diff --git a/hui-examples/examples/modern_testbed.rs b/hui-examples/examples/modern_testbed.rs
index 07e836f..5adbec0 100644
--- a/hui-examples/examples/modern_testbed.rs
+++ b/hui-examples/examples/modern_testbed.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use winit::{
 use hui::{
   UiInstance,
   element::{
-    ElementList, UiElementListExt,
+    ElementList, UiElementExt,
     container::Container,
     text::Text,
   },
@@ -40,19 +40,18 @@ fn main() {
 
         hui.begin();
 
-        hui.add({
-          Container::default()
-            .with_size((UiSize::Fraction(1.), UiSize::Fraction(1.)))
-            .with_padding(Sides::all(5.))
-            .with_background(vec3(1., 0., 0.))
-            .with_children(|ui: &mut ElementList| {
-              Text::default()
-                .with_text("Hello, world")
-                .with_text_size(120)
-                .with_color(vec4(0., 0., 0., 1.))
-                .add_to(ui);
-            })
-        }, resolution);
+        Container::default()
+          .with_size((UiSize::Fraction(1.), UiSize::Fraction(1.)))
+          .with_padding(Sides::all(5.))
+          .with_background(vec3(1., 0., 0.))
+          .with_children(|ui: &mut ElementList| {
+            Text::default()
+              .with_text("Hello, world")
+              .with_text_size(120)
+              .with_color(vec4(0., 0., 0., 1.))
+              .add_child(ui);
+          })
+          .add_root(&mut hui, resolution);
 
         hui.end();
 
diff --git a/hui/src/element.rs b/hui/src/element.rs
index 310b4de..46f0082 100644
--- a/hui/src/element.rs
+++ b/hui/src/element.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 use std::any::Any;
 use crate::{
-  draw::UiDrawCommandList,
-  measure::Response,
-  state::StateRepo,
-  text::TextMeasure,
-  layout::LayoutInfo
+  draw::UiDrawCommandList, layout::LayoutInfo, measure::Response, state::StateRepo, text::TextMeasure, UiInstance
 };
 
 mod builtin;
@@ -64,7 +60,7 @@ pub trait UiElement {
 pub struct ElementList(pub Vec<Box<dyn UiElement>>);
 
 impl ElementList {
-  pub fn add<'a>(&mut self, element: impl UiElement + 'static) {
+  pub fn add(&mut self, element: impl UiElement + 'static) {
     self.0.push(Box::new(element))
   }
 }
@@ -83,12 +79,16 @@ impl From<Vec<Box<dyn UiElement>>> for ElementList {
   }
 }
 
-pub trait UiElementListExt {
-  fn add_to(self, ui: &mut ElementList);
+pub trait UiElementExt: UiElement {
+  fn add_child(self, ui: &mut ElementList);
+  fn add_root(self, ui: &mut UiInstance, resolution: glam::Vec2);
 }
 
-impl<T: UiElement + 'static> UiElementListExt for T {
-  fn add_to(self, ui: &mut ElementList) {
+impl<T: UiElement + 'static> UiElementExt for T {
+  fn add_child(self, ui: &mut ElementList) {
     ui.add(self)
   }
+  fn add_root(self, ui: &mut UiInstance, max_size: glam::Vec2) {
+    ui.add(self, max_size);
+  }
 }