Nursery rhymes I want to sing in July: fun summer songs
July, the beginning of summer, is hot but such a fun season, isn’t it?
How about singing joyfully in the hot summer to blow the heat away?
To prevent kids from getting heatstroke, spending time indoors singing fun songs is also recommended!
Here, we’ve gathered classic children’s songs and ones often sung at nurseries and kindergartens.
There are songs you can enjoy with hand play, too.
There are lots of songs children love, so sing and play together and feel the summer!
You can have a great time at home as well.
Use this as a guide so both kids and adults can have fun together!
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Nursery rhymes to sing in July: Fun summer songs (81–90)
Balloon Song
Animals and fruits of various kinds appear to match the colors of the balloons.
Since you can rearrange the animals and fruits into other items like cars or trains, you can sing it in many different ways without getting bored.
If you handcraft illustrations to match the lyrics and show them like a picture-story play while singing along to the melody, little children can enjoy singing while learning the different types of animals and fruits.
If you cut out balloons from colored paper and draw illustrations on the back or make them together, it also sounds like a fun summer craft.
We are children of the sea.
When it comes to summer children’s songs often sung in nursery schools and kindergartens, “Ware wa Umi no Ko” (I Am a Child of the Sea) is a classic.
It’s a refreshing piece that helps soften the intense heat of July when temperatures soar.
Although it was composed as a song about a child born by the sea, today it’s known for evoking a wide range of images.
The lyrics that conjure a breezy summer ocean and the melody—both powerful and pop—leave a strong impression.
It’s a song that can channel the overflowing energy of children spending time indoors into singing.
Teachers, please enhance the children’s voices with piano accompaniment and the like.
aye-aye
Ai Ai is a song that’s been sung for over 50 years—you’ve probably sung it at least once.
While singing, you make gestures like a monkey pose, showing that it has a long tail and big round eyes.
We sing it casually, but “Ai Ai” doesn’t refer to the common Japanese macaque we often see; it’s actually a different species called the aye-aye! It’s a member of the primate family, but it lives in Madagascar and is known for being a bit small with an unusually long middle finger.
soap bubble
The famous Japanese children’s song “Shabondama” was actually released in the Taisho era and has been loved since long ago.
Soap-bubble play, which children adore, is a classic outdoor activity.
Seeing how far they can fly and how big they can make them—this delightful scene comes to mind, making it a truly wonderful song.
Seagull Sailor
Seagull Sailor is a song that likens an all-white seagull to a sailor dressed in a white hat and white clothes.
It’s a Japanese children’s song released in 1937 and was later included in postwar elementary school music textbooks.
Lyricist Toshiko Takeuchi is said to have written it after visiting Yokohama Port and seeing seagulls flying beautifully against the setting sun.
The vocalist was Junko, the daughter of composer Mitsuyo Kawamura, and the song went on to be sung overseas after it was presented in 11 languages at international music exchange events.
The sea evokes summertime, making this a perfect song for feeling the season.
King Kamehameha of the Southern Islands
Just listening to the melody makes you feel as if you’ve traveled to a tropical island.
The unforgettable tune is a big hit with children, too.
It’s truly a quintessential summer children’s song—an extremely bright piece that fills listeners with excitement.
Nursery rhymes to sing in July: Fun summer songs (91–100)
Come, fireflyLyrics and Composition: Traditional children's song
Fireflies that emit beautiful light can be seen around the beginning of summer.
The children’s song Hotaru Koi is themed around these fireflies.
Because fireflies can only be found where the water is clean, you might not see them very often in everyday life.
But when you do, why not sing this song and dream of meeting them again? The lyrics depict someone calling to the fireflies, saying there’s tasty water and not-so-tasty water here, so come this way.
These lyrics have been interpreted in various ways, and despite the cute melody, there are versions with slightly eerie continued verses.
If you’re curious, try looking into it!