Children’s Songs You Can Sing in August: Summer-Friendly Kids’ Songs and Fingerplay Rhymes
Here are nursery rhymes and fingerplay songs for August that you can sing and enjoy! We’ve got a full lineup: songs that capture the fun of summer, tunes about tasty foods you’ll crave in the heat, and songs perfect for August events.
We also introduce tracks you can enjoy with fingerplays and dances, so try using them for indoor play during the sweltering summer or for activities in childcare settings.
Many are classic summer songs that have been passed down for generations, making them perfect for family time at home as well.
Teach children summer songs and enjoy a delightful time together while reminiscing about the past!
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[Children’s Songs You Can Sing in August] Summer-Friendly Kids’ Songs & Hand-Play Songs (41–50)
Let’s invite that girl and go to the beach.Sakushi: Ide Takao / Sakkyoku: Fukuda Wakako
It’s a song that makes your heart dance, like setting off on an adventure to the sea with friends.
The lyrics are wonderfully charming, expanding children’s rich imaginations with images of daydreaming about mermaids and pretending to be pirates! This piece was performed on NHK E-Tele’s “Okaasan to Issho,” with the audio released in March 2015, and it’s also included on the album “NHK Okaasan to Issho Special Stage: Welcome to the Midsummer Party.” With its light, danceable rhythm, it might be perfect for lively playtime where kids can move their bodies energetically with their friends.
[Children’s Songs You Can Sing in August] Summer Fun Kids’ Songs & Hand-Play Songs (51–60)
Fish HeavenShibaya Hiromi
Created to promote eating fish, this piece is a familiar tune from the fresh seafood section at supermarkets.
The lyrics feature 31 types of seafood, including Pacific saury and scallops, and convey the fun of eating fish.
It’s perfect for sparking children’s interest in fish and marine life.
After its debut in 1991, the CD release in March 2002 became a major hit, making the song widely known across generations.
Singing and dancing to it with your kids might make your time at home even more enjoyable.
Vegetable Song
It’s a fun song to listen to, featuring lots of onomatopoeia with a vegetable theme.
The video also introduces hand motions, so it would be great to sing along with children while adding the hand play.
Since many vegetables are introduced, you can use illustrations or real photos to teach different kinds of vegetables.
August 31 is “Vegetable Day,” so it would be nice to prepare something to match that date.
When the Dock (Japanese knotweed) blooms
Let me introduce “When the Dock Blooms,” a song with a gentle melody and a bright tempo.
It’s a song about a flower called sukanpo (dock) that blooms in spring.
This warm children’s song evokes nostalgia, depicting children playing happily and energetically in the fields.
Because it includes repeated phrases that help you feel the season, even children around two years old can enjoy joining in.
Of course, it’s also a soothing piece for babies from 0 years old to listen to.
Be sure to try singing it with your children.
Water Gun Song
Let me introduce a fingerplay for “The Water Gun Song,” perfect for water play or before getting into the pool.
This lively song lets kids feel the unique fun and sense of freedom of summertime water play.
The motion of pretending your fingers are a water gun and going “pew-pew” helps develop fingertip dexterity, imagination, and a sense of rhythm.
The tempo is slow, so even younger children can enjoy joining in.
Various plants and flowers like dahlias and maple leaves appear in the song, so showing real examples or photos may help children picture them more easily.
It’s also fun to swap in familiar plants and playground equipment from your schoolyard into the lyrics.
Give it a try!
Let’s go to the forest.
When you want to feel like you’re in a forest, the perfect song is “Let’s Go to the Forest.” This warm, heartfelt song lets you feel the joy of playing in nature and the gentle comfort of the woods.
If you sing it while picturing the green trees, chirping birds, and the pleasant breeze, both the singer and the listeners will feel as if they’re actually in the forest.
The key is to sing each word clearly and brightly.
It’s a song full of charm that naturally brings joy—sing it with excitement, letting your body bounce to the rhythm, and you’ll find yourself having fun.
Morning on the Ranch
It is said that the lyrics of “Morning on the Ranch” were written with Iwase Farm in Kagamiishi, Fukushima Prefecture as their model.
The lyrics depict the ranch at daybreak, shrouded in mist, interweaving scenes of sound and light along with the people working on the ranch and the sheep.
Describing how morning arrives on the wide ranch and a new day begins, the song’s lyrics are also included in elementary school textbooks.
Asking children what kinds of animals might be on a ranch, or explaining the kinds of work people do there, may help them form a clearer image of the piece.