Hi, Niklanious.
It sounds like you’re experiencing an issue where your iPad is becoming unresponsive when you attempt to add a new widget in Today View as outlined here:
Use widgets on your iPad - Apple Support
If we’re on the same page, the video was helpful in our understanding of your concerns. Thank you for linking it. We have a few suggestions that may resolve for you. Have you had a chance to update the iPadOS on your iPad recently? We’re asking because there was a few widget related fixes in a recent update that may help. If you haven’t already, try updating. We should be on iPadOS 14.3 now.
These articles will explain:
Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
About iPadOS 14 Updates - Apple Support
If you’ve already updated, you might try restarting:
Restart your iPad - Apple Support
We appreciate you taking the time to post in the Apple Support Communities.
Warmest Regards.