Nursery rhymes to sing to your baby! Recommended songs enjoyable from 0 months

Vegetable SongSakushi: Mado Michio / Sakkyoku: Hosokawa Takashi

Vegetable Song [With Singing] – Nursery Rhyme/Hand-Play Song

This is a fingerplay song that helps kids learn the names of vegetables in a fun way: “The Vegetable Song.” A variety of vegetables appear in time with the music, each introduced in a playful way.

By singing along to the rhythm and moving their hands, children may start to feel closer to vegetables.

Help them learn about tasty veggies in a fun, cute way—through their ears and their bodies.

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Murakami Shinpei

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Chochi chochi awawa.sakushi/sakkyoku: Okamoto Toshiaki

Kagome Kagome ♪ Kagome Kagome, the bird in the cage — a children's song Kagome-kagome

Here is an old hand-play song that dates back to the Edo period.

“Chochi chochi” is said to be baby talk meaning “to clap hands.” It’s lovely to teach babies basic movements while letting them hear the sound of old Japanese, isn’t it? There’s also a theory that this hand-play song describes the proper posture for listening to others, and if you listen with that in mind, it gives you a whole new perspective.

It seems fewer people know it nowadays, but we truly want to pass down such long-standing cultural traditions to future generations forever, don’t we?

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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soap bubble

[Children's Song] Soap Bubbles / Daisuke Yokoyama

This song has been beloved since the Taisho era.

You’ve probably sung it at least once.

It’s a great choice as the first nursery rhyme to play for a child.

Many babies enjoy repeated rhythms and movements, and even if Mom or Dad isn’t confident about singing, the song is short and the lyrics are easy to remember, so repeating it won’t feel out of place.

With its slow, gentle tempo, if you hold your baby and sway side to side with the rhythm while singing, they may feel so comfortable that they drift off to sleep.

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Maron

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Peekaboo

Peek-a-boo: Pika Pika Boo with choreography dance, NHK E-TV, Wanwan and Haru-chan – Japanese children’s song

Pikapika Boo is a song featuring an adorable dance, with lyrics written by choreographer Lucky Ikeda.

It’s also a popular hand-play song on NHK Educational TV’s “Inai Inai Baa.” The choreography includes baby movements like crawling, so babies and their parents can enjoy it together! Learning the dance might actually be tricky even for adults.

There’s a move at the end where you give your baby a tight hug, so make sure to enjoy lots of close interaction with your little one!

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miyabi

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Let’s climb a big mountain.

Baby exercises: Let’s climb a big mountain!

“Let’s Climb the Big Mountain” is also a great exercise for babies.

It lets babies who can’t move on their own get their bodies moving, and parents can enjoy singing along.

Lay your baby on their back and gently move their legs as you sing.

Move their legs as if climbing a mountain or swimming in the sea, so your child can feel like they’re visiting a big mountain or a vast ocean.

Through this close, hands-on time, shower your baby with plenty of parental love.

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miyabi

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Frog ChorusSakushi: Kitahara Hakushū / Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinao

Japanese Children’s Song – Dōyō – Chorus of Frogs – Kaeru no Gasshō

The chorus of frogs, with croaks that seem to come from nowhere, can feel just like a song—“Frogs’ Chorus.” Because the lyrics mimic frog calls, even babies will be surprised yet delighted by the unusual sounds they aren’t used to hearing! Although the song tends to focus on frog calls, it’s also fun to make parody versions with other animals like pigs or ducks to teach different sounds.

Once you can sing it together, try singing it as a round! Until then, Mom and Dad can sing it as a round for your little one to enjoy.

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SAKI

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Toy Cha-Cha-ChaSakushi: Koshigaya Tatsuyuki / Sakkyoku: Izumi Taku

“Toy Cha-Cha-Cha” (with choreography) [Japanese song / shoka]

While you sleep at night, the toys jump out of the toy box and play! “Omocha no Cha-Cha-Cha” sings about that wondrous scene, just like a famous animated film.

Its rhythmic melody alone can put your baby in a happy mood.

It’s also recommended to move the toys you actually have in front of your baby and add a little twist as you sing! There’s a hand-play version that matches the lyrics, so be sure to give that a try too.

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SAKI

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