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

Mysterious PocketSakushi: Mado Michio / Sakkyoku: Watanabe Shigeru

[Cast a Spell♪] Let’s sing March’s song “The Mysterious Pocket”!

This work depicts the kind of innocent daydreams unique to children, where sweet treats multiply in a pocket as if by magic.

The song, created by poet Michio Mado and composer Shigeru Watanabe, was published in a magazine in September 1954 and remains enduringly popular today.

The fun of the number increasing with each playful “pop” or clap has also made it a staple as a hand game song.

It has been passed down in various forms, including being featured on anime-related albums such as “Selfish Fairy Mirmo! Fairy Concert: Let’s All Sing Children’s Songs Festival.” If you sing it during a field trip under the warm spring sunshine, or at snack time in March, you’re sure to see a lot more smiles from the children.

Cute Hide and SeekSakushi: Satou Hachirou／Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinao

♪ Cute Hide-and-Seek - The chicks go hop-hop in the garden, playing hide-and-seek ~ ♪ (with gestures)

Just imagining little chicks, sparrows, and puppies playing in the yard or on the roof is heartwarming, isn’t it? Even when they think they’re hiding, you can glimpse a bit of a yellow foot or a brown head—this nursery song depicts such charming scenes.

With lyrics by Hachiro Sato and music by Yoshinao Nakata, its rhythmic flow captivates children and doesn’t let go.

After it was broadcast on an NHK radio program in January 1951, it spread across the country in no time.

Its contributions through record production and more were recognized with the Minister of Education Award at the 1952 Art Encouragement Prizes, showing just how big the response was at the time.

It’s also a staple as a hand-play song where you move your body along with the lyrics.

On a warm spring day, try singing it with your child, as if you’re playing hide-and-seek.

March in springSakushi: Koharu Kyuichiro / Sakkyoku: Yatabe Hiroshi

Haru wa Sangatsu / Piano with singing; Lyrics: Koharu Kyuichiro; Music: Yatabe Hiroshi; children's song; childcare; spring; March; spring song; March

This children’s song is perfect for March, when the cold begins to ease and the footsteps of spring can be heard little by little.

The warm words woven by lyricist Kyuichiro Koharu and the gentle melody composed by Hiroshi Yatabe vividly capture the unique atmosphere of the changing seasons.

How about humming it together with your child, feeling the gradually warming sunshine and the anticipation of a new chapter in life? Included in the sheet music collection “Children’s Songs 175,” published in April 1998, the song has long been cherished in nursery schools and kindergartens.

Rather than being released as a typical commercial CD, it has been chosen and passed down by teachers through educational materials used in early childhood settings.

During this time of year, when hearts are stirred by upcoming graduations and promotions, singing it together as a class will surely make for a wonderful memory!

My TreasureNEUTRINO

My Treasure — Song: NEUTRINO (with lyrics)

This song gently accompanies the season of preschool graduation and moving up, soothing the sadness of farewells.

Written by a former childcare worker, the lyrics are filled with warmth, singing that the encounters and memories from preschool life are treasures.

Included on the album “Congratulations on Graduation from Preschool ~ Graduation Songs & Music Collection, sent with heartfelt thanks for all the smiles and energy you gave us,” released in December 2016, it has been cherished as a standard graduation song.

In this piece, NEUTRINO handles the vocals, and the clear, transparent voice delivers the message of the lyrics straight to the heart.

Sing it at a thank-you party or graduation ceremony, and the entire venue is sure to be moved.

Try singing it together with your child as you look back on preschool life and your precious memories.

The flower smiled.Sakushi: Hotomi Kōgo / Sakkyoku: Yuyama Akira

The Flowers Smiled by Sunflower 🌻 With Lyrics | Children's Song | Ohana ga waratta | The flowers are smiling

This is a very cute song.

Just singing it might make you feel energized.

Since similar lyrics are repeated, your child will remember it quickly after hearing it once.

Try singing this song while looking for flowers that bloom in spring.

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TulipSakushi: Kondo Miyako / Sakkyoku: Inoue Takeshi

♪ Tulip – Tulip | ♪ Bloomed, bloomed, the tulip flowers [Japanese song / shoka]

The tulip, one of March’s birth flowers, is also a bloom that makes us feel the arrival of spring.

This is the children’s song “Tulip.” I’m sure many people sang it at least once when they were kids.

The song depicts a beautiful scene of tulips in a variety of colors in full bloom.

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spring breezeSakushi/Sakkyoku: Sakata Osamu

Shoko Haida “Spring Breeze” – from “With Mother” (Official)

It’s a song that seems to capture the warmth of the spring breeze and the excitement of the changing seasons.

The relaxed, piano-centered sound and the gently phrased lyrics also convey the warmth of spring.

Because it’s made up of simple words, it’s a song people of any age can enjoy singing.

The appearance of springtime insects and plants is also memorable, and if you sing it just as winter’s chill begins to ease, it will heighten the anticipation for spring’s warmth even more.

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