Drew Barrymore is an incredibly cool, inspiring, and creative celebrity. Fans remember watching her back when she was a kid starring in such films as E.T. and Firestarter. Since then, she has been in countless movies (the count is around 55, which is a seriously high number) and she is the definition of an amazing working mom. She has two daughters, four-year-old Frankie, and six-year-old Olive, and she not only acts but also runs her own production company called Flower Films.

People are often tempted to say stars are actually like them (and there are often magazine photos that show celebrities doing normal things like grocery shopping) and moms can definitely look to certain famous moms and say that they're like them. That's what moms would say about Drew Barrymore: she's not a typical famous person at all and is easy to relate to.

Fans of the laid-back and lovely actress know that she's always doing something interesting work-wise and that she always has something intelligent to say. Following her journey as a mom has been really awesome, and enjoyable and fascinating to take a look at the lessons that we can take from how she brings up her two girls. Here are 20 things that she has her kids do.

20 Finding Balance

Drew talks about finding "a balance" between work and family, and it sounds like she has her kids understand that she has to go to work.

Working Mom quoted her really smart words on the topic: "Sometimes I feel like the two are pulling in different directions... I think there’s a lot of days where I feel like, 'Good, I took care of work stuff, now I can focus solely on my kids,' and I’m revitalized by work to just go and be a mom and nothing but a mom."  This is definitely a cool way to think about this subject.

19 Positive Attitude

Drew is a working mom, and she has some really incredible views on the subject. We know that this is a controversial thing, but her point of view is honestly amazing and something that working moms can really be inspired by.

Drew wants her daughters to see work as a positive thing. Working Mother quoted Drew as saying that a friend told her, "Never make your child feel like work is the bad thing taking you away from them" Drew said, "I realized a lot of us tend to do that to try to make our kids feel better and that work is the yucky thing taking us away ... I want to empower my daughters to think work is good and necessary. And can even lead them to the road of their dreams."

18 Good Women Raise Good Women

One thing that moms should know about Drew Barrymore is that she really wants her girls to be good people. What mom can't relate to that sentiment? Being a mom is such important work for that reason. You think about everything that you do and say and want to be a role model, and you hope that it's all working out. You teach your kids manners and the right things to do and say.

According to Popsugar, Drew has said about having daughters, "I thought, 'Oh, I realize I was put on this planet to be a good woman so I could raise good women.'"

17 Put It On The Calendar

Drew Barrymore works and travels a lot, and it's inspiring to hear advice from celebrity moms such as herself. She has an amazing idea for how to help kids: according to Red Tricyle, she has a "family calendar."

How does she use it? She writes where she'll be whenever she has to travel, and she has her daughter Olive write an "x" when the day is over and when she's close to coming home. It's a cool way for her daughter to be aware of where she is.

Even if moms don't travel for work, this is still really useful since all moms know that communicating well with their children is always the best idea.

16 Pink Hair

Drew posted a photo of her daughter Olive to her social media, and there was something special about it: Olive (at five years old) had pink hair. Drew lets her kids be creative and express themselves, and we love that.

She wrote about her daughter on social media: “Sunday in the park with Olive. She’s 5 going on 13. She looks like a '90s grunge girl. And has the attitude to go with it."

Even if a mom wouldn't want her kid to have pink hair, she can agree that it's inspiring to encourage your kids to be who they are.

15 She Lets Them Get It Out Of Their System

Drew lets her daughters express how they feel and that is a really beautiful thing. It's important for any mom to do that, but we can see how it's especially good for a mom who has to travel for work or even just go to the office every day and spend some time away from her kids.

In Style reported what she wrote about her daughter on her social media: “She’s mad because Mom has been out of town. I’m teaching her the word ‘reentry’ and that it can take a day. Let her get her mood out of her system and I tell her I understand. And as soon as we can, let’s get back to our adventurer life. I am kind, patient, and loving because I truly do understand. By last night she came to my bed and crawled in and we were back in each other’s arms.”

14 She Lets Them Wear Lipstick

Drew sounds pretty chill when it comes to how she raises her daughters, at least based on this one awesome story that Us Weekly shared. She lets her daughters literally put lipsticks on their faces. She said, "They love to take a lipstick and put it from cheek to cheek, and then forehead to chin, then color that in … and put it on every inch of their face. I laugh now ‘cause I know what’s coming: a shower, makeup remover, and warm washcloths . . . I’m glad they played and had fun."

What mom can't relate to their little girls wanting to wear their makeup and have some fun with it? It's awesome that Drew encourages her daughters to have a good time.

13 Kids Need Time To Be Kids

We can guess that it's inevitable that people will be asking Drew Barrymore if her daughters are going to act, whether right now or when they're older.

According to The Daily Mail, her daughters want to act, but she wants them to have a "normal childhood" and act after they are 18 years old. She said, "They're kids, they need to be kids."

It's a good reminder for every mom that childhood is a truly special time and needs to be celebrated and encouraged. Sure, moms who aren't famous might not need to worry about their children becoming child stars or becoming involved in Hollywood, but every kid should have a big imagination and lots of fun.

12 She Picks Her Battles

Every mom has been in a public place when their child had a meltdown, temper tantrum, or whatever we want to call it. It's basically a parenthood rite of passage and it happens to everyone.

We can learn a lot of things from how Drew is bringing up her two girls, and she also has a lesson to share with us when it comes to those moments when your children are a bit upset. According to Today's Parent, Drew's daughter had a "meltdown" at Disney because she wanted to chase a bird and Drew said no. Drew said that next time she would let her. It's an interesting strategy and moms can definitely adopt this idea.

11 She Nurtures Creativity

It seems like Drew Barrymore lets her kids be creative a lot, and that includes how they dress. Based on this adorable photo of one her kids, which she shared on her social media account, we can only imagine the super cool outfits that they put together.

We probably all have a few photos of ourselves back when we were kids and we smiled at the clothes that we were wearing. Maybe we loved wearing tons of layers or we insisted on wearing the same dress all the time, even if we wore it over some other clothes. It's always awesome when moms let their kids express their creativity through clothing.

10 Event Goers

Something else that Drew Barrymore has her kids do is go to different events with her. There are often photos of her and her sweet girls at events, like when she's supporting a fellow celebrity mom's business venture, and it's really cool to see.

Moms definitely can agree that it's really smart and also special to include children in these types of things. Kids learn from us and pick up various things, and if they see that we're making an effort to include them in our lives and show them interesting experiences, we can see how that would have a positive impact.

9 Quality Time Together

According to the Daily Mail, Drew Barrymore and her daughters go on picnics sometimes, like this adorable photo of her and her little girl cuddling with a picnic basket in front of them.

We should definitely know that this actress is serious about spending quality time with her daughters and that they seem to hang out as a family often.

Moms can agree that it's important to have this time as a family. Celebrity mom or not, there is always a lot to do, but maintaining this close bond and having fun is always going to be a priority (as it should be).

8 Adventure Time

According to Parents.com, Drew and her daughters go on lots of adventures. She said, "I love going on adventures with my kids—we've done Disneyland and Legoland—and I feel like we all literally suit up as if we're going to some type of battle. But instead of armor, it's all kids' stuff."

This is so inspiring to hear and we can only imagine how much fun her girls have with her. Any kid would be more than thrilled to go on regular adventures. It's so great to embrace the thrill and joy of childhood and make sure that the activities that you're doing with your children are imaginative.

7 Leaning On Her

Drew lets her daughters lean on her and go to her for support. It sounds like this is really important to her and like it's a big part of how she raises her daughters.

Popsugar quoted the actress as saying, "That's how my daughter is. She doesn't want the worry. She needs to know it's going to be OK. It's the only way she will allow herself to be vulnerable. Every little girl wants to curl up into the arms of tree limbs that encompass them. They can only be made to feel safe with that if they know the parent is solid."

6 Be Yourself

Fans of Drew Barrymore know that she's exactly herself all the time and that it's commendable for someone to always embrace their true personality. It turns out that Drew feels the same way about her girls and that she wants them to embrace the fact that they're their own people.

She told Parents.com, "I let my kids be themselves, and I choose my battles... when it comes to playing or expressing themselves or thinking a certain way, I let them be who they really are. It could be as little as wearing what they want, like, "Oh, you want to wear your princess dress? Do it!" It's not my battle, they look adorable, and it makes us all feel happy."

5 Feeling Free

How else does Drew Barrymore parent? Moms should know about this really important aspect of her motherhood journey: she wants her kids to be freer than she was as a kid.

According to E online, she said, "And that's really the intention I had as a parent, was how do my kids have this incredible sense of like, freedom inside their heart, because they know I've got them and their dad's got them and the [rest of their family]."

4 Different Girls, Different Treatment

Drew thinks that her girls are both different so when they're in trouble, she doesn't do the same things. That's something that is so interesting to hear. It's easy for moms to think that if they have two children, they should treat them the same way. If one thing worked with one, it'll work with the other, right? This is a parenting strategy to think about for sure.

Drew shared these wise words with Parents.com: "This even works with how I handle discipline because my two daughters have extremely different personalities. It's not a one-size fits all thing, which I think is very much in keeping with the Crocs "Come As You Are" campaign that I'm involved in that's all about embracing individuality."

3 Co-Parenting Is Working Out

Drew married Will Kopelman in 2012 and they got divorced in 2016. Divorce is never simple and co-parenting is a topic that is of interest to many moms who have experienced this. Every couple and ex-couple has a different custody arrangement but making sure that they can each see the kids is definitely an important thing.

According to Babble, Drew and her ex-husband are co-parenting their two girls. It sounds like things are working out well. She shows her daughters that she can co-parent with her ex-husband and their dad, and they plan a lot to make sure that he sees them.

2 A Regular Childhood

Drew's daughters take swimming lessons, according to Parents.com, so something else to know about her is that she signs them up for various activities just like any other mom.

The question of how many activities kids should be enrolled in is definitely a tough one. Some moms might want their children to try as many new things as possible and so they crowd their schedules whereas other moms want their kids to do maybe one thing and that's it. It's totally subjective. But all moms would agree that learning to swim is a necessary skill, and it's cool to know that we're cheering our kids on at the community center or local pool just like this awesome actress.

1 The One Rule: Be Nice And Safe

It sounds like being Drew Barrymore's kid is pretty chill and fun. It's full of adventures and hugs and love (and we might be thinking that not only do we want to parent like her, but we would also love for her to be our mom).

She does have one rule, though: according to People magazine, she tells her kids "you have to be nice and safe.”

We think that's an awesome rule and it's something that many parents can implement in their own homes. After all, being nice and being safe are two super important things. This is just one of the many lessons that we can learn from the lovely Drew Barrymore.

Sources: Dailymail.co.uk, Instyle.com, Workingmother.com, Popsugar.com, Parents.com, Babble.com, Eonline.com.