March nursery rhymes & hand play songs! Spring songs you can enjoy with your kids

Little Horsetail

[Children's Song] Little Horsetail Boy

Spring is the season when you can see colorful flowers like cherry blossoms and tulips looking their most beautiful! Among those blossoms, horsetail shoots (tsukushi) poke their heads out of the soil in spring.

The song “Tsukushi no Bouya” is themed around those slender, cute horsetail shoots.

But it seems the little horsetail boy in this song is a bit of a sleepyhead.

Let’s sing out with lots of energy, as if we’re waking up that sleepy little horsetail boy! If we do, the horsetail shoots that haven’t shown their faces yet will surely pop up and wake right up! Try singing it while looking for horsetail shoots on a springtime walk!

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From inside the cabbage

♪Out from the cabbage <with gestures>

“Cabbage Patch” is a classic hand game that’s often played at children’s centers and parenting support centers.

It’s fun to watch the little caterpillars keep multiplying one after another.

Start singing slowly at first, and once everyone gets the hang of it, speed up bit by bit—the difficulty rises and the excitement builds.

If it gets too fast, even adults might struggle! Kids also love it when you change your voice for the “Daddy Caterpillar” and “Mommy Caterpillar.” It’s a hand game that both adults and children can enjoy, so give it a try.

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Thump-thump, boom! First Graderssakushi: itō akira / sakkyoku: sakurai jun

Thump-thump, boom! First Graders

After graduating from kindergarten or nursery school, it’s finally time for first grade! This song expresses the mixed feelings of excitement and anxiety as children face a year full of many firsts that are different from anything before.

But even while holding onto those jitters, that’s okay—let’s take a step forward together with this song!

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Happy HinamatsuriKawamura Junko

[Song Anime] Happy Hinamatsuri (Sung by: Icchi & Naru)

This song that heralds the arrival of spring beautifully portrays traditional Japanese events.

You can almost see the Hina dolls surrounded by peach blossoms and paper lanterns.

It’s perfect not only for Girls’ Day, but also whenever you want to feel the coming of spring.

Sing it with family and friends, and it’s sure to become a delightful memory!

dandelionsakushi: Kadokura Satoshi/sakkyoku: Horikoshi Kiyoshi

Dandelion ♪ On a cold hometown night beneath the snow, in the wind and in the earth — Dandelion. Lyrics by Wakaru Kadokura, Music by Kiyoshi Horikoshi

In this song, it sings, “Let’s give dandelions to someone special.” It portrays dandelions as they wait for spring—so strong, resilient, and patiently enduring—that you can vividly picture them.

Because they’re such lovely flowers, perhaps that’s why we want to offer them to someone dear.

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First Grader MarchSakushi / Sakkyoku: Shinzawa Toshihiko

A Moving Graduation Ceremony [First Grader March] Kawagoe Shirayuri Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony – Senior Class Singing

As the title “March” suggests, this is a very bright piece that vividly evokes graduates, about to become first graders, holding their heads high as they set off on a new path.

It sings about how, as they enter elementary school, the scenery of the town they see appears to sparkle in their eyes.

If the graduates sing this cheerfully at the graduation ceremony, both teachers and parents will feel reassured!

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