These days we all "#live_home" and when there are children, you should constantly invent ideas to entertain them, so they do not get bored. Which is not at all unlikely. And one idea and solution that children will enjoy, is to play a game with the family.
And we have your suggestion, which is a game that we played as children and we liked: the Name, Animals, Things. If the children are older, it is easy to make this famous category board and play.
Apart from being fun, it is also educational, as it puts the child in the process of thinking of words that start with the letter of the alphabet that has been received.
How to play:
Take a pencil and paper and make the table with the categories. In addition to the basics - name, animals, things - you can add any others you want, such as colors, countries, cities, athletes, singers, etc.
You keep time in which you will find the words. The player starts saying the alphabet from the inside and the next one stops him. With the letter that happens, you start to find the words.
When you have different words, you get 10 points each. For the same words the points are 5 and zero when you can not find a category. The one with the most points wins.