AP PHOTOS: Children brave the cold in makeshift Bosnian camp

VELIKA KLADUSA, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Their toys brighten the muddy field and their cries at play fill the air. So, increasingly, do their coughs at night.

Dozens of children, from months-old babies to young teenagers, are camping out with their families in northwestern Bosnia, awaiting their chance to slip across the Croatian border and migrate on toward Western Europe.

Across a wide field dotted with makeshift tents, toddlers could be seen clinging to their toys on a cold fall morning. Some children wandered outside, while teenagers helped their families by bringing in water and food.

The smaller ones likely have been on the road since they were born. Migrants usually spend years moving from country to country, and women often give birth in camps.