[Children’s Song] A Collection of Hand Play Songs Perfect for Christmas

The wind and the snow are my friends.

Wind and Snow Are Friends Too: Children’s Song (Winter) [Lyrics with Movements] for Ages 3–5

If you want to sing and do hand-play games with little kids, “Kaze mo Yuki mo Tomodachi da” is perfect.

That’s because most of its lyrics are made up of onomatopoeia.

So even children who don’t yet understand difficult words can learn it easily.

Also, there aren’t many choreography variations, so you’ll hardly need any practice.

Of course, you can adjust the moves to suit the children’s age and how familiar they are with hand-play games.

The Cake-Making Song

[Christmas Hand Play] Cake-Making Song / Rhythm Play / Early Childhood Education

We’ve arranged the classic Christmas song “Deck the Halls” into a cake-making song! We’ll add rhythm games using cake-making motions between the verses.

First, we make the cake base.

Have the children mimic you as you vary the rhythm of the mixing motions.

Next, do the motion of squeezing whipped cream with a quick squeak-squeak, and finally, place the strawberry toppings with a lively pop-pop rhythm.

If you show a picture of a delicious-looking cake while you do it, the kids are sure to get excited! Try changing the tempo of the song and have fun with it.

Santa Claus the Scatterbrain

[Hand Play] The Hasty Santa Claus

The children’s song “Awatenbō no Santa Claus” is beloved even by very young kids.

This bright tune, which builds excitement before Christmas, features easy-to-remember choreography centered on raising your hands and ringing bells—perfect for little ones.

It’s also more fun if you act out Santa being in a hurry with a wide-eyed expression.

The lyrics are simple enough for children to memorize, so it’s great to sing along while you do the moves together!

Tonight is a happy Christmas.

[Hand play song] I'm Happy It's Christmas Tonight (Aramaki Salmon in ASOPPA!)

Aramaki Shake’s “Tonight Is a Joyful Christmas” is a hand-play song filled with Christmas items that get kids excited.

It also features fun words related to colors like “red,” “white,” and “brown,” as well as words that describe shapes such as “triangle” and “round.” It can be fun to add your own second and third verses and tweak the parts that describe colors and shapes.

With its relaxed, simple melody, it’s easy for little ones to learn—so give it a try!

Yuki

[Song] Snow ♫ (with lyrics / with choreography / children's song / hand play)

It’s a song that straightforwardly expresses the joy of snow piling up and the scenery that spreads out before you.

As a children’s song that represents winter, its distinctive wording that depicts the way snow accumulates is also memorable.

The choreography is simple—just expressing falling snow and the items that appear—and the transitions are unhurried, so even small children will find it easy to imitate.

It might also be good to pay attention to facial expressions when singing, so that the enjoyment of the snowy landscape comes across.