Popular songs recommended for nursery and kindergarten sports days! A collection of classic and latest tracks to liven up the event
The preschool sports day is a once-a-year event that the children really look forward to! And you can’t do without BGM to boost the excitement! Upbeat music makes the competitions and dances even more fun, and it brightens the mood of both the children and the cheering adults.
Here, we’ll introduce recommended songs for sports day.
We’ve gathered energetic tracks that lift your spirits just by listening—beloved anime songs for kids, exercise tunes everyone can enjoy, and familiar classics.
Find songs that match the theme of your sports day or class, and create a fun atmosphere!
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Popular Recommended Songs for Nursery and Kindergarten Sports Days! Classic and Latest Tracks to Liven Up the Event (71–80)
Tsubame (YOASOBI with Midories)
Tsubame, known as the theme song for NHK’s program “Hirogare! Irotoridori,” is based on Nana Otsuki’s novel “The Little Swallow’s Big Dream.” Its gentle lyrics, told from the perspective of a small swallow, resonate deeply.
As a song by the popular music duo YOASOBI and one that has also aired on NHK’s “Minna no Uta,” many children are familiar with it.
It’s great as a dance number for sports festivals, and since the tempo is relatively slow, it’s also fun to play on instruments.
Groovy Vehicle Dance Medley
Introducing the lively “Norinori Norimono Dance Medley,” a popular song from NHK E-TV’s program Okaasan to Issho.
It’s a perfect medley for kids who love vehicles, featuring lots of cars, airplanes, trains, boats, and more.
Move your body to the music, strike poses, and imitate the motions of different vehicles with big, energetic actions.
With its rhythmic sound and lyrics that keep interest high until the end, children may find themselves completely absorbed.
Prepare a spacious area so kids can move freely and enjoy it to the fullest!
Children all over the world
Why not dance energetically to the song “Sekai-jū no Kodomo-tachi ga,” whose lyrics wishing happiness for children around the world are truly moving? You can have fun with simple choreography—march in place while swinging both arms, or hold hands with your friends.
Choreography using sign language is also popular, so this is a great chance to try a sign-language dance.
If you slow the tempo a little, it also works well for a chorus.
Please feel free to use it for a variety of recreational activities.
To the Sun in the Palm of Your Hand
The lyrics for this song were written by Takashi Yanase, well known for Anpanman.
It’s said he came up with the idea after shining a flashlight on his own hand and feeling, “I’m alive!” The composer is Taku Izumi, a master of Japanese children’s songs.
The light, buoyant melody combined with lyrics that convey the “joy of being alive” makes kids naturally want to dance! For children to fully enjoy the song “Tenohira o Taiyō ni” (“Hands to the Sun”), it’s important that they first feel, “Isn’t being alive amazing!” If they sing with a bright voice while holding their hands up to the sun and savor the moment of realizing, “There’s blood flowing through me!” their bodies will start moving naturally.
Insect Tai Chi
Let me introduce a dance that harnesses your imagination: Insect Tai Chi.
The music features a variety of creatures from nature, such as mantises, rhinoceros beetles, pill bugs, and stink bugs.
Move through insect poses in time with Tai Chi’s slow, soothing rhythm.
It’s also fun to create and decide on your own original insect poses in advance.
Finish with a final pose to wrap it up.
Enjoy Insect Tai Chi and immerse yourself in the world of insects.
GeGeGe no KitaroAdo
A yokai beloved by children, too.
Many adults are also familiar with the GeGeGe no Kitaro song.
Its fun rhythm entertains kids even at a relaxed tempo.
The gentle sound of “Tanoshii na, tanoshii na” naturally brings smiles.
The lyric “Obake nya gakkō mo shiken mo nannimo nai” helps everyone feel calm and easygoing together.
And the nighttime line “Obake wa shinanai, byōki mo nannimo nai” adds to the sense that ghosts aren’t scary—you can even feel like being friends with them.
Overall, the mix of a pleasant rhythm, kind lyrics, and a touch of adventure makes you want to move your body freely and have fun.
Hyurara boon-boon!Hanada Yuuichirou, Nagata Maya
Let me introduce a song that gets everyone from kids to adults pumped up: “Hyura Love Boom Boom!” It’s a pop, happy track that’s perfect for shaking off morning drowsiness or lifting your spirits when you’re feeling low.
First performed in March 2024, the song was written and composed by Nobuhiro Mitomo.
From the intro to the very end, it stays consistently rhythmic, and with many repeated lyrics, it’s easy for children to remember.
Plus, dancing along with the energetic choreography is sure to boost your mood!