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

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.

Denderaryubawarabeuta

March Children's Song “Denderaryuba”

A children’s song from Nagasaki known for its unique rhythm and playful wordplay.

The lyrics feature a local dialect meaning “Even if you try to go out, you can’t,” but the charm lies in the sound and the fun finger-play motions.

Play it with children and smiles will naturally abound.

This piece became widely known nationwide when it was included on the album “NHK Nihongo de Asobo: Uta CD ‘Dendera Hebehebe Dojyaina,’” released in October 2006.

In Nagasaki, it’s familiar from the Bunmeido Sohonten commercials, and it’s also famous for being used in the film “Gege.” Why not enjoy the warm spring weather by playing together with your child, moving your hands and fingers in the park or at home?

Flower of ThanksSakushi/Sakkyoku: Sakata Osamu

The Flower of Thanks – When you say “thank you,” everyone is smiling ~♪ (with gestures)

Putting gratitude into words can feel a little embarrassing, even for adults.

But when you set it to music, smiles may bloom naturally.

This song by Osamu Sakata gently teaches the importance of saying “thank you.” It was broadcast on NHK E-TV’s “Okaasan to Issho” in October 2009 and included on the album “Okaasan to Issho: Latest Best – Bokura no Uta,” released the same month.

The song conveys that by speaking your gratitude, you can bring happiness to yourself and those around you.

It’s perfect for March, when children graduate from kindergarten or move up a grade, to express thanks to friends, teachers, and family.

You’ll surely feel a warm glow after singing it.

Please try singing it together as a parent and child.

Hello, my friendsSakushi: Oikawa Nemuko / Sakkyoku: Matsumoto Toshiaki

Hello My Friends [Children’s Song] Lyrics: Nemuko Oikawa / Music: Toshiaki Matsumoto Ponkickies♪

This is a classic song by Nemuko Oikawa and Toshiaki Matsumoto, themed around natural scenery like the sky, clouds, and flowers, as well as greetings to friends.

It was broadcast as the ending theme of Fuji TV’s “Hirake! Ponkikki” starting in April 1990, and was included on a single released in May of the same year.

Many people who were children at the time likely remember it as the gentle farewell at the end of the show.

Its words, which seem to call out to children around the world and to nature itself, evoke a sense of anticipation for new encounters.

In March, when farewells and new beginnings intersect, this piece is perfect for children about to graduate from kindergarten or move up a grade.

Like waving toward the wide world, try singing it together at home or in your preschool!

Huh, where is it?Sakushi: Kanzawa Toshiko / Sakkyoku: Koshibe Nobuyoshi

Where Are You? [E Tele] Lyrics: Toshiko Kamizawa / Composition: Nobuyoshi Koshibe Okaasan to Issho♪

This is a very unique and fun fingerplay song where you search for where animals’ body parts are.

As you respond to the prompts by pointing “up,” “down,” and “sideways,” or by touching your own body, children’s powers of observation and curiosity will naturally be drawn out.

Written by lyricist Toshiko Kanzawa and composed by Nobuyoshi Koshibe, this piece has been loved across generations since it was included on the album “NHK Okaasan to Issho,” released in April 1992 as a related song to the NHK program Okaasan to Issho.

March, when children are on the verge of graduating or moving up a grade and you can feel their growth, is the perfect time for this—whether in nursery schools and kindergartens or at home spending one-on-one playtime with your child.

Enjoy warm springtime moments together with lots of laughter!

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 has come.Sakushi: Takano Tatsuyuki / Sakkyoku: Okano Teiichi

“Haru ga Kita” (Spring Has Come), lyrics by Tatsuyuki Takano and music by Teiichi Okano, is a Japanese shoka (school song) that was published in 1910 (Meiji 43) in the “Jinjō Shōgaku Tokuhon Shōka” (Elementary School Reader Songs).

This is a Japanese children’s song/choral piece published in 1910 in the Elementary School Reader Songs (Jinjō Shōgaku Tokuhon Shōka).

The lyricist–composer duo is Teiichi Okano and Tatsuyuki Takano, who are also known for Furusato and Haru no Ogawa.

Through the simple, repeated lyrics that evoke spring, the joy of spring’s arrival is expressed with refreshing directness.