Nursery rhymes and play songs to enjoy with your baby. Gentle children's songs.

We’d like to introduce some nursery songs to enjoy with your baby.

These days, many babies are exposed to music from the time they’re in the womb through prenatal education.

Some families sing nursery rhymes as lullabies to help put their babies to sleep.

In this article, we’ve gathered gentle nursery songs and lullabies you’ll want to listen to with your baby, along with playful songs great for childcare and popular anime tunes.

They’re all fun songs that even babies who don’t understand words yet can enjoy.

Please try listening together as a parent and child.

Also perfect for baby massage!

Playlist

Nursery rhymes and play songs to enjoy with your baby. Gentle children's songs.
	Title	Playlist	One point
1	Hand in hand ♪ (Friends Ver.)Shimajirō		The kid-favorite “Kodomo Challenge” ki…
2	Anpanman’s MarchDreaming		Anime that almost every baby is practically guaranteed to go through, ‘So…’
3	Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star		Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star can even serve as a lullaby for babies...
4	LullabyLyrics: Hakushū Kitahara / Music: Shin Kusakawa		Perfect for putting babies to sleep, Natsukawa...
5	Even with just one, it’s a carrot.Kenichi Nagira		A counting song that lets you easily get familiar with numbers, 'With just one…'
6	Toy Cha-Cha-ChaLyrics by Akiyuki Nosaka (additional lyrics by Osamu Yoshioka) / Music by Nobuyoshi Koshibe		The toys that played a lot during the daytime are going to sleep...
7	Snip-Snip Dance		A simple dance using the scissors move from rock-paper-scissors...
8	strollAzumi Inoue		Once you’re able to walk, while singing this song…
9	My Neighbor TotoroAzumi Inoue		Ghibli works that even little babies can feel familiar with…
10	What color do you like?Lyrics and Music: Osamu Sakata		Things with lots of colors attract a baby's interest…
11	Mr. ElephantLyrics: Michio Mado / Music: Ikuma Dan		A heartwarming scene between a baby elephant and its mother…
12	The Very Hungry Caterpillar Song		American picture book author Eric Carle drew...
13	Knock knock knock knock, Grandpa with a beard		Bearded old men and people wearing glasses...
14	Mr. Bear, Mr. Bear		Imagining the baby as a cute little bear, the feet...
15	Tanuki of Fist Mountain		As a fingerplay song, the children’s song “...” can be enjoyed while playing.
16	Donguri Korokoro		Acorns are scattered all over the roads in autumn...
17	Buzz buzz buzz		Even slightly scary bees, in this nursery rhyme ‘Bu…’
18	What shall we make with rock, scissors, paper?		Using rock, scissors, and paper from rock-paper-scissors...
19	TulipLyrics and Music by Miyako Kondo and Takeshi Inoue		Tulips in various colors appear...
20	Close It, Open It		The nursery rhyme “Musunde Hiraite,” which is also loved as a hand-clapping song, ...
21	Under Yuuna’s treechildren’s song		A gentle feeling, like sensing the calm breeze of a southern island…
22	TulipLyrics by Miyako Kondo / Music by Takeshi Inoue		Tulip song, love of color and diversity
23	The Bear of the ForestAmerican folk song		A Nursery Rhyme about a Bear’s Adorable Encounter in the Forest
24	Cute Hide and SeekLyrics by Hachirō Satō / Music by Yoshinao Nakata		A nursery rhyme about animals playing hide-and-seek
25	A Little Bear in the Rain		NHK’s children’s program “Okaasan to Issho”...
26	Story FingerLyrics by: Yoshiko Kayama / Music by: Akira Yuyama		A heartwarming nursery rhyme to enjoy with finger puppets
27	Playing bus (pretend bus play)Lyrics by: Yoshiko Kayama / Music by: Akira Yuyama		A nursery rhyme about the excitement of riding a bus
28	campfire		This is the seasonal children’s song “Takibi,” a classic for autumn and winter...
29	Gonbe-san’s Baby		“Gonbesa…,” which was created based on an American folk song
30	butterfly		The soft, floating hand movements are fun in “Cho…”
31	What color do you like?		Learn color names with a color song to enjoy with children
32	a round egg		“Round Eggs” is themed around eggs and...
33	Rolling Eggs		A hand-play song that repeats the same movements, “Korokoro Tama…”
34	Panda, rabbit, koala		The hand-play song “Panda, Rabbit, Koala”
35	a big drum		“The Big Drum” lets you experience the dynamics of sound...