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We have a halogen heater which we find does a very good job of warming our tent up.  I think we paid £7 for it at a local market and we really pleased with it.  It has an automatic cut out if if falls over which I think is invaluable when you've got children, but beware, take a tray to stand it on cos it's cuts out on uneven ground too!

Trace x

If you have an electric hook-up, we bought a small fan heater from our local electrical store.  We only ever have to have it on for 10 minutes at a time.  It also acts as a fan in the hot weather.  Does not get hot to touch and only cost about £8-10.   We have three children, the littlest being 3 and we have never come across any problems.

We have the sunncamp gas heater too which is very effective - however NEVER light them inside the tent. "He" will tell you exactly why not!!

As a result of this I am actively looking for a halogen one - imagne it would be cheaper too!!

I'm with peety on this. Small hot water bottle - in a teddy cover shoved down knickers always works for me! Or, am I on the wrong website?

Nothing worse than being chilly and seriously -plenty of layers of thin clothing, warm socks and the hot water bottle, (but maybe not down their knickers!). Even in a tin tent now I never go anywhere without my hottie. Suppose that's from years under canvas as a child.

You can also get some hand warmers that I've used when fishing shoved in my pockets to keep playing with, (arthritis really feels the cold, poor old soul), and they are brilliant. Son got some really cheap on ebay too! If you're hands and feet are warm, the rest of you seems to follow suit.