Recommended children's songs and hand play songs for October! Music time in childcare that feels like autumn.

Tanuki of Fist MountainLyrics by: Yoshiko Kayama / Music by: Akihiro Komori

Kids Song | Genkotsuyama no Tanuki-san | Nursery Rhyme | Children's Song | Red Cat Reading

As everyone knows, it’s a classic hand-play song.

Children’s author Yoshiko Kayama wrote the story-rich lyrics, and composer Akihiro Komori set them to an easy-to-love melody.

This play song not only features the cute figure of a tanuki, but also conjures up gentle, idyllic autumn scenes—like the white butterfly and red flowers depicted in the lyrics.

The song and its story come together as one, enriching the listener’s imagination.

After it was featured on the TV program “Tobe Tobe Panpororin” in 1973, it spread across Japan.

The motions—like stacking clenched hands—and the lively choreography that matches the lyrics are great fun too.

Become tanuki together as parent and child, and give it a try!

Shōjōji’s Raccoon Dog Festival Music

Shojoji no Tanuki-bayashi [with song] – Children’s Song

Under the moonlight, the sight of the tanuki drumming on their bellies is so charming.

This piece, characterized by its bright, rhythmic, and bouncy melody, is said to have been composed based on the “Tanuki Bayashi Legend” of Kisarazu City in Chiba Prefecture.

Many people probably thought the title Shōjōji was pronounced “Shojoji” when they were children, but the correct reading is “Shōjōji.”

Cinderella's Soup

Cinderella’s Soup (Pumpkin Soup) — from Okaasan to Issho

Cinderella Soup, with lyrics by Keiko Oguro and music by Katsuhiko Nakamura.

Many of you may know it from being sung on NHK’s “Okaasan to Issho.” While the lyrics feature words like “Cinderella,” “carriage,” and “pumpkin,” reminiscent of the fairy tale Cinderella, the song is actually about a delicious soup that Mom made.

If you’re making pumpkin soup at home, this is definitely a song you’ll want to sing along to.

Autumntum, the little dwarf of autumn

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“Autumn Dwarfs, Autumntum” is a song with lyrics by Takao Ide and music by Wakako Fukuda.

As the title suggests, it features little autumn dwarfs.

The dwarfs work hard cleaning the sky together, painting apples with paint, gathering insects to practice singing… It’s such a wonderfully imaginative song.

I bet many children will want to imitate the dwarfs! Be sure to give it a try when autumn comes!

Five pumpkins

[Halloween Song] Five Little Pumpkins | Numbers Song | Learn to Count [song by UtaSta]

“Five Little Pumpkins” is a popular song that’s perfect for Halloween.

It’s a slightly thrilling Halloween tune for kids, where five pumpkins arrive on Halloween night and say, “If you don’t give us treats, we’ll gobble you up!” The song includes the numbers 1 through 5, making it great for helping little ones learn to count.

It might be fun to sing the song while showing the numbers with your fingers.

It’s a great choice for Halloween events where parents and children can sing together while counting, so give it a try!

I want to scribble on the sky.

I want to scribble on the sky.

“I Want to Scribble on the Sky” is a song that conveys a child’s pure feelings.

Many of us spent our early years looking up at the sky and imagining, “I want to ride on a cloud” or “I want to fly.” Likewise, the protagonist of this song wishes to “draw pictures in the sky.” Since autumn is often called the season of the arts, why not sing it before drawing time? The lyrics were written by Michio Yamagami, and the music was composed by Taku Izumi.

Cute Hide and Seek

[Children’s song] Cute Hide-and-Seek

This is a song about chicks, sparrows, and koi playing hide-and-seek.

Everyone tries to hide, but some part of their body sticks out and gives them away.

Many of us probably played hide-and-seek as children.

And just like the animals in the song, when we were little we couldn’t hide very well—our feet or heads would stick out and we’d be found right away! It’s a charming children’s song that captures the innocent, adorable antics of the animals.