So far we have looked at activities especially suitable for time normally wasted waiting. Activities suitable for play at home are even more numerous.