The toughest word game on the web:
http://www.etymologic.com/
In this game you'll be presented with 10 randomly selected word origin or word definition puzzles to solve; in each case the word or phrase is highlighted in bold, and a number of possible answers will be presented. You need to choose the correct answer to score a point for that question. Beware: the false answers will often also seem quite plausible, and some of the true answers are hard to believe, but we have documentation.

Create a business card for a character or author.
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=143
Simple but fun activity while reading a novel.