Nursery rhymes, folk songs, and children's songs about food
“Food” is something very familiar to children, isn’t it?
When they start speaking, many first learn words like “mamma,” or they remember the names of their favorite foods.
In this article, we’ve picked out “songs about food” from among many nursery rhymes.
We’ll introduce plenty of songs that feature foods kids love, like fruit, bread, and curry rice.
Some of them aren’t just for singing—you can enjoy hand games and dancing, too.
Even children who find eating difficult or are picky eaters might enjoy singing these songs.
It would be great if singing during mealtimes helps them have more fun and eat a little more.
Playlist
| Nursery rhymes, folk songs, and children's songs about food | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1 | Ghost PancakesTokyo Haiji | play_arrow | A fun song about a ghost making pancakes |
| 2 | The Curry Rice SongMineharu | play_arrow | Introducing how to make curry through a song |
| 3 | The Bento Box Song | play_arrow | The bento song is still popular with children. |
| 4 | Five melon buns | play_arrow | Let's have fun learning math with fingerplay songs |
| 5 | Song of DropsNEUTRINO | play_arrow | The Song of Drops, from God’s tears. |
| 6 | Vegetable Song | play_arrow | Let’s enjoy eating vegetables with hand-play songs |
| 7 | Ice Cream SongHattori Koichi | ![]() | A fun children's song about eating ice cream |
| 8 | tomatoDaichi Omi | play_arrow | The tomato song is a cute nursery rhyme. |
| 9 | Furu Furu Fruit | play_arrow | A song for learning with fun using fruit names |
| 10 | My Mixed JuiceShibuya Takeshi | play_arrow | Healthy juice with a blender, full of fun |
| 11 | The Banana That Flew AwaySakurai Jun | play_arrow | Banana Adventure: Kids Fighting Over It |
| 12 | Shopping at the bakeryozawa tatsuyuki | play_arrow | A fun song about bread that whets the appetite |
| 13 | Stylish fruitShibuya Takeshi | play_arrow | Explain the relationship between fruit color and ecosystems |
| 14 | mixed juice | play_arrow | Fun, learnable knowledge through the Fruit Song |
| 15 | Mysterious PocketWatanabe Shigeru | play_arrow | Biscuits increase in a mysterious pocket |
| 16 | cream stewSakushi: Abe Megumi / Sakkyoku: Nakagori Toshihiko | play_arrow | Perfect for food education with cooking fingerplay songs |
| 17 | Fish Heaven | play_arrow | A fun song for learning fish names: 'Fish Paradise' |
| 18 | One apple piemiyazaki mieko | play_arrow | Let's share our snacks and eat together happily. |
| 19 | loquatIsobe Shū | play_arrow | A song that sings of the loquat’s sweetness and gentleness |
| 20 | Dango Three BrothersUchi no Masumi | play_arrow | A popular anime song famous for dango |
| 21 | Yakiimo goo-choki-paYamamoto Naozumi | play_arrow | Brain training made fun with hand-clap songs! Easy Rock-Paper-Scissors |
| 22 | Drops SongDaichi Omi | play_arrow | A nursery rhyme where God's tears turn into drops |
| 23 | A bamboo shoot has sprouted.warabeuta asobi | play_arrow | Expressing bamboo shoot growth with a hand play |
| 24 | Shopping at the bakeryuta no mama papa | play_arrow | A fun hand play song from the bakery |
| 25 | Goodbye, ankoro mochi. | play_arrow | A traditional song of wordplay that wishes for reunion |
| 26 | Takoyaki | play_arrow | Takoyaki hand-play song, a fun song for summer festivals |
| 27 | Tonton Tomato-chan | play_arrow | Let's enjoy the summer with a tomato nursery rhyme! |
| 28 | The Bento Box SongSakushi: Kayama Yoshiko / Sakkyoku: Kobayashi Akihiro | play_arrow | The Bento Box Song, a beloved classic among children |
| 29 | Swim, Taiyaki-kunShimon Masato | play_arrow | The Great Adventure of Taiyaki-kun, a heartwarming classic song |
| 30 | Vegetable SongYamano Satoko | play_arrow | Music that joyfully sings the names of vegetables |
| 31 | Potato Jaguar | play_arrow | Potato Jaguar is a song popular with children. |
| 32 | Sticky Samba | play_arrow | Enjoy food education and music with the Sticky Samba |
| 33 | Banana Parent and ChildSakata Osamu | play_arrow | A Fun Song of a Banana Parent and Child |
| 34 | Banana Parent and Child | play_arrow | Let's have fun playing with the banana tongue-twister song |
| 35 | The Bento Bus SongSakushi sakkyoku: Shinju Mariko | play_arrow | Ingredient Bus, a song loved by children with a fun tune |


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