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Come and discover how cleverly people used every material nature had to offer \u2014 from scraps of cloth to strips of birch bark! Even in the past, toys were designed to be educational \u2014 such as a &#8220;gypsy lock&#8221; puzzle made from wooden sticks, a wire trick toy, or a birch-bark cat-shaped bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibition also features modern board games and toys created by students and alumni of the Viljandi Culture Academy of the University of Tartu. 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