The anatomy of a kitten pile

When creating a pile of kittens, several careful steps must be taken.

Notice in the picture below how the kittens are spread out, and one of them is upside-down. This is not a proper pile of kittens.



#1: First, put the closest black kitten over the upside-down kitten, to give it incentive to flip over.



#2: If the upside-down kitten has not yet flipped over, send the spotted kitten over it as well.



#3: Good. The kittens are all right-side up. Now, send in the black kitten from the corner. Some layering is appropriate at this stage.



#4: Notice how the gray kitten is retaliating by crawling over the kitten that first crawled on it. No long-lasting grudges are held at this age, so it's all good.



#5: The pile is looking pretty good - oh wait! Spotted kitten! What are you doing? You can't go away now!



#6: There. All kittens are appropriately piled and cozy now.



Here is an alternate version - a more spread-out pile for warmer days:



And here's another version for when you're feeling really orderly. Notice that the kittens must be lined up white, black, white, black. It's just visually more appealing.



This isn't a kitten pile - it's dinnertime!