Another thing, as I've mentioned before...I was a drama major when I was a kid and although I don't have anything to do with it now, I love reading to my boys using full drama! I read to them every night. Another thing I do, after reading and prayers...I put in a CD or audiocassette of Adventures in Odyssey. Ever heard of it? It's a radio program that lasts about 25 minutes. Full sound effects and everything. Anyway, they listen to the program and then it shuts off automatically and they fall asleep. Usually the 3 year old is already asleep, but lately he's even been telling me the stories the next day. It's a radio program, so they have to "see" the pictures inside their heads. I just can't help but think this helps develop their imagination.
We have a couple of their sets on CD. I really like the Imagination Station stories.
There's another guy out there, Ron Hamilton, who has a series of Patch the Pirate stories. They are way more evangelistic than Odyssey and their humor and stories are just as well written.
Whenever I come home from school (January, May, and August) I try to have a new Odyssey and Patch the Pirate adventure with me for the kids.
-Kevin