Baby massage song. A touch-and-play song that parents and children can enjoy together.
Why not enjoy some fun interaction with your baby to gentle melodies and lively rhythms?
Here, we’ll introduce songs that are perfect for baby massage!
We’ve gathered a variety—from well-known tunes to new discoveries.
Try moving your baby’s body in time with the music and enjoy playful bonding together.
When a mother gently strokes her baby with her hands, you’ll see a delighted smile on your baby’s face.
Savor a heartwarming parent–child time with a massage full of love.
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Baby massage songs. Touch-and-play songs that parents and children can enjoy together (11–20)
Vegetable Song
It incorporates cooking motions—like “kyukyu” for cucumbers and “ton-ton” for tomatoes—touches on smells with Chinese cabbage by saying “It smells stinky,” and plays with changing sounds for grapes with “booboo-boo,” offering lots of stimulating elements.
It will be interesting to see how your child reacts.
Since many vegetable and fruit names appear, it’s also recommended as an introduction to food education for children.
By repeating it, your child may find a favorite phrase, such as “ton-ton-ton.”
La-la-la daikon
Let’s pretend your baby is a daikon radish and play together.
There are two versions—grated daikon and dried shredded daikon—so you can enjoy it in two different ways.
Lay your baby on their back, sit by their feet, and interact as if you’re cooking: gently stroke and pat the baby, like you’re preparing ingredients.
The bright melody and quirky lyrics are amusing, making it a fun activity that brings smiles not only to babies but also to adults.
It’s suitable even for babies in the lying-down stage, so give it a try.
Oh dear, heart
The baby massage song “Arara Heart” offers a variety of stimulation for babies.
In addition to gentle touches and little pokes, there’s a moment in the song where you roll the baby onto their side about halfway over.
Then you softly rub around their back.
While baby massage is usually done with the baby lying on their back, this feels like a step beyond the basics.
It’s also important to make solid eye contact with your baby and help them learn your scent.
Keep those points in mind as you try it.
Sandwich Song
When you think of delicious bread filled with all sorts of ingredients like eggs and cabbage, it’s got to be a sandwich, right? This “Sandwich Song” is a tune for gently massaging a baby’s body—just like tucking different foods into a sandwich.
To a lively rhythm, you softly massage their body, hands, and feet.
Along the way, imagine the baby’s body as the fillings and gently press them between your hands like a sandwich.
At the end, you hug each other and pretend the two of you are the slices of bread! Enjoy giving this massage while looking forward to the day you’ll make and eat sandwiches together.
nursery rhyme massage
The nursery rhyme famous for “Ippon-bashi ko-cho ko-cho.” It’s a traditional baby massage song where you trace the sole of the foot with your finger and give various sensations—tickling, tapping, pinching, and more.
Since most people know it, you should be able to do it with ease.
At the very end, after “climbing the stairs…,” the tickle is sure to make your baby giggle.
It’s a way to connect with your baby and nurture your bond, and to pass down an old song and preserve our culture.
Please give this song a try and enjoy both.
Pom-pom Exercise
Once you’re seated behind your baby, supporting them in a cuddling hold, try enjoying some bonding time to this song.
It’s a game where you gently tap your baby’s head and back in rhythm with the music.
The calm melody and gentle lyrics are soothing, and your baby will likely relax and enjoy it.
Since the adult sits behind the baby, occasionally lean forward to peek at your baby’s face—make eye contact, share expressions, and check their reactions as you play together.
Baby Massage Songs: Interactive songs for parent–child bonding (21–30)
Baby Massage Song
Savoring the happiness of bonding with your child—this is a baby massage song that will make you feel super happy.
It starts with gentle stroking movements, then moves on to touching the ears, mouth, and nose.
Be sure to watch closely to see how your little one reacts.
After that, you transition to a full-body massage: tickling under the arms and blowing softly on the belly button.
Finally, you end by expressing your gratitude—“Thank you for being born and coming to me”—and finish.
Switching topics a bit, why does touching a baby’s skin feel so incredibly nice?