So they play with ice instead. Before you call the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, let me assure you, these cats are not alive. An archive of greatest hits. They're not dead, either. These are stuffed animals, toys, drenched in water and left on their backs in the cold.
Small icicles hang from their tails.
The wire shelf racks score ribs into their synthetic fur. Soon my kids will take them out and squeeze them to see how crunchy they've become. They'll marvel at the temperature. They might suck on a frozen paw. Now 9 and 6, my kids have been freezing their toys for as long as I can remember.