We are excited to announce our edutainment festival for kids! This festival will be a fun-filled event with various play activities for children. From research participation, educational science, and art games to outside fun activities, there will be something for every child to enjoy.
Play Research
On the day of the event, children will receive ‘passports’ and engage in different tasks (e.g., creative art making, design, assembling geometrical constructors). Children will be freely selecting and joining creative activities at different play stations (e.g., tables), equipped with necessary materials (e.g., educational toys, art supplies). At each play station children will be provided with the instructions and materials, and upon the completion of each task, participants will have their passports stamped. The research assistant will accompany each child and will be able to make observations. After participating in various activities at the play stations' area, children will go to our 'Prize Market’, show their passports with collected stamps, and select a gift toy.
GET FREE
TICKET
ONLINE
MOTHERS' SURVEY
GET TO FEST
GET PASSPORT
GET STAMPS
GET
GIFT
WELCOME AREA
PLAY RESEARCH AREA
PRIZE MARKET
Tickets
Who is invited?
Children between 4 and 8 years old are welcome to participate in Play Research.
Play Research participants’ siblings and families are also welcome. You are welcome to bring all your children of any age to the festival but at least one of them have to participate in Play Research! All children can join our festival outdoor and indoor activities, including other research studies led by Sabanci University faculty.
How many tickets can I get?
Only 1 or 2 of your children can participate in Play Research.
It’s required that the mother accompanies each child one by one during the Play Research.
How to get a ticket?
Mothers who complete the online survey will get tickets for their children participating in Play Research.
Other family members can also attend our festival, but all Sabanci University visitors need to give us their full names to be let in by security.
After checking the completed surveys, we will contact you, discuss the travel arrangements, and send you tickets.
Is the ticket free?
The tickets are free, but their number is limited. After getting enough completed surveys and scheduling Play Research attendance, we will close the Mothers’ Survey.
Complete the online (~30 min long) Mothers' Survey and give consent for child participation in Play Research. In this survey, we will ask you questions about your child (imagination characteristics, play behavior) and parental attitudes.
Click below OR use QR-code
Child Care
If you want to have 2 children participating in Play Research, which typically lasts about 1 hour, you will need to arrange for another parent or guardian to watch your child (children) while you participate in the study. We will also have friendly volunteers around, so you can get support in taking care of your children.
Food options
We have a variety of dining places on campus for both kids and adults to enjoy during their visit. The closest cafeteria is FASShane located in the same building, very close to the festival welcome area. We also have a relax room which you can use to feed your children with your own food and drinks.
Transportation
Plan your visit with ease! Transportation to the campus is provided by İETT's KM18 route and by shuttle vehicles provided by Gürsel company from different points. You can also arrive by your own car. We offer convenient parking facilities and easy-to-follow directions to our ‘Play & Learn’ Festival. Detailed information about transportation to campus will be shared with you after you fill out the survey.
Contact
Sabanci University,
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Orta Mahalle, Üniversite Caddesi No:27 34956 Tuzla-Istanbul
If you want to talk to us about the details or have any questions, please email us (put 'festival' in the email subject). We will contact you wiithin 3 days.
contact person: PhD Research Assistant Elifnur Asilkefeli
email: imageryplay@sabanciuniv.edu
Our project is supported by TÜBİTAK 1001 program!
“Investigating the developmental origins of visual imagery variability through assessment of visual-object and visual-spatial play”
The 'Play & Learn' Festival is organized by the team of researchers, students, and volunteers
under supervision of
Our TÜBİTAK project team:
Dr. Olesya Blazhenkova (Sabancı University)
Dr. Kıvılcım Döğerlioğlu Demir (Özyeğin University)
Prof. Dr. Nebi Sümer (Sabancı University)
Dr. Junko Kanero (Sabancı University)