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[For Children] Recommended Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Children’s Songs to Sing in April
April is the season for entering and moving up in school!
In nursery schools and kindergartens, some children feel excited or a bit anxious about the new environment.
We’ve gathered lots of April songs that will warm children’s hearts like the gentle spring weather.
From classic spring tunes everyone has heard to traditional Japanese songs passed down through the generations, there are plenty of songs that bring smiles when you sing them!
Not only singing, but also enjoying hand-play songs and interactive games can help ease children’s nerves.
In this warm and pleasant season, let’s all sing together and fully enjoy spring!
[For Kids] Recommended Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Children’s Songs to Sing in April (1–10)
Spring has come.Lyrics by Tatsuyuki Takano / Music by Teiichi Okano
When it comes to children’s songs for spring, this is the one that comes to mind first.
“Spring Has Come” is a song celebrating the arrival of spring that has been sung across many generations.
It’s one that adults can’t help but hum every time spring arrives—so be sure to sing it for your children and preschoolers, too!
Teacher and friendsLyrics by: Osamu Yoshioka / Music by: Nobuyoshi Koshibe
It’s the perfect song for children who feel anxious about meeting a new teacher in April.
A teacher isn’t someone to be afraid of, but someone who will think and act together with you.
Become friends with your teacher and enjoy all sorts of things! It’s a song filled with that message.
Spring somewhereLyrics by Soji Momota / Music by Shin Kusakawa
A children’s song that delicately depicts a spring scene was published in March 1923 in the magazine Shogaku Danshi, created by Soji Momota (lyrics) and Shin Kusakawa (music).
It gently sings of sensing the invisible arrival of spring through the five senses—such as the skylark’s call, the sound of budding, and the feel of the east wind.
Selected as one of Japan’s 100 Best Songs, its calm melody that warms the heart with the coming of spring and its lyrics that let you feel the breath of nature make it perfect for easing nerves in a new environment or for savoring the changing of the seasons.
a small gardenLyrics/Music: Unknown
It’s a song about tending a garden, sowing seeds, and flowers blooming in spring.
The choreography is intuitive and easy to remember, so I think children will enjoy it.
What’s more, the lyrics change from “a small garden” in the first verse to “a medium garden” and “a big garden” in the second and third verses.
Varying the tempo and vocal style would likely make it even more fun for the children.
strollLyrics by Rieko Nakagawa / Music by Joe Hisaishi
It’s the theme song from Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbor Totoro.
Just by listening to it, various scenes from the anime come to mind, don’t they? There are three verses, but I think children will memorize it right away.
If everyone in the new class sings it while marching together, it seems like that alone could help them become friends.
TulipLyrics by Miyako Kondo / Music by Takeshi Inoue
This is the famous children’s song “Tulip” that even little kids can sing.
Doesn’t hearing this song make you think of the tulip flowers planted in the flowerbeds at preschools, kindergartens, and elementary schools? These days there are many kinds of tulips, but in the past they were mostly bright, solid colors like in this song, weren’t they?
Churippu sharippunursery rhyme
Simple yet profound, this nursery rhyme captivates children’s hearts.
The part where everyone stands in a circle and calls each other’s names is perfect for nurturing communication skills and social development.
Its rhythmic lyrics and melody are fun and easy to memorize.
In preschools and kindergartens, it’s also used as an icebreaker to ease the nerves of new children.
At home, singing and playing it together as a family can make for a delightful time.
It can be enjoyed from infancy.
When the spring weather invites you outdoors, why not form a circle and sing it together?