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