Jennifer Aniston showed off her pumpkin carving skills and offered fans some new hacks for making their Jack-O’-Lanterns in images shared on Monday.
The 53-year-old actress was the center of a reunion of friends – including Sandra Bullock – as she showed off her newly learned shortcuts.
The beauty explained on Instagram, “I’m crazy about my new pumpkin carving hack. Special thanks to my friends for making me happy. Happy Halloween everyone!!.’
Hacks: Jennifer Aniston, 53, showed off her pumpkin carving skills and offered fans some new hacks for making their Jack-O’-Lanterns in a fun instructional video on Monday
After checking in on what the kids were up to, the Morning Show star sat down on a stool with a pumpkin in her lap explaining that she was using a sharpie to draw a circle around the pit. She said, “I’m doing the bottom, which is the hack I saw.”
The versatile actress wore a gray sleeveless t-shirt, jeans and flip flops for the gathering. Her blonde hair was styled in loose waves and she wore natural-looking makeup and she grabbed a serrated, sawed-off tool at the designated area.
After making a clean cut, the Emmy winner lifted the lid, proudly showing off her work and exclaiming, “Oh, look at that.”
“For this next serving,” she told viewers, “I’m going to have to put on some goggles, just to be safe,” then I used a hand blender, normally used for making cakes, to clean the inside of the calabash.
After making sure her squash was essentially seedless, the Friends star grabbed cookie cutters and a mallet to hammer out star-shaped eyes and a small circle shape for a nose.
Safety first: The Morning Show star donned safety glasses as she demonstrated her newly learned Jack-O’-Lantern making skills
Blender: Rather than picking up the seeds, Jennifer used a hand blender, normally used for making cakes, to clean the inside of the gourd.
Cookie cutters: After making sure her squash was essentially seedless, the Friends star grabbed cookie cutters and a mallet to create the face
Stars: She hammered star-shaped cookie shapes into the pumpkin to create eyes and a small circle shape for the nose.
Last longer: A hack to make pumpkin ‘last a little longer’ was to wipe Aquaphor on cuts, with the Murder Mystery star explaining ‘that’s exactly what I’m told guys’
‘Cheer!’ exclaims one of her friends and she displays her progress, before taking another tool to work her mouth.
To make the pumpkin “last a little longer,” Jennifer wiped some Aquaphor on the cuts, explaining, “That’s exactly what I was told guys.
Cinnamon was the next ingredient to make a successful Jack-O’-Lantern, with good friend Sandra Bullock asking, “So will cinnamon take the smell out of the hole?” as The Lost City star winked at the camera.
Cinnamon: Cinnamon was the next ingredient to make a successful Jack-O’-Lantern, especially for those with sensitive noses.
Cameo: Good friend Sandra Bullock made an appearance in the tutorial, asking, “So cinnamon will take the smell out of the hole?”.
Casual: The Oscar-winning actor looked casual in a black long-sleeved t-shirt. She appeared without makeup, wore dark glasses and had her long dark hair styled in a partial ponytail as she winked at the camera.
The Oscar-winning actor looked casual in a black long-sleeved t-shirt. She appeared without makeup, wore dark glasses and had her long black hair styled in a partial ponytail.
For the final reveal, the Murder Mystery actress took her new Halloween decoration outside where she lit a small candle on a side table and placed the pumpkin on it, giving ‘Jack’ a little hug with a relieved ‘here he is’.
The instructional video received tens of thousands of likes in the first hour.
Final reveal: For the final reveal, the Murder Mystery actress took her newly minted Halloween decoration outside where she lit a small candle on a side table and placed the pumpkin on it, giving ‘ Jack’ a little hug with a ‘he’s relieved’ ‘
Friends co-star Courteney Cox enthusiastically commented, “Good job Jen!!! ❤️❤️❤️.
Actor David Spade joked: “I feel like some of this is cheating.”
Fans were thrilled to see Bullock make an appearance, writing “Wow, Sandy B” and “Jennifer Aniston and Sandra Bullock” followed by heart emojis.