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)
Potato Digging Song
Perfect for the autumn season, this song is a children’s tune about the fun of digging sweet potatoes.
Set to a bright and cheerful melody, it depicts children experiencing potato digging.
The call-and-response chant “Untokosho, dokkoisho” is memorable and really livens things up when everyone sings together! It’s often sung at autumn events and harvest festivals, and its simple, easy-to-remember lyrics make it enjoyable even for very young children.
Singing it before a potato-digging outing is a fun way for everyone to share the excitement.
A collection of classic nursery rhymes and fingerplay songs for September! Enjoy autumn with your children through song (51–60)
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Autumn is the season for moon viewing.
Many nursery schools and kindergartens probably enjoy making crafts with motifs like the moon, rabbits, and moon-viewing dumplings.
“Usagi” is a traditional Japanese children’s song that lets you savor the atmosphere of moon viewing through singing.
The song does not depict a rabbit on the moon, but rather a rabbit gazing at the moon.
By sharing episodes related to moon viewing and singing together with friends, or doing hand-play while singing, children can feel the customs of autumn more closely.
Rolling sweet potatoes
Many children love sweet potatoes, don’t they? So how about enjoying “Oimo Korokoro,” a piece themed around the sweet potato harvest? It’s crafted to depict potatoes emerging from the soil while repeating the title phrase.
With lots of sound effects, it has a lively feel and is perfect for times when everyone wants to sing together in unison.
Another nice touch is the call-and-response section prepared for a big finale.
Stroll March
Osanpo March gets you excited right from the prelude! Autumn scenery can feel a little lonely, but when you listen to this song, it seems like you could happily step on fallen leaves and walk along.
Its lively, march-like melody is perfect for children—if you sing it before a walk, some kids might get so eager they can’t wait to go outside! The lyrics also feature various autumn sights and traditions, so it sounds fun to collect those things as you follow along with the song.
Use what you gather to draw pictures or make toys, and create lots of wonderful memories!
Good evening, Mr. Moon.
This piece features a gentle melody that even infants can grow fond of, along with unique lyrics that seem perfect for use in playtime activities.
It’s an easy-to-play, beautiful number on the piano, ideal not only for nurseries and kindergartens but also for parent-child sing-alongs.
The lyrics feel like a small child is gazing at the moon, thinking and talking, and the interaction with the friendly cloud that appears is heartwarming.
With this soul-soothing song, adults can also return to a childlike mindset and enjoy a moment of comfort.
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This is the popular autumn hand-play song for children, “Kobuta Tanuki Kitsune Neko”! Kids imitate the animals that appear in the lyrics and copy their sounds as they play.
It’s very simple and fun to watch, so even infants can enjoy it.
When playing this song with preschoolers, try speeding it up as they get used to it.
It’s also fun to see who can keep up!
I found a little sign of autumn.
Chiisai Aki Mitsuketa (I Found a Little Autumn) is a song composed in 1955 as one of the pieces for NHK’s special program Autumn Festival.
The lyrics were written by Hachiro Sato and the music was composed by Yoshinao Nakada.
There are many ways to interpret the lyrics, but simply following the words to discover the feeling of autumn also sounds enjoyable.
While the melody may feel a bit melancholy for children to sing, it is a very beautiful classic of autumn.
Please give it a listen.