Have you looked at the children's readybeds? They're normally quite expensive but I saw some in our local Tesco's on half price, they were dropped down to about £16.00.
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We use the outwell one for kids with dinosaurs on it for our youngest son. He has never complained of being cold. Ready beds will not keep a child warm whilst camping. As Helen says spend a little bit more on a decent sleeping bag for children.
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+1 to the Outwell dino ones. Still a bit thin mind you. Might want to take an extra blanket for the little one! In my experiance a warm kiddie is a sleeping kiddie!
Another vote for Outwell Dino's. DD had Vango Wilderness which was good but now has a Gelert Pod which she likes as it's roomy but not as warm as mummy style. We always take a selection of fleece blankets for snuggling!
Here's another solution for you: Get an adult bag and tie it off part of the way down down with an old tie or bit of rope. This is so the child doesn't slide down too far in the sleeping bag and suffocate. This what I did for for both of my kids then as they grew I just moved the tie down the bag - kids grow and it saves buying another bag
We've used an adult bag for our son since he was 2 1/2. The first one was exceptionally useful as it had a water repellent liner which meant that any little accidents whilst camping could be Milton wiped away rather than the whole bag needing to be washed and dried on site. We just folded under the excess length of the bag or folded it over as an extra layer if it was really cold.
He is 5 now and we all have Eurohike Adventurer 300 bags, which are 3 season bags and have all the main technical features and one of the largest comfort ranges around (-2 to +25 degrees) with an extreme of -10. They are warmer than our old Vango Wilderness 350 bags (cheaper too, as often on a deal). If you want to do 4 season camping, all you need is a fleecy sleeping bag liner, which adds a season to the bag.
We've found that our son would wriggle out of a sleeping bag (just like a duvet) rather than work down inside it.
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