A collection of classic nursery rhymes and hand-play songs for September! Enjoy autumn with your child through songs.
With the refreshing autumn breeze comes a cool season filled with children’s smiles.
During such delightful autumn days, why not incorporate songs and fingerplay that are perfect for the season into life with the children? In fact, there are many children’s songs for September that gently depict autumn scenes, such as ginkgo leaves, chestnuts, and moon-viewing.
Here, we will introduce a wide range of songs that will be useful in September childcare—from pieces that express autumn landscapes like moon-viewing and autumn foliage to fingerplay songs.
Be sure to find songs that let you enjoy the season together with the children while experiencing the ambiance of autumn.
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A Collection of Classic Nursery Rhymes & Hand-Play Songs for September! Enjoy Autumn with Your Kids Through Songs (41–50)
Taiko Moon
If there’s a song you’ll want to listen to with your child while gazing at the autumn moonlit sky, it’s Taiko Moon.
Sung by Yuichiro Hanada, one of the singing brothers, and Atsuko Ono, one of the singing sisters, it was featured as the Monthly Song for September 2019 on NHK’s Okaasan to Issho.
A light, lively sound unfolds with soft, airy synth tones.
The gentle male–female twin vocals are soothing, too.
It’s a heartwarming song themed around an adventure on the night of the full moon.
It’s also recommended as a lullaby on nights when the kids have trouble falling asleep.
dragonfly glassesLyrics by Seishi Nukaga / Music by Kozaburo Hirai
When autumn comes, it makes you want to sing, doesn’t it? This children’s song originated from a poem written by Seishi Nukaga, a doctor from Hirono Village in Fukushima Prefecture, with music composed by Kozaburo Hirai.
You can make circles to mimic a dragonfly’s eyes, or spread your arms to show it flying.
It works well as a hand-play song, but it’s also a tune you can enjoy using your whole body.
Perfect for parents and children together.
Delicious Aki
As the saying ‘autumn is the season of appetite’ suggests, fall is also a time when many delicious foods are in season.
That’s why I’d like to introduce Oishii Aki (Delicious Autumn).
This book features foods that reach their peak in autumn, such as chestnuts, sweet potatoes, and Pacific saury.
It’s exciting to wonder, ‘What will appear next?’ and a fun point is that each item comes with its own unique choreography.
It also seems like a great way to spark interest in food.
Bright Red Autumn
One of the classic autumn songs, “Makkana Aki” (Deep-Red Autumn), with lyrics by Tadashi Satsuma and music by Hideo Kobayashi.
As autumn arrives, many things begin to take on color, starting with the autumn leaves.
It’s a very gentle song, like two people strolling together in search of those scenes.
In the comfortable autumn weather, children also have many chances to go out for walks.
It might be fun to sing this song while looking for the “colors of autumn” along the way.
Bright crimson autumnLyrics by Tada Satsuma / Music by Hideo Kobayashi
Red is the color that catches your eye most in autumn, isn’t it? This is a song about all the red things that fill the season.
Not only the reds of plants like maple and ivy leaves, but also dragonflies and sunsets—there are so many bright red signs of autumn all around us.
And it’s a slightly cute song where even your cheeks and mine look bright red, lit by that crimson sunset.
As you sing this song, try finding all sorts of vivid red scenes of autumn!
[Hand Play] Pumpkin・Nankin・Pumpkin
![[Hand Play] Pumpkin・Nankin・Pumpkin](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/f3AfTWWFenk/sddefault.jpg)
Sweet and delicious pumpkin that comes into season in autumn.
This time, it’s a hand-play activity themed around the different names for pumpkin.
Children can learn three ways to say it—kabocha, nankin, and pumpkin—and even encounter names of dishes made with pumpkin, making it great for food education too.
The hand motions are simple, and the “cha-cha-cha” rhythm lifts the mood, so it’s easy for little kids to join in.
Give it a try together during Halloween season, when you see pumpkins more often!
autumn sky
It’s a very short piece, but as the title suggests, it’s a memorable song that evokes the clear autumn sky.
There’s a call-and-response part where you shout toward the sky, so if adults sing it, kids will surely enjoy copying them.
Even children who are too young to sing can have fun with this song.
If you go for a walk in the pleasant autumn weather, be sure to try singing it.