According to General Staal of the Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet, toy soldiers were "the playthings of children." He described the soldiers of UNIT as such. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem [+]Helen Raynor, Doctor Who series 4 (BBC One, 2008).)
The Supreme Dalek of the New Dalek Empire had the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler sent to the Vault, noting that they were now "the playthings of Davros." (TV: The Stolen Earth [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 4 (BBC One, 2008).)