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Kids who love to sing! Around age three, children gradually start to match pitch and keep rhythm, and singing becomes more fun for them.
Let’s have everyone sing together so they can feel the joy and comfort of singing.
So this time, we’ve gathered lots of popular songs that three-year-olds will enjoy singing.
They’re perfect not only for daily childcare, but also for events like recitals and birthday parties! These are songs that energetic three-year-olds will want to sing—so try singing them together as a group.
Add clapping or simple choreography to the music, and it’ll be even more exciting!
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[For 3-year-olds] Songs to sing at daycare or kindergarten! Popular and recommended songs (1–10)
It will be sunny tomorrow.Sakushi/Sakkyoku: Sakata Osamu
Composed by Osamu Sakata, this song embraces children’s hearts with its bright, warm tones.
With gentle melody and lyrics, it conveys the importance of holding on to hope for tomorrow, even in difficult times.
It debuted in 1999 as the ending theme of NHK’s “Okaasan to Issho” and has been loved by many.
In children’s daily lives, when something sad happens or they feel anxious, singing it together gives them strength.
When nursery or kindergarten teachers sing it with the children, it’s sure to warm their hearts.
Your ColorSakushi/Sakkyoku: Edamamenzu
Airing as the Monthly Song for February 2020 on NHK’s popular program “Okaasan to Issho,” this track is a bright pop song themed around a colorful world.
Written and composed by Edamame-ns, its lyrics stand out for featuring colors like red, blue, and yellow one after another.
As the title “Kimi Iro” (“Your Color”) suggests, the song conveys a message about valuing one’s own individuality and that of others through the motif of color.
Stimulating children’s curiosity and sensibilities, it’s often used at nursery and kindergarten recitals and is said to bring out children’s smiles and unique personalities.
Sing and dance along with three-year-olds, and the fun is guaranteed to double!
I want to become the sun.Sakushi: Shinzawa Toshihiko / Sakkyoku: Nakagawa Hirotaka
This bright, energetic song is a wonderful piece that fills children’s hearts with excitement.
The lyrics, written by Toshihiko Shinzawa, describe the feeling of liking someone and convey the importance of love and friendship.
Released in January 2016, it is also included on the album “Toshihiko Shinzawa & Hirotaka Nakagawa Songs <30th Anniversary Celebration: Children’s Chorus Version>.” It’s perfect not only for everyday moments at nurseries and kindergartens but also for special occasions like birthday parties and recitals.
If everyone sings it together with handclaps and simple choreography, it’s sure to create a delightful time full of smiles.
Happy ChildrenSakushi: Shinzawa Toshihiko / Sakkyoku: Nakagawa Hirotaka
Are you looking for a fun song to sing and dance to? This piece has a magical power to bring out children’s smiles.
With its bright melody and rhythmic structure, even three-year-olds can enjoy singing along.
The lyrics carry a message of “let’s all be happy,” and as you sing, your heart naturally feels warm.
Since its release in July 2001, it has been widely loved in nurseries and kindergartens.
It’s perfect for times when everyone wants to get excited together, like recitals and birthday parties.
Add some simple choreography and it becomes even more fun! How about singing it with energetic three-year-olds, all with big smiles?
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Sanpo is a song famous as the opening theme of My Neighbor Totoro.
For three-year-olds, be sure to have them learn its wonderful lyrics from the first verse through the second.
The lyrics, which feature a variety of creatures, richly express a child’s world—just as you’d expect from lyricist Rieko Nakagawa of Guri and Gura fame.
Once they can sing it with lots of energy, it’s also great to try singing it while going on an actual walk.
Even when they’re tired on the way back to preschool, singing this song will surely make them think, “Let’s keep walking!” It’s a song you’ll want to keep as a little good-luck charm.
ParadeSakushi: Shinzawa Toshihiko / Sakkyoku: Nakagawa Hirotaka
This cute song that children can enjoy singing is a lively tune released in 1990 by Toshihiko Shinzawa and Hirotaka Nakagawa.
The theme is a parade that begins with a morning bugle, sweetly expressing hope and dreams.
Singing it together lets everyone feel the joy of cooperation and a sense of unity, making it perfect for events like morning gatherings or birthday parties at nursery schools and kindergartens.
When energetic three-year-olds sing it with clapping and simple choreography, it’s sure to make the cheerful atmosphere even more exciting!
Zebra SwirlNEW!Sakushi: Endou Kouzou / Sakkyoku: Inui Hiroki
With the balmy weather in May, it’s the perfect season for a fun trip to the zoo! A great recommendation for times like these is a delightful hand-play song themed around zebra stripes.
Written by Kozo Endo and composed by Hiroki Inui, this piece is full of unique wordplay in which you whirl and peel off the zebra’s stripes and transform it into another animal.
The song began being featured around 1982 on NHK’s children’s program “Okaasan to Issho,” and it was also included on a CD released in March 2000, making it a long-loved favorite across generations.
It’s great fun to mimic the motions of taking off and putting on the stripes to the lively rhythm! Whether on the bus ride to the zoo or during time at home, singing it together as a parent and child and laughing yourselves silly could be just the thing!
I’m happy to see you.NEW!sakushi: fujino manami / sakkyoku: kataoka tsugumi
This is a single released in October 1997 as the ending theme for the TV anime Bamboo Bears.
Created by the unit Parcells, with lyrics by Manami Fujino and music by Tsugumi Kataoka, it portrays the pure joy of meeting friends for the first time.
Its warmth gently supports children diving into a new environment, capturing both their excitement and a touch of anxiety.
The bright, pop melody is overflowing with fun that naturally makes your body start moving just by listening.
Incorporating hand games or dance and singing together will make it even more exciting.
It seems like even the nervous faces of children at an entrance ceremony would instantly brighten when this song starts playing.
It’s a perfect cheer song to celebrate a spring send-off that makes you want to hold hands with friends, and it’s recommended for activities at preschool.
Spring has come!NEW!Sakushi: Nakamura Masato / Sakkyoku: Nakamura Masato
A perfect song for entrance and advancement ceremonies that captures the feeling of spring’s arrival.
Its warm melody wraps around the flutter of excitement that comes with a new environment.
Lyricist and composer Masato Nakamura draws on his experience as a special needs school teacher to create songs that are easy to sing.
This piece was composed in January 2015 and is now enjoyed on video-sharing sites.
The lyrics feature springtime creatures and flowers, as if they were welcoming the children.
There’s also sign-language choreography, making it appealing because it allows expression not only with the voice but with the body as well.
April is a time when hearts swell with the prospect of new friends.
Even the tense faces of children will naturally turn to smiles when they sing this song.
Teachers and parents can hum along too, celebrating this new beginning together.
After a fightSakushi: Araki Toyohisa / Sakkyoku: Miki Takashi
I’d like to introduce “Kenka no Ato” as a heartwarming song with a strong message.
It gained attention after being chosen as a theme song for the children’s program Hirake! Ponkikki.
Many people may also know it from Tsuyoshi Tsuruno’s later cover version.
The song depicts making up after a quarrel.
It’s not only fun to sing, but also perfect for reaffirming the importance of reconciling and cherishing friends.
