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 (21–30)
fireworks
This piece, Fireworks, was released in 1941, and it’s astonishing to think it came out more than 70 years ago.
As you listen, scenes of fireworks rising into the summer night sky come to mind.
The composer is the same as that of the July song Tanabata-sama.
Cherished as a classic that evokes the feeling of summer, it continues to be sung to this day.
mixed juice
A sweet and delicious mixed juice filled with all kinds of fruits.
Let’s try making that mixed juice while singing! We gather ingredients from facial features—like apple cheeks and grape eyes—and whirl them round and round, and before you know it, the tasty mixed juice is ready! In the video it ends with a cheerful “Cheers!”, but it seems there’s also a version where it ends by saying “Here you go!” and handing it to someone.
Swirling SunflowerLyrics and Music: Boku to Kimi
A perfect hand-play song for summer by “Boku to Kimi,” who know the world of childcare and child-rearing support inside and out.
Like sunflowers that bloom energetically toward the sun, the simple motion of rotating your arms round and round brings smiles to children’s faces.
This song was introduced in a video prior to 2017 and has not been released on CD, but it has long been loved as a summer staple in childcare settings.
You can enjoy it a cappella without instruments, so start by rotating your arms to match the lyrics.
Once you get used to it, try spinning your whole body—feel free to adapt it based on the children’s reactions and have fun!
gluttonous gorilla
This is a fingerplay song about a gluttonous gorilla who finds and eats various foods.
He finds a banana, a lemon, and an onion and gobbles them up.
He peels the banana and eats it—what a yummy face! He peels the lemon and eats it—what a sour face! He also tries peeling the onion, but he can’t tell where the peel ends, so there’s nothing left to eat and he makes a sad face! Try becoming the gorilla and pretend to eat all sorts of things!
sea
A classic children’s song.
Its relaxed sound makes you picture the vast open sea and really feel the summer.
I often saw kids on what must have been summer vacation, singing this song loudly on the train.
I remember their smiling faces as they happily played hand games.
It’s a song I hope children will keep singing forever—one I’ll always love.
I also hope it continues to be sung in schools for years to come.
Glide, glide, glide through the sea.
This song is packed with the excitement of exploring the sea.
Swimming alongside sailors and meeting creatures like seahorses and turtles will spark children’s curiosity.
The song has been featured on Pokémon Kids TV and is popular with kids.
It’s perfect for parents and children to enjoy together with hand motions! If you show pictures of sea creatures while singing, it might help nurture language and knowledge through play.
swim goggles
This is a very charming fingerplay song where children peer through “glasses” made with both hands to look for sea creatures.
Asking “What’s there next?” sparks their imagination.
The song has been performed by various creators, with some videos on YouTube surpassing one million views—proof of its popularity.
Its widespread use as early childhood material also attests to how enjoyable it is.
If you freely change the creatures in the lyrics and tell them, “The ocean is full of mysteries!”, you may further draw out children’s curiosity and spirit of inquiry.