Nursery rhymes to sing to your baby! Recommended songs enjoyable from 0 months

Rolling EggsLyrics by: Takashi Yanase / Music by: Norimasa Nakamura

[Hand Play Song] An active nursery teacher demonstrates “Korokoro Tamago”! [With singing and gestures]

The hand-play song that repeats the same movements, “Korokoro Tamago,” is also recommended.

It depicts an egg rolling, a chick that hatches and walks, and then a grown chicken crowing.

For the egg, make a fist and rotate your arms; for the chick, move your index finger up and down; for the chicken, flap your hands.

All the movements are simple, so babies can enjoy it just by listening to the song or watching the hand motions.

It’s a gentle, cute song, so try singing it in a soft voice.

Please have a seat, here's a chair.

Nursery rhyme game: “Osuwariyasu Isu-dosse.”

This song has a rhythmic tempo and involves gently patting different parts of the body while naming them.

If you sit your baby on your lap and sing, they’ll be absolutely delighted! Singing also helps them learn the names of each body part.

Plus, the song includes movements babies love—like gently swaying and little on-the-spot jumps—so it combines the comfort of repetitive lyrics with exciting actions.

It’s a charming song you can enjoy together.

Be sure to try singing it with your child!

Chochi chochi awawa.Lyrics/Music by Toshiaki Okamoto

Nursery Teacher’s Recommendation! Interactive Play “Chochi-chochi Awawa” for 10-Month-Olds

Here is an old hand-play song that dates back to the Edo period.

“Chochi chochi” is said to be baby talk meaning “to clap hands.” It’s lovely to teach babies basic movements while letting them hear the sound of old Japanese, isn’t it? There’s also a theory that this hand-play song describes the proper posture for listening to others, and if you listen with that in mind, it gives you a whole new perspective.

It seems fewer people know it nowadays, but we truly want to pass down such long-standing cultural traditions to future generations forever, don’t we?

What shall we make with rock, paper, scissors?Lyrics by Michio Mado / Music by Yoshinao Nakata

[Hand Play Song] What Shall We Make with Rock, Scissors, Paper? — A Nursery Rhyme that Makes Babies Smile and Delight

Using rock, scissors, and paper from rock-paper-scissors to create all kinds of creatures and objects—“Guu Choki Paa de Nani Tsukurou.” If you use your hands in front of your baby to make different things, your baby will be delighted! Besides classics like the snail and the helicopter, this song can be arranged in many ways, so feel free to come up with your own original creations! You may even discover something your baby especially loves among them.

Mom and Dad, do your best to use your imagination!

Vegetable SongLyrics: Mado Michio / Music: Takashi Hosokawa

Vegetable Song [With Singing] – Nursery Rhyme/Hand-Play Song

This is a fingerplay song that helps kids learn the names of vegetables in a fun way: “The Vegetable Song.” A variety of vegetables appear in time with the music, each introduced in a playful way.

By singing along to the rhythm and moving their hands, children may start to feel closer to vegetables.

Help them learn about tasty veggies in a fun, cute way—through their ears and their bodies.

Lullaby

Cradle Song [With Vocals] Children's Song / Lullaby

Since its birth in the Taisho era as a lullaby, it has been beloved up to the present day.

In recent years, singer Rimi Natsukawa covered it, bringing it back into the spotlight.

Its soothing and calming melody makes it perfect for holding your baby and gently patting their back to the rhythm of the music.

Listening to this song while feeling the warmth and comfort of being held will surely make your baby feel happy.

Pom-pom ExerciseLyrics by: Takashi Yanase / Music by: Norimasa Nakamura

Pom-pom Exercises (body play) Sit down~

This song has a rhythmic tempo and involves gently patting different parts of the body while naming them.

If you sit your baby on your lap and sing, they’ll be absolutely delighted! Singing also helps them learn the names of each body part.

Plus, the song includes movements babies love—like gently swaying and little on-the-spot jumps—so it combines the comfort of repetitive lyrics with exciting actions.

It’s a charming song you can enjoy together.

Be sure to try singing it with your child!