Studies show that the three most frequently cited sources of environmental information are family, school, and the media. This kit provides parents with an opportunity to increase a child's environmental awareness through activities which focus on the environment in a way children ages four to nine can understand. A workbook uses the popular Care Bears characters to encourage children to "care" for the world around them, to learn how to put that caring into action, and to realize that their actions can positively affect the environment. A parent's guide accompanies the workbook and provides 17 individual and group learning activities and skill-building exercises that complement five environmental issues raised by the workbook. These issues are: understanding the concept of environment, litter prevention, recycling, water conservation, and energy conservation. Activities involve children in understanding and identifying words and concepts as well as the environmental consequences of their actions. The Kit also contains Care Bears stickers and four oversize posters emphasizing the environmental issues discussed. (LZ)