Nursery rhymes I want to sing in July: fun summer songs
July, the beginning of summer, is hot but such a fun season, isn’t it?
How about singing joyfully in the hot summer to blow the heat away?
To prevent kids from getting heatstroke, spending time indoors singing fun songs is also recommended!
Here, we’ve gathered classic children’s songs and ones often sung at nurseries and kindergartens.
There are songs you can enjoy with hand play, too.
There are lots of songs children love, so sing and play together and feel the summer!
You can have a great time at home as well.
Use this as a guide so both kids and adults can have fun together!
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Nursery rhymes to sing in July: Fun summer songs (91–100)
King Kamehameha of the Southern Islands
Just listening to the melody makes you feel as if you’ve traveled to a tropical island.
The unforgettable tune is a big hit with children, too.
It’s truly a quintessential summer children’s song—an extremely bright piece that fills listeners with excitement.
Come, fireflysakushi sakkyoku: warabe uta
Fireflies that emit beautiful light can be seen around the beginning of summer.
The children’s song Hotaru Koi is themed around these fireflies.
Because fireflies can only be found where the water is clean, you might not see them very often in everyday life.
But when you do, why not sing this song and dream of meeting them again? The lyrics depict someone calling to the fireflies, saying there’s tasty water and not-so-tasty water here, so come this way.
These lyrics have been interpreted in various ways, and despite the cute melody, there are versions with slightly eerie continued verses.
If you’re curious, try looking into it!
Ho! Ho! Ho!Sakushi: Itō Akira / Sakkyoku: Koshibe Nobuyoshi
You sometimes hear this song on NHK programs for young children.
The oldest known recording dates back to 1972, sung by Kurumi Kobato—a children’s singer who also starred as the lead voice actor in the popular volleyball anime Attack No.
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Since then, it has been passed down through shows like Okaasan to Issho (With Mother).
The unique lyrics in the chorus are sure to delight little kids.
Why not try singing it yourselves toward the blue summer sky?
Song of the cicadasakushi: satou yoshimi / sakkyoku: nakata yoshinao
When the sound of cicadas reaches your ears, you can’t help but feel that summer has arrived.
If their chorus is too loud it can seem noisy, but the chirping of cicadas is closely linked with summer in Japan.
The children’s song “Cicada Song,” which is popular among kids, is highly recommended—if you sing it together while catching cicadas on a hot summer day, it makes the game even more fun.
Coming up with your own original dance moves could be enjoyable too!
Oh, oops.
On scorching hot days when you’re worried about letting kids play outside, many families set up pool play in the bath or on the balcony to enjoy some big, splashy water fun at home.
In those moments, try patting the water to the beat of a bouncy rhythm to make sounds, or play while singing out loud together—before you know it, the heat will turn into one of your joyful summer memories.
The song is short and easy to remember, so even little ones will quickly learn it as they repeat the phrases.
