[Children’s Song] A Collection of Hand Play Songs Perfect for Christmas

Cha-Cha-Cha of the Snowman

With cheerful lyrics ♪ 'Snowman Cha-Cha-Cha' [Preschool music play, hand-play song, winter nursery rhyme]

Here comes a fun hand-clapping song that will blow away the winter cold! It’s perfect for little kids, and the story starts with building a snowman.

The idea of a snowman dancing to a cha-cha-cha rhythm is just so cute, isn’t it? If parents and children sing and dance together, even the chilly season can be full of fun.

It’s apparently well-used in daycare and kindergarten, too, and doing the hand motions together makes it even more exciting.

Perform it at Christmas or winter events, and it’s sure to fill the venue with smiles.

Be sure to try singing it with your child!

Gu-Choki-Pa for Christmas

[Christmas Hand Play] Easy! Rock, Scissors, Paper for Christmas (Nursery Rhyme♪)

Here’s a hand-play activity using rock-paper-scissors that kids love! Since you only use your hands, it’s perfect for before the Christmas party starts or between activity corners.

Use both hands to show Christmas-themed things like Santa, reindeer, a tree, and a snowman.

For the Santa and reindeer parts, it could be fun to add lines they might say after the motions.

Put lots of expression into your face, too, and let’s build up the Christmas excitement!

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hanauta obasan

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I can hear the Christmas song

♪I can hear the Christmas song coming【♪Christmas Song】Christmas Song / Xmas Song

This is a hand-play song that conveys the fun of Christmas to children, depicting animals singing Christmas songs.

A variety of animals appear—such as shepherds’ sheep, a white rabbit, and a forest bear—and each celebrates “Merry Christmas” in a way that suits their unique traits.

By singing and dancing together as a family, you can share the excitement of the season.

The song is structured so kids can do hand motions along with the lyrics, making it easy and fun even for little ones to join in.

It’s a recommended track for boosting the festive Christmas atmosphere.

Knock, knock, knock, knock, Santa

[Christmas Hand Play] Ages 0 and up — Ton ton ton ton Christmas ♪ (Children’s Song / Nursery Rhyme)

This is an arrangement of “Ton Ton Ton Hige Jiisan” with Christmas-themed lyrics and motions.

The flow is the same: you bump your fists together (ton-ton) and then make a shape, which gives the song a fun sense of rhythm.

Since it has you perform, in order, the actions Santa takes to deliver presents, kids can also enjoy predicting what Santa will do next.

It could also be exciting to have everyone come up with their own actions for other iconic Christmas motifs besides Santa’s actions.

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kappamaki

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Christmas is coming soon.

A classic song sung at preschools: “Christmas Is Coming Soon” [Winter music play • Preschool music activities • Hand-play song]

“It’s Almost Christmas” has a slow tempo, making it an easy hand-play song to try at nursery schools and kindergartens for their performances.

The simple gestures—like mimicking a tree or candles with your hands—are easy to remember, which is another plus.

The lyrics are simple too, so it might be nice to sing it together with the children.

Also, because the song goes like “the first is ___, the second is ___,” it works like a counting song, making it perfect for teaching little ones numbers.

Be sure to try singing it with young children!

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Yuuki

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