NO ONE was to say aloud the word or words they were thinking of The next person would then add another letter being careful not to make a word that actually existed that was over 3 letters but could be finished into a word if challenged. This would go on till someone inadvertently spelled a word or was challenged by someone who did not believe the last person could make a word out of the letters produced so far. First thing you do is decide that license plates don't count and words on billboards don't count BUT pictures do. This game can be adapted and changing. You can specify colors of colors, types, etc.
Kids then think of the visit as a ''fun'' outing, something out of the norm.
Take plenty of ''things'' for the kids to do, not everyone is prepared to entertain children. Take handheld games, new coloring books and colors. Try something new, dominoes or some game they don't usually play. A deck of cards can provide hours of entertainment creating ''card buildings''. Bring along the type of snacks your children are used to and enjoy.