Get pumped with kids’ favorite songs! A memorable collection of classics that will make you want to sing along

apple, mandarin orange, bananaSakushi / Sakkyoku: Tanaka Seiji

Apple, Mandarin, Banana (Kids' Song Cover)

This is a fun song with a fruit-themed, lively tune and a rhythmic melody.

It invites playful activities with children—clapping hands, swaying bodies, and pretending to eat fruit along with the song.

Sung by Kentaro Hayami and Ayumi Shigemori, it was broadcast on “Okaasan to Issho” starting in 1994 and was also included on the VHS “Super Hit 16.” It’s perfect not only for family bonding time at home but also for group fun in early childhood settings.

Enjoy playing with children while helping them learn the names of different fruits.

What is your name?Sakushi: Fushō / Sakkyoku: Indoneshia min’yō

With Happy Lyrics ♪ “What Is Your Name?” [A Song Perfect for Preschools, Enrollment, and New Students]

It’s a bright, lively song that makes your heart flutter with happiness.

Based on an Indonesian folk tune, the melody is gentle on children’s ears.

With its repeated lyrics, it’s perfect for learning self-introductions and remembering friends’ names.

Adding hand motions while singing makes it even more fun and easier to learn.

It’s recommended for moments of new encounters, such as entrance ceremonies or moving up ceremonies.

It’s a lovely song that eases children’s nerves, lets everyone sing together happily, and helps deepen bonds with new friends.

I want to become the sun!Sakushi: Shinzawa Toshihiko / Sakkyoku: Nakagawa Hirotaka

Nursery song / I Want to Be the Sun / 36th Children’s Song Contest – Children’s Division

It’s a song filled with gentle feelings, where the warmth of love shines like the sun.

Toshihiko Shinzawa and Hirotaka Nakagawa tenderly express the warm emotions of falling for someone through a bright, expansive melody.

This piece was performed in July 2017 by Satoko Yamano, Toshihiko Shinzawa, and the Kotonomi Children’s Choir, and included on the album “Toshihiko Shinzawa & Hirotaka Nakagawa Songs <30th Anniversary Commemorative: Children’s Chorus Version>.” Its poppy melody and positive message make it perfect for occasions like kindergarten entrance ceremonies and the start of a new school term.

Why not sing it together, warmly watching over the children as they take their first steps toward the future?

Let’s draw a picture in the blue sky.Sakushi: Kazumi Kazuki / Sakkyoku: Hajime Kamishiba

Heisei 25 (2013) Tega no Oka Kindergarten Music Recital – Senior Class – Singing – Let’s Paint a Picture in the Blue Sky

Let us introduce a wonderful song that parents and guardians can sing at the entrance ceremony.

“Aoi Sora ni E o Kakou” (Let’s Draw on the Blue Sky) is a lively piece that sings of a dreamlike world where you draw a big ship in the blue sky and set off on an adventure.

It features lyrics that spark children’s imaginations and a bright, upbeat melody.

The energetic call-and-response “Ei! Ya!” is fun too, making it great to sing together with the children.

It’s also popular in educational settings, so singing it at the entrance ceremony will surely delight the kids.

It’s perfect for easing the nerves of children who may feel anxious in a new environment.

Five melon breads at the bakery.Sakushi: Nakagawa Hirotaka / Sakkyoku: Igirisu dōyō

♪ Five Melon Breads (with choreography)

Shall we sing a fun fingerplay song themed around a bakery’s melon bread together with the children? It’s an adaptation of a traditional English nursery rhyme, arranged to be familiar and appealing to Japanese kids.

The fingerplay involves counting with fingers in time with lyrics that show the bread being sold, nurturing children’s imagination.

It’s often used in early childhood settings, and this work—through which you can enjoy playful counting with children via song—is sure to be a big hit both at home and in nursery or kindergarten!