[February Songs] Introducing children's songs, folk songs, nursery rhymes, and hand-play songs about Setsubun and winter!

fluffy snowNEW!teasobi

January hand game “Fluffy Snow♪” (with lyrics) – a winter hand play that childcare workers and moms and dads recommend, and that children love! Nursery rhyme & Japanese children’s song

Here’s a unique hand-play song that’s perfect for the winter season, letting you enjoy the chill of snow and delicious food all at once! “Fluffy Fluffy Snow” is a tune where you gather the snow falling from the sky and, keeping the rhythm, make an adorable snowman.

The playful lyrics, which imagine parts like the eyes and mouth as mandarins and strawberries, spark children’s imaginations.

Released in May 2019 as a hand-play activity recipe, the song spread through word of mouth in childcare settings and via videos, and has become widely used as an introduction to winter craft activities.

If you turn it into a panel theater activity, you can have fun creating all kinds of expressions with the children, and it also helps them learn the names of vegetables and fruits! How about keeping warm indoors during the cold season while everyone sings and plays together?

Ticotin, the winter fairyNEW!Sakushi / Sakkyoku: Suzuki Tsubasa

Ticotine, the Winter Fairy [Hand Play / Play Song] Lyrics & Music: Tsubasa Suzuki, Kazuto Ozawa ♪ Tickle Play

Do you know a perfect song for parent-child bonding that warms the heart in the cold season? It’s a play song you can enjoy with tickling games while imagining a winter fairy casting magic.

Move your body to the mysterious, magical-sounding words, and you might just forget the cold.

Created by Tsubasa Suzuki and Kazuto Ozawa, this piece is included on the album “Arigatou no Aoi Sora [Blue],” released in June 2016.

Packed with playfulness in a short track, it’s handy for kicking off activities at nurseries and kindergartens, or for filling small pockets of time.

Tickling play that brings out children’s laughter is also perfect for indoor fun on chilly days, don’t you think?

Cha-Cha-Cha of the SnowmanNEW!Sakushi / Sakkyoku: Tajiga Akira

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Perfect fingerplay for winter! “The Snowman Cha-Cha-Cha ⛄❄” Let’s all become snowmen and dance together 🎵 The snappy rhythm will keep you smiling nonstop! ✨ We’re also taking requests for recommended winter fingerplay songs!Snowman Cha-cha-chaHand gamesWinter activitiesA day at the nursery

♬ Perfect for cute pet and child videos(1583669) – Takashi

Let me introduce a song that will make you want to move your body with lively energy to cheerful Latin rhythms! “The Snowman Cha-Cha-Cha” is a hand-play song with lyrics and music by Akira Tashiga, hugely popular in preschools and kindergartens.

Its fun progression—like a family growing as you build snowmen—and the catchy calls echoed in the title captivate children’s hearts.

The album “January’s Exciting Songs: Nursery Rhymes and Children’s Songs for Parents and Kids,” which includes tracks such as Junko Uchida’s recording, was released in August 2018.

You can clap along and strike poses to the music, making it perfect for indoor play on cold days.

It’s a classic winter song that teachers, friends, and parents and children can all enjoy together.

The wind and the snow are my friends.sakushi: kobayashi jun’ichi / sakkyoku: neruson & rorinz

Both the Wind and the Snow Are Friends — Song: NEUTRINO (with lyrics)

This work is based on the Christmas song “Frosty the Snowman,” beloved around the world.

Composed by Nelson and Rollins, with Japanese lyrics written by children’s poet Jun’ichi Kobayashi, it vividly portrays energetic children flying kites in the cold wind and having snowball fights.

After it began airing on NHK’s “Minna no Uta” in December 1961, it has long been cherished as a winter seasonal song.

With its light rhythm and buoyant, bouncing melody, it’s also great to enjoy as a hand-play song indoors.

Even on days too cold to go outside, singing this piece is sure to warm both heart and body.

Why not fill the air with a bright singing voice that turns winter’s chill into play?

A Snowstorm Nightsakushi: Kitahara Hakushū / sakkyoku: Ichikawa Gakuchi

A Snowstorm Night — Kamome Children's Choir

In February, when the winter cold grows even harsher, staying indoors and quietly singing songs can be lovely on days you can’t go out.

One piece I’d like to introduce for such times is the children’s song “A Snowstorm Night,” with lyrics by Hakushu Kitahara.

The words are striking, conveying the sound of wind echoing late at night and the heart‑pounding feeling of waiting for someone to arrive.

Composed by Manatoshi Ichikawa, this song is included on the Kamome Children’s Choir album “Grilled Fish for Dinner.” Although it was released in May 2010, the children’s clear voices still feel refreshing today.

Even if there’s a blizzard outside, this work invites you to expand your imagination and enjoy it from the warmth of your room.

On a quiet night, why not gaze out the window and listen closely together with your child?

bonfire (open fire)Sakkyoku: Watanabe Shigeru

Bonfire – Taki Bi | By the hedge, by the hedge, around the corner—it's a bonfire, it's a bonfire, burning fallen leaves [Japanese Song / Shoka]

In cold February, you just want to warm yourself by a cozy bonfire, don’t you? We don’t often see people having bonfires anymore, but the song “Takibi” is a classic children’s song that evokes the feeling of winter.

It’s said to have been composed with a melody line that’s easy for children to sing and conveys a sense of brightness and warmth.

It depicts a scene where, as you walk down a cold road with the north wind blowing—together with family or friends—you notice someone having a bonfire somewhere.

The wind is chilly, chilblains are itchy, and you want to warm up, but you’re both asking each other, “What should we do?” Even in the cold, those moments of communication make you feel warm inside, don’t they?

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Tango of the Red Ogre and the Blue OgreSakkyoku: Fukuda Wakako

Tango of the Red Ogre and the Blue Ogre (from “Okaasan to Issho”)

A children’s song that leaves you wondering, “What does it even mean for a scary red ogre and a blue ogre to dance the tango?”—that’s Red Ogre and Blue Ogre’s Tango.

Just as the title suggests, the chorus carries a tango rhythm, and to that beat it portrays a red ogre and a blue ogre, made merry by the moonlit night, dancing the tango.

With such cheerful ogres, they don’t seem scary at all, do they? Even little kids who think ogres equal frightening monsters can enjoy singing this song.

It’s a comical ogre tune that’s also been broadcast on Minna no Uta and Okaasan to Issho!

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