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!

Playlist

Nursery rhymes I want to sing in July: fun summer songs
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	Ice Cream Song		A fun song with an ice cream theme
2	your smile		Let's spread smiles with a lively song!
3	A Drop of Star		A fun song with a bright rhythm you can dance to
4	Magic Shoes		An upbeat, fun song that conveys a desire to take on challenges.
5	Yaho-ho		Let's have fun with kids by yodeling!
6	Tonton Tomato-chan		Let's enjoy the summer with a tomato nursery rhyme!
7	Norimaki Pera Pari Ondo		Summer Festival with the Fun 'Norimaki Perapari Ondo'
8	Yokai Shiritori		Enjoying with kids through a yokai shiritori song
9	Sticky Samba		Enjoy food education and music with the Sticky Samba
10	Picnic		A rhythmic song that enjoys the sounds of animals
11	One, two, three		Jump over creatures with a good tempo and dance!
12	The Curry Rice SongSakushi: Tomorogi Yukio / Sakkyoku: Mine Akira		Cooking as a parent and child with the Curry Rice Song
13	The Star Festival (Tanabata)		A classic song that depicts the scenery of Tanabata
14	To the Sun in the Palm of Your HandSakushi: Yanase Takashi / Sakkyoku: Izumi Taku		Sing to the sun with your palms
15	Oh, the ranch is green.		Let's move our bodies to the rhythm!
16	Story Finger		Kids are captivated! The fun of fingerplay
17	The fish jumps.		A fun hand game where fish jump and stick together
18	Zebra Swirl		Zebra Round and Round, a Fun Rhythm Song
19	Ganbarappa☆Ganbarūn		An upbeat, positive song to enjoy the summer
20	Potato Jaguar		Potato Jaguar is a song popular with children.
21	Happy Children		Fun warm-up exercises at Happy Children
22	fireworks		The 1941-released “Fireworks” is a classic summer song.
23	mixed juice		Fruit Juice Making Song
24	gluttonous gorilla		A gluttonous gorilla eats various things: a hand play song
25	sea		A nostalgic song that makes you feel summer through a children’s folk song
26	Whale Clock		A punny song of whales and seagulls
27	Watermelon-producing region		A child smiles to a summer watermelon song
28	water play		Enjoy a fingerplay song with a water play theme, making water-gun poses.
29	Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star		Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is a famous song popular with children.
30	Slurping somen noodles		Enjoying summer with a somen hand-play song
31	Beyond the rainbow		Introduction to beloved children's songs that sing about rainbows
32	Mitsuya Cider		Introduction to the Mitsuya Cider hand-clapping song
33	Hū-lala hoaloha lā~Sakushi sakkyoku: Ishikawa Yumi		A fun tropical beach song featuring sea creatures
34	Crunchy shaved ice		Introduction to a hand play song for making shaved ice
35	What color do you like?		Have fun learning together as a parent and child with a song for remembering color names
36	Vegetable Song		A song that sings vegetable names and traits using onomatopoeia
37	Camp da Hoi		A beloved classic song that celebrates the joys of camping
38	To the Sun in the Palm of Your Hand		A beloved classic for children that depicts the vigor of life
39	Hyokkori Hyoutan-jimaLyrics: Hisashi Inoue / Morihisa Yamamoto ・ Music: Seiichirō Uno		A masterpiece theme song from a puppet show that sings of the bonds of friendship.
40	Swim! Taiyaki-kunShimon Masato		An adventure story about a taiyaki escaping to the sea
41	waves and seashells		A summer children's song with a seashell theme
42	Balloon Song		Have fun learning animals and fruits with balloons
43	We are children of the sea.		A summer children's song of 'Ware wa Umi no Ko'
44	The stars are humming with joySakushi: Murata Sachiko / Sakkyoku: Fujiie Koji		Star-runrun singing introduction
45	I found the first starMonbushō shōka		The Tanabata song that was sung at the old national elementary schools
46	aye-aye		The aye-aye is a special lemur from Madagascar.
47	Sea MarchKeroponzu Puppeezu		A fun play song where you energetically dance with sea creatures
48	Kaikaizokuzoku Pirate SongBonbon Akademī × Yokoyama Daisuke		A children's world of pirate adventures and songs
49	soap bubble		Shabondama is a children's song from the Taisho era.
50	Ho! Ho! Ho!Sakushi: Itō Akira / Sakkyoku: Koshibe Nobuyoshi		Songs sung on NHK programs for toddlers
51	wind chime		Children enjoying summer with a wind chime nursery rhyme
52	Let’s dance, Ondo!		A bon odori song everyone can enjoy, adding color to the summer festival
53	Wish Upon a Star		Introducing Pinocchio’s classic song “When You Wish Upon a Star”
54	The stars are good friendsboku to kimi.		Introduction to the 'Oh, Little Stars' friendly hand play
55	Song of the Constellationsdeguchi takashi		Learning the origin of Tanabata through a constellation song
56	World of Starssanbika		Enjoying Tanabata by singing of the world of stars
57	wind chime		A nursery rhyme that eases the heat with the sound of wind chimes
58	King Kamehameha of the Southern Islands		Let's enjoy summer with the King Kamehameha of the southern islands
59	sunflowerSakushi: Kadokura Satoshi / Sakkyoku: Sasaki Nobutsuna		A work that sings about a sunflower’s day and night.
60	Oh, oops.		How to enjoy water play with your child at home on a scorching hot day while singing.
61	It’s starting! (Summer ver.)		A summer fingerplay song using fingers
62	Glide, glide, glide through the sea.		A parent-child song for joyfully learning about sea creatures
63	swim goggles		A fun fingerplay song about searching for sea creatures
64	Fruit punch!gaagaaS		An energetic dance song with a summer fruit theme
65	La-la-la! Tropicarnival!gaagaaS		A cheerful kids’ exercise song with a tropical carnival vibe
66	Go! Go! Pooltakeru-kun & mei-chan & takemei papa		A summer memory video that sings about the fun and learning of playing in the pool
67	Groovy Wakamehiromichi & tanizou		Parents and children have fun moving their bodies with the wakame dance.
68	We are little pirates!hiromichi & tanizou		A lively pirate dance tune for parents and children to enjoy
69	Jiggly Wiggly Pool ExercisesKeroponzu+Fujimoto Tomohiko		A fun warm-up song for dancing in the pool
70	Swirling Sunflowersakushi sakkyoku: boku to kimi		Bring out children's smiles with a sunflower hand-play song
71	Mambo Jimbetatsu!Sakushi sakkyoku: Beppu Nodoka		Bring smiles to children with a fun sea-creature play song
72	Creepy-Crawly Sports DaySakushi sakkyoku: Koharu (Charan Po Rantan)		Sports Day of the Aquarium Creatures
73	It’s summer—time for the pool!Sakushi • Sakkyoku: Abe Naomi		A fun play song where you pretend to be water creatures
74	Squid squid dolphinSakushi: Shimoyama Kei / Sakkyoku: Fukuda Wakako		A wordplay song about dolphins and squids
75	Whale BusSakushi: Ide Takao / Sakkyoku: Shibuya Tsuyoshi		Sea creatures go on a big adventure to Antarctica by bus
76	Let’s invite that girl and go to the beach.Sakushi: Ide Takao / Sakkyoku: Fukuda Wakako		A song that expands a child’s imagination as they adventure across the sea
77	Ms. HimawariSakushi: Koharu Kyuichiro / Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinao		A classic childcare song that portrays the joys of summer from a child’s innocent perspective.
78	Fish HeavenShibaya Hiromi		A song that features 31 types of seafood to promote fish consumption
79	Spotted garden eel!!Ryūzō Fukuda · Kazuto Ozawa		Exercise song of creatures popping their heads out from the sea sand
80	Row the boat		Have fun with the summer hand-play song 'Ofune wo Koide' (Row the Boat)
81	When the Dock (Japanese knotweed) blooms		When the sorrel blooms, a cheerful spring nursery rhyme
82	Water Gun Song		Let's enjoy summer with water-play hand-clapping songs
83	ice cream		Enjoy food education with an ice cream finger play!
84	Let’s go to the forest.		A healing song that lets you feel the nature of the forest
85	Morning on the Ranch		A morning scene poem depicting a ranch in Fukushima
86	A quiet lakeside		A quiet lakeside, a song popular among children
87	Hey! SeaSakushi: Yamakawa Keisuke / Sakkyoku: Yamamoto Naosumi		A lively song that feels like the summer sea
88	Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star		Introduction to the hand play for “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
89	What shall we make with rock-paper-scissors? Tanabata version		Arrange Rock-Paper-Scissors in a Tanabata version
90	I want to see you on July 7.		Introducing a Tanabata hand game with Mr./Ms. Republic’s song
91	Everyone’s WishesKeroponzu		Introducing Tanabata event tanzaku wishes
92	Seasonal constellations♪Koperu uta no oneesan		A unique song that lets you learn the constellations of the seasons through singing
93	little starSakushi: Tsuzuki Masuyo / Sakkyoku: Dan Ikuma		A song that considers the brilliance of stars together with a child
94	One little starShinzawa Toshihiko		A Tanabata-themed song with stars as the main focus
95	Morning glories, hey-hey!		A recommended July hand-play song that depicts the growth process of morning glories
96	Song of Drops		Drops are made from God’s tears.
97	Seagull Sailor		A Japanese children's song that likens seagulls to sailors
98	King Kamehameha of the Southern Islands		A bright children's song that represents summer and excites those who listen.
99	Come, fireflysakushi sakkyoku: warabe uta		Introduction and appeal of children's songs themed around fireflies
100	Song of the cicadasakushi: satou yoshimi / sakkyoku: nakata yoshinao		The sound of cicadas is a symbol of summer in Japan.
101	Jellyfish Puwarin		A children’s song about scenes in a sea of jellyfish
102	natto		Introduction to a hand play song themed around natto
103	School of Medaka		A nostalgic nursery song depicting the way medaka (Japanese rice fish) swim
104	From inside the cabbage		A song about a caterpillar coming out of a cabbage and becoming a butterfly
105	tomato		A cute tomato song that's in season in summer
106	Banana Parent and Child		A popular children's song that depicts a family of bananas
107	Gorilla Song		A simple nursery rhyme depicting a gorilla’s behavior that children enjoy.
108	The dolphin goes splish-splash.		Popular with children for its dolphin song
109	Song of the cicada		A children's song of summer that delights in the chirping of cicadas
110	Slippery somen noodles		A hand game with somen noodles to blow away the summer heat
111	The Banana That Flew Away		Introduction to the song about bananas flying away
112	tea picking		Hachijūhachi-ya is the 88th day from the start of spring (Risshun) and marks the beginning of summer.
113	Playing bus (pretend bus play)		Let's have fun playing bus pretend
114	There’s no such thing as ghosts.		A popular song about fear of and curiosity toward ghosts