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When we started under canvas (talking last century now...way back) it was just a sleeping bag on the ground. Being out wandering all day they slept all night without a murmer and had to be woken in the morning!. Not sure that kids are that fussed are they?

Phil

Last year, we used the Kampa airlock juniour for our (then)  3 and 5 year olds.  Our 18 month old was on a SI mat.  If we can, we might promote our 5 year old to a SI mat this year, too (takes up far less floor space!).

The kids sleep in all in one fleece pjs, in a child's vango sleeping bag, with some fleece blankets on top of, and underneath, them.

As others have mentioned, ready-beds (in general) are evil and should be avoided at all costs (Been there, done that...  We had two split down the seams within the first week - grrr!)

Our son from 2 and 1/2 used an adult Coleman Maxi Comfort airbed and my old technical sleeping bag with a Thomas fleecy blanket. The airbed is still going strong but one of the biggest things that rarely gets a mention here about camping with toddlers was the unexpected advantage of my old sleeping bag - its water resistant liner proved a god-send, which meant that if he had an accident in the night due to not being able to get to the loo like usual or being disorientated, the sleeping bag survived. We could just wipe the lining clean with dettol wipes and still use it. The accident didn't get through the liner. Otherwise we'd have needed a second sleeping bag. He had been dry for ages, but being in a sleeping bag and the different environment meant that we had a number of accidents. It wasn't down to camping as he loved it, the accidents were just one of those things... and not one you necessarily think about.

It is an issue worth considering, as drying a sleeping bag on-site would be a nightmare. May be worth taking a compact spare or several blankets if it happens. The first time they can cuddle up in your bag, but if it happens again...

Helen