For the first time in 10 decades a ruthless war between humanity and a virus took place. It’s a war started by the humans themselves, but this war is different from the others because it is a weaponless fight. Doctors, nurses and health workers are in the front line, fighting the virus day and night as they are the corona warriors. 

Kids are caught up in this situation without knowing the reason behind it. It’s been more than a year since the start of this merciless pandemic. All the kids are stuck in their house with a death stare staring at them 24/7. It’s been a boring time for everyone but how to be creative in this stage? Seeing television, watching Netflix, instead of doing this kind of work why don’t we be a bit productive. 

Showing creativity isn’t really that hard, until and unless you are determined. There are many kinds of activities that will help you keep engaged in this harsh period. This year is both a devastating and a blessed year. Not really blessed but still if we make use of this time that we are wasting in chatting and instead spend it learning new material it would be worth the time. But then the same question arises: how to be creative?

Instead of seeing gaming videos why not spend time learning new craft work from 5 minutes craft. Well seeing is one thing and implementing it is another. Seeing won’t do anything good but try doing it. There are people who don’t take interest in craft work but there are other things also right?

Why not start developing a reading or habit rather than spending time on the phone the whole day. There are many books out there that are worth the try. If you are interested in writing articles, poems and want to make people aware about a certain topic start writing a poem yourself. You need to initiate that yourself, no one is going to make an opportunity for you.

Instead of spending a lot of time in social media apps seeing others make those mouth watering Choco lava cakes with ice cream or delicious macarons why not try making them yourselves? Isn’t it a nice way to pass your time? It’s just as if you shot two birds from one stone by learning a new method and also filling your growling stomach.

Some kids are more interested in learning new facts, well it’s time to develop that skill of yours!! It’s the right time to research about anything because what can we even do when we are kind of locked in our houses, search up the things you are curious about, surf it till the extent that you have got tired of surfing.

There are a lot of online courses going on nowadays. It’s time to search up for courses that you think you have interest in. It’s time to nurture your skills. You can do this because this time is for youth to tend towards your own skills. Working as a freelancer is worth the time and a simple but effective job. You can display your skills by working in different fields at the same time like graphic designer, translator and what not.

Blog writing is a trend nowadays, the best way to express your love for various topics like food, health, recipes and a lot of other topics. Starting a YouTube channel is another way to be innovative. People of all age groups are interested in losing weight, learning new food recipes and this is the best moment to start a new YouTube channel.

This time is meant to utilize the youth! You need to make use of that time. There are enough resources for each and every person out there in this world to make use of them as much as you can. Let this time not go in waste and be as creative as possible!

Pavani Chandhok
10th B
Carmel Convent School, Chandigarh