plaything vs sandbox

sandbox vs plaything

plaything and sandbox both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plaything	Yes	No	No	No
sandbox	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sandbox is a hyponym of plaything; that is, sandbox is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plaything:

plaything: an artifact designed to be played with
sandbox: a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in

Other hyponyms of plaything include ball, balloon, cockhorse, doll, dolly, doll's house, dollhouse, Frisbee, hobby, hobbyhorse, rocking horse, hula-hoop, jack-in-the-box, jungle gym, jumping jack, kaleidoscope, kite, Lego, Lego set, Meccano, Meccano set, pea shooter, pinata, pinwheel, pinwheel wind collector, playhouse, wendy house, pogo stick, popgun, rattle, sandpile, sandpit, dandle board, seesaw, teeter-totter, teeter, teeterboard, teetertotter, tilting board, playground slide, slide, sliding board, catapult, sling, slingshot, stick horse, swing, teddy, teddy bear, spinning top, teetotum, top, whirligig, train set, squirt gun, squirter, water gun, water pistol, yo-yo, adult toy, sex toy, sand toy.

plaything (noun)	sandbox (noun)
an artifact designed to be played with	a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in
	mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal

Difference between plaything and sandbox

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