diff --git a/widget/src/column.rs b/widget/src/column.rs
index eb76384c..fe890b93 100644
--- a/widget/src/column.rs
+++ b/widget/src/column.rs
@@ -692,3 +692,21 @@ where
         Self::new(column)
     }
 }
+
+pub fn with_capacity<'a, Message, Theme, Renderer>(
+    capacity: usize,
+) -> Column<'a, Message, Theme, Renderer>
+where
+    Renderer: crate::core::Renderer,
+{
+    Column::with_capacity(capacity)
+}
+
+pub fn with_children<'a, Message, Theme, Renderer>(
+    children: impl IntoIterator<Item = Element<'a, Message, Theme, Renderer>>,
+) -> Column<'a, Message, Theme, Renderer>
+where
+    Renderer: crate::core::Renderer,
+{
+    Column::with_children(children)
+}
diff --git a/widget/src/lib.rs b/widget/src/lib.rs
index d6034101..d9bdf1f3 100644
--- a/widget/src/lib.rs
+++ b/widget/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ pub use iced_renderer::graphics;
 pub use core::widget::Id;
 
 mod action;
-mod column;
 mod mouse_area;
 mod pin;
 mod responsive;
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ mod themer;
 
 pub mod button;
 pub mod checkbox;
+pub mod column;
 pub mod combo_box;
 pub mod container;
 pub mod float;
diff --git a/widget/src/row.rs b/widget/src/row.rs
index 2d345573..9ea0586c 100644
--- a/widget/src/row.rs
+++ b/widget/src/row.rs
@@ -680,3 +680,21 @@ where
         Self::new(row)
     }
 }
+
+pub fn with_capacity<'a, Message, Theme, Renderer>(
+    capacity: usize,
+) -> Row<'a, Message, Theme, Renderer>
+where
+    Renderer: crate::core::Renderer,
+{
+    Row::with_capacity(capacity)
+}
+
+pub fn with_children<'a, Message, Theme, Renderer>(
+    children: impl IntoIterator<Item = Element<'a, Message, Theme, Renderer>>,
+) -> Row<'a, Message, Theme, Renderer>
+where
+    Renderer: crate::core::Renderer,
+{
+    Row::with_children(children)
+}