Drew Barrymore Explained Why She Doesn't Buy Her Daughters Christmas Gifts

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doesn't give her children —but that doesn't make her a Grinch.In a recent interview with , the actor opened up about the family tradition that replaced gifts under the tree. "I always take them on a trip every Christmas.

I don't get them presents, which I think at their ages they don't love, but I say, 'I think we'll remember the place and the photos and the experience and that's what I want to give you,'" Barrymore said. "They get plenty of things throughout the year, so I'm not like some weird, strict, cold mom who's like, 'You don’t get any gifts!' I just feel like a better gift would be a life memory.

I'd rather invest [in that than in] a doll house or something. It all evens out and it's fine."The talk show host shares two daughters—ten-year-old Olive and eight-year-old Frankie—with ex-husband Will Kopelman.

With a family vacation, she said her kids “don't complain about not liking what they get.” Barrymore realized she preferred this version of Christmas after breaking her tradition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I'm fine to skip this," she said. "This sucks.” This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Drew Barrymore also told ET that she's started —and it “feels good.” Back in October, she revealed on her own talk show that she has not been in “” since her split from Kopelman in 2016. "I kind of shuttered down for a while.