Children’s songs, folk songs, and nursery rhymes about insects

We’ve put together a collection of children’s songs about insects.

Don’t worry—by insects we don’t mean the kind everyone dislikes, like cockroaches, but rather the beloved ones such as butterflies, ladybugs, honeybees, and red dragonflies.

The selection includes a variety of songs: newer children’s tunes, folk songs, traditional nursery rhymes, and classic playground songs.

Many boys in particular seem to love insects, so teaching them these songs might make them happy.

Cute insect songs are also popular with toddlers, so they’re definitely worth learning.

Playlist

Children’s songs, folk songs, and nursery rhymes about insects
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	cricket		A song by a writer who composed and wrote lyrics for children’s songs about insects
2	ladybug		Explain about the nursery rhyme of ladybugs.
3	The sound of insects		The sounds of insects have continued to be cherished as a song of autumn.
4	Buzz buzz buzz		A nursery rhyme that replaces a German folk song with Japanese lyrics
5	I can’t stand it.		A song that captures the feelings of an adult who is bad with (afraid of) insects
6	dragonfly glasses		A child playing dragonfly that a doctor saw on a house call
7	hungry mantis		An insect-introduction song with lyrics written by Teruyuki Kagawa as “Professor Mantis.”
8	Mr. Ant on an errand		A children’s song composed by Sekine and Dan for a preschool TV program
9	To the Sun in the Palm of Your Hand		Water striders were adopted in the textbook.
10	snail		About the children’s song called “Katatsumuri” (Snail)
11	Come, firefly		Introduction to a children's song about firefly hunting
12	Song of Insects		You can enjoyably learn about the features of insect bodies through a song
13	butterfly		A German children's song adapted into Japan's 'Butterfly'
14	Butt-biting bug		Oshiri Kajiri Mushi was performed at the Kouhaku (NHK New Year's Eve music show).
15	From the choral suite for children “Picture Book of Insects”: “Cranefly”		Children’s choral suite. Music by Hiroyuki Yoshioka, lyrics by Michio Mado. Consists of four movements.
16	Mushiking Samba!		Mushiking 2005 ending theme song, rapping beetle names
17	Song of the cicada		An old children's song made by a representative Japanese nursery rhyme composer
18	red dragonfly		Red Dragonfly. A children's song with lyrics by Rofu Miki and music by Kosaku Yamada.
19	The Very Hungry Caterpillar		A song for toddlers inspired by picture books
20	Japanese beetle		Introduction to Children's Songs by Ujo Noguchi and Shinpei Nakayama
21	honey honey honey		A children's song composed by Yoshinao Nakata, with lyrics by Chiyoko Tsuruoka.
22	Sky of my hometown		A Scottish folk song with lyrics by Owada Tenkoku
23	ladybugSakushi: Shimizu Aki / Sakkyoku: Kobayashi Tsuyae		A ladybug nursery rhyme, perfect to sing in spring
24	Roly-poly pill bugSakushi sakkyoku/Shinzawa Toshihiko		A cute hand-play song for little creatures
25	From “Songs of Living Things”: “Prologue,” “Song of the Cabbage White Butterfly,” “Song of the Sea Bream,” “Song of the Caterpillar,” “Song of the Grasshopper”		A children's choral work set to music from Seisens Murō's Animal Poetry Collection
26	Caterpillar rolling around		There are various ways to play with nursery rhymes. Akiko Yano also sings them.
27	March of the Honeybees		A practice piece with lyrics by a children's song writer
28	Orphan Hachi		The Adventure of Hutch the Honeybee in Search of His Mother
29	The caterpillar came out.		A finger-play where you turn a green caterpillar into a butterfly using five fingers
30	No deals for 88.		A playground song where the bee role stings children
31	Fluttering butterfly		Introduction to a children's song featuring butterflies
32	We Siblings, Ladybugs		Mitsuko Horie, Theme Song of The Song of the Ladybug
33	Buzzing bees		A song from a children's program with lyrics by a nursery rhyme poet
34	The Mail Carrier, Mr. Cabbage White Butterfly		A cabbage white butterfly flits among flowers
35	The Insect Band		An educational song for learning insect sounds