Nursery rhymes, folk songs, and children's songs about food
“Food” is something very familiar to children, isn’t it?
When they start speaking, many first learn words like “mamma,” or they remember the names of their favorite foods.
In this article, we’ve picked out “songs about food” from among many nursery rhymes.
We’ll introduce plenty of songs that feature foods kids love, like fruit, bread, and curry rice.
Some of them aren’t just for singing—you can enjoy hand games and dancing, too.
Even children who find eating difficult or are picky eaters might enjoy singing these songs.
It would be great if singing during mealtimes helps them have more fun and eat a little more.
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Nursery rhymes, folk songs, and children's songs about food (1–10)
Ice Cream SongKoichi Hattori
It’s a charming children’s song with a rhythm reminiscent of the background music you hear at Disneyland.
The sounds you make and feel while eating ice cream are expressed through mimetic and onomatopoeic words.
Listening to it just makes you crave ice cream!
Shopping at the bakeryUta’s mom and dad
Seeing all the breads lined up at the bakery makes you excited and wonder which one to choose, doesn’t it? This charming hand-play song sung by Uta no Mama Papa captures the fun of shopping at just such a bakery.
It features a parade of breads that kids love, like sandwiches and melon bread.
The lively back-and-forth with the shop clerk makes you feel as if you’re playing store together.
First released in January 2009, the song has been included in many collections of children’s songs, such as the album “Columbia Kids: With Children! With Grandchildren! Let’s Learn and Sing – Nursery Rhymes and Play Songs.” It’s perfect for singing along with hand motions as a parent and child, and also as background music for pretend play.
If you sing it with kids who love bread, everyday snack time will become even more fun!
Furu Furu Fruit
As the title suggests, the song features the names of many fruits.
It includes familiar ones like apples and peaches, as well as fruits children might not know yet, such as kiwis and papayas, so it’s very educational.
There’s also simple choreography that goes along with the song, so try learning it and dancing together.
It’s great for singing at home, and it would also be perfect to perform at a kindergarten or preschool recital.
It’s a highly recommended song because kids can move their bodies while building knowledge.
Nursery rhymes, folk songs, and children's songs about food (11–20)
Shopping at the bakeryOzawa Tatsuyuki
Bread that everyone loves.
Since this is a song about bread, just listening to it will make you want to eat some.
Be especially careful when you’re hungry.
Also, when singing, it can be fun to swap in the names of your favorite breads.
If you sing along with your children while eating, it might even help with food education.
Because it’s a song themed around a familiar food, it feels approachable and is easy to remember—that’s another plus.
By the way, my stomach growled while I was writing this.
I want to go to a bakery.
Stylish fruitTakeshi Shibuya
Have you ever wondered why fruits are red or yellow? Since children are very curious, some mothers may have been asked, “Why are apples red?” This song answers those kinds of questions kids have.
When they hear reasons like “because animals will eat them” and “because they want their seeds to be carried,” your child will be convinced.
It’s a highly recommended song because it helps children learn about the importance of food and the food chain.
It would be wonderful if children could learn the value of food through this song.
Fish Heaven
When it comes to songs that help you learn lots of fish names to a rhythm, “Osakana Tengoku” (Fish Paradise) is the one.
Everyone knows the chorus of this song, but did you know it features many different fish names? It even teaches adults about types of fish they might not be familiar with, making it a great learning song for parents and children.
Many kids don’t like fish, but by singing this song and having fun, it might help them overcome their aversion.
It’s well-suited for helping children get over their dislike of fish, so be sure to sing it together.
Mysterious PocketShigeru Watanabe
The song “Fushigi na Pocket” is like a dream: when you pat your pocket, the biscuits inside keep increasing.
Adults might think, “Aren’t they just breaking apart?” but it’s a song wishing for a pocket like that.
It would be wonderful if it really existed, wouldn’t it?