Unleash your creativity: Ways to get crafty at home 7 min read From jigsaws to art from your fridge, the mental health benefits of make-and-do in the time of Covid, writes Gemma Tipton Towards the end of November, I found myself inexplicably bursting into tears at random moments. Perhaps it’s not so inexplicable: there’s a killer pandemic out there, and relentlessly bad news on the airwaves. Maybe random tears coupled with a consistent numbness of feeling is a reasonable response. It’s also one of the definitions of a mild depression. I took to painting anglepoise lamps. Doing something creative – and occupying the mind and the hands – gives relief from spirals of negative thinking and, even if you’re not depressed, make-and-do can alleviate anxiety. It is also good, gentle fun.