Nursery rhymes perfect for April: A collection of classic spring songs that capture the season

In April, when we welcome the warmth of spring, there are so many nursery songs that children can enjoy with boundless energy.Songs that depict seasonal scenes—like the gentle spring breeze and beautiful flowers—or capture the excitement of starting school or kindergarten make us feel thrilled whether we listen or sing along.In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of nursery songs for children that are full of April’s seasonal charm!We hope you find the perfect song to make time at daycare, kindergarten, a new school, or moments with your child even more fun!

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Nursery rhymes perfect for April: A collection of classic spring songs that capture the season
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	A round egg		A hand play song for childcare that imitates creatures hatching from eggs
2	Entrance SongSakushi: Namura Hiroshi / Sakkyoku: Oonaka Megumi		A warm song welcoming new kindergarteners in the cherry blossom season
3	Spring has come.sakushi: takano tatsuyuki / sakkyoku: okano teiichi		Passing down the song “Spring Has Come”
4	Teacher and friendsSakushi: Yoshioka Osamu / Sakkyoku: Koshibe Nobuyoshi		Let's be friends with the teacher
5	Let’s clap our handsSakushi: Kobayashi Junichi		Participatory singing games for children who feel nervous about starting a new life in spring
6	Buzz buzz buzzSakushi: Murano Shirou / Sakkyoku: Bohemia min’yō		An instrumental practice piece that expresses spring with bees and flowers
7	TulipSakushi: Kondo Miyako / Sakkyoku: Inoue Takeshi		Memories of the Nursery Rhyme Tulips and Flowers
8	strollSakushi: Nakagawa Rieko / Sakkyoku: Hisaishi Joe		Introduction to the Totoro theme song
9	It’s spring. It really is spring.Sakushi • Sakkyoku: Abe Naomi		Hand play song of spring animals
10	Spring StreamSakushi: Takano Tatsuyuki / Sakkyoku: Okano Teiichi		An introduction to a timeless classic, loved across generations, that sings of springtime landscapes in rural Japan.
11	butterfly		Introduce a song about butterflies.
12	The flower smiled.Sakushi: Hotomi Kōgo / Sakkyoku: Yuyama Akira		A spring song that likens the way flowers bloom to laughter
13	Little Horsetail		A spring children's song themed around horsetails (tsukushi)
14	Thump-thump, boom! First Graderssakushi: itō akira / sakkyoku: sakurai jun		A cheerful anthem that captures the hopes and anxieties of new students
15	bento (boxed lunch)Sakushi: Amano Chou / Sakkyoku: Ichinomiya Michiko		A manners-education song to make lunchtime more enjoyable
16	To become friendsSakushi: Shinzawa Toshihiko / Sakkyoku: Nakagawa Hirotaka		A heartwarming classic that teaches the importance of meeting people
17	If you’re happy and you know it, clap your handsSakushi: Kimura Toshito / Sakkyoku: Amerika min’yō		An introduction to a hand-play song sung by Kyu Sakamoto
18	My shoes are squeaking.Sakushi: Shimizu Katsura / Sakkyoku: Hirota Ryūtarō		Introduction to a children's song about happily walking through a spring field
19	Good Morning SongSakushi: Tanaka Tadamasa / Sakkyoku: Kawamura Koyo		A cheerful greeting nursery rhyme to sing on an April morning
20	aiueo good morningSakushi: Hayama Mari / Sakkyoku: Kuwahara Kenrō		A children's song for joyfully learning letters with the gojūon syllabary
21	Waltz of the MountainsSakushi: Kayama Yoshiko / Sakkyoku: Yuyama Akira		A mountain kindergarten where animals come one after another
22	Close It, Open ItSakushi: Fushō / Sakkyoku: Jan-Jakku Rusō		Hand play song Musunde Hiraite
23	Hello with a handshakeSakushi: Mado Michio / Sakkyoku: Watanabe Shigeru		A hand play for greeting with a handshake
24	Song of a little bird		A cute, spring-like song with lyrics that imitate birdsong.
25	dandelionSakushi: Kadokura Satoshi / Sakkyoku: Horikoshi Kiyoshi		Dandelion, a classic that sings of hope and strength
26	FlowerSakushi: Takeshima Hane / Sakkyoku: Taki Rentarō		Brightening children's hearts with classic spring songs
27	School of MedakaSakushi: Chaki Shigeru / Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinao		Medaka swimming in a line
28	Playing bus (pretend bus play)Sakushi: Kayama Yoshiko / Sakkyoku: Yuyama Akira		An exciting and fun nursery rhyme about riding the bus
29	What is your name?		A game of remembering friends’ names with a song
30	When spring comesFukuda Sho		Expressive play/dance song where you pretend to be springtime nature
31	FlowerSato Hitomi		Introduce Taki Rentaro’s musical works that depict spring scenes.
32	Hello, my friendsSakushi: Oikawa Nemuko / Sakkyoku: Matsumoto Toshiaki		A classic song themed around nature and friendship
33	Singing HandsSakushi: Namura Hiroshi / Sakkyoku: Koshibe Nobuyoshi		A choral piece that sings of the joy of holding hands
34	Huh, where is it?Sakushi: Kanzawa Toshiko / Sakkyoku: Koshibe Nobuyoshi		Develop observation skills with a fingerplay song that looks for animal parts
35	A Hazy Moonlit NightSakushi: Takano Tatsuyuki / Sakkyoku: Okano Teiichi		The Ministry of Education’s “Spring Dusk” Song
36	Good morning, crayon		The crayons say good morning.
37	a small gardenSakushi / Sakkyoku: Fushou		Tilling the garden, sowing seeds, and flowers bloom.
38	A Birthday for EveryoneSakushi: Kazumi Kazuki, Hajime Kamishiba/ Sakkyoku: Hajime Kamishiba		A song that celebrates anyone’s birthday
39	Let’s go to the park.Sakushi Sakkyoku: Sakata Osamu		A call-and-response song perfect for a spring stroll
40	Spring somewhereSakushi: Momota Sōji / Sakkyoku: Kusakawa Shin		The charm of a children’s song that delicately depicts a spring scene
41	Welcome-Home SongSakushi: Amano Chou / Sakkyoku: Ichinomiya Michiko		The flutter of excitement during the season of advancing to the next school or grade
42	Around the flowersSakushi: Ema Shoko／Sakkyoku: Otsu Saburo		A piece that expresses the joy of spring with a light, lively melody
43	Warm and leisurely strollingSakushi: Sakata Hiroo / Sakkyoku: Komori Akihiro		A fun children’s song themed around a springtime walk
44	The Bento Box SongSakushi: Kayama Yoshiko/Shokyoku: Komori Akihiro		A fun song for packing a bento box
45	Morning SongSakushi: Masuko Toshi / Sakkyoku: Honda Tetsumaro		A morning song perfect for spring that is friendly and appealing to preschoolers
46	Let’s join the Dandelion Club!!Sakushi Sakkyoku: Sakata Osamu		Song introduction for joining the Dandelion Group
47	Churippu sharippuwarabe uta		Connecting children's hearts through nursery rhymes
48	Cute Hide and SeekSakushi: Satou Hachirou／Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinao		A nursery rhyme about animals playing hide-and-seek
49	spring breezeSakushi: Wada Tetsuzou / Sakkyoku: Hirose Ryouhei		A charming masterpiece that expresses the breath of nature in the spring breeze
50	Green breezesakushi: shimizu katsura / sakkyoku: kusakawa shin		A postwar masterpiece children's song depicting a spring scene
51	What is your name?Indoneshia min’yō		Remember names with a hand play song from an Indonesian folk song
52	Bamboo shoots are sprouting.warabeuta		Warm children's hearts with spring hand-play songs
53	lazyboneswarabe uta		Celebrate the arrival of spring with a horsetail (tsukushi) children's song
54	Let’s go to the park.Sakushi sakkyoku: Sakata Osamu		A warm spring song that transcends generations
55	Mr. ElephantSakushi: Mado Michio / Sakkyoku: Dan Ikuma		A heartwarming nursery rhyme that sings of the love between parent and child
56	Hey, Kaba-kun!sakushi: nakagawa itsuko / sakkyoku: nakagawa hirotaka		The charm of animals for children through hippopotamus songs
57	A strawberry is a strawberry.Sakushi: Kotaki Kiyomi / Sakkyoku: Fujita Taishi		An enchanting track from NHK’s popular children’s songs
58	I want to scribble on the sky.sakushi: Yamagami Michio / sakkyoku: Izumi Taku		A children's song that nurtures dreams in the season when fresh green shines
59	ladybugSakushi: Shimizu Aki / Sakkyoku: Kobayashi Tsuyae		A ladybug nursery rhyme, perfect to sing in spring
60	What color do you like?Sakushi: Sakata Osamu / Sakkyoku: Inui Yuki		The charm of children’s songs that sing about the world of colors
61	What color do you like?Sakushi Sakkyoku: Sakata Osamu		A song to nurture children's sensibility through colors
62	rainbowSakushi: Shinzawa Toshihiko / Sakkyoku: Nakagawa Hirotaka		A gem of a song that sings of hope with a rainbow theme
63	Horsetail shoots are poking up.		A wordplay masterpiece that lets you feel the breath of spring
64	Japanese bush warblerSakushi: Hayashi Ryūha / Sakkyoku: Inoue Takeshi		I feel the arrival of spring in the song of the bush warbler.
65	one bamboo shootwarabe uta		A spring children’s song: playing the roles of the demon and the bamboo shoot.
66	Height comparisonSakkyoku: Nakayama Shimpei / Sakushi: Umino Atsushi		A children’s song for Boys’ Day that depicts brotherly love
67	spring breezeSakushi: Katō Yoshikiyo / Sakkyoku: Fositā		A heartwarming song capturing the refreshing spirit of spring
68	Early Spring OdeSakushi: Ichimasa Yoshimaru / Sakkyoku: Akira Nakata		A beloved song that portrays the heart awaiting the arrival of spring
69	Come, springSakushi: Soma Gyofu / Sakkyoku: Hirota Ryutaro		A warm, classic song that sings of the arrival of spring
70	Happy HinamatsuriKawamura Junko		Sing the Doll Festival in Junko Kawamura’s gentle nursery-rhyme style
71	Sakura, sakuraSakushi / Sakkyoku: Fushou		A traditional and beautiful song of cherry blossoms, Sakura
72	Tonton FriendsSakushi: Satou Hachirou／Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinao		A nursery rhyme sung by number children
73	Opened, openedwarabe uta		Children playing with Chinese milk vetch flowers
74	The Little Train from the Land of FlowersSakushi: Kobayashi Junichi / Sakkyoku: Nakada Yoshinao		An upbeat song that parents and children can enjoy together
75	Harukaze TelephoneSakushi: Tawara Machi / Sakkyoku: Fukuda Wakako		A perfect song for children playing in the spring breeze