March nursery rhymes & hand play songs! Spring songs you can enjoy with your kids
Are you looking for children’s songs and fingerplay rhymes to sing together with kids in March, as they get ready for graduation ceremonies and moving up to the next class?Songs that let you feel the changing seasons are perfect for creating memories unique to this time of year.Lyrics about springtime flowers and the gentle warmth of the season will naturally resonate with children.In this article, we’ll introduce nursery rhymes and fingerplay songs that are perfect for March.They’re all easy to use not only for activities in daycare and kindergarten, but also at home—so be sure to find your favorites!
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March Children's Songs & Fingerplay! Spring songs to enjoy with kids (41–50)
Come, springSakushi: Soma Gyofu / Sakkyoku: Hirota Ryutaro
This is a Japanese children’s song, with lyrics by Gofu Soma and music by Ryutaro Hirota, published in the children’s magazine Kin no Tori in 1923.
It expresses a parent’s wish for their young child to grow up healthy.
It is said that “Mii-chan,” who appears in the lyrics, was modeled after the lyricist Soma’s eldest daughter.
March nursery rhymes & hand play songs! Spring songs you can enjoy with your kids (51–60)
Let’s join the Dandelion Club!!Sakushi/Sakkyoku: Sakata Osamu
Depending on the region, dandelions mainly bloom from March to May.
Many people may feel that spring has arrived when they spot dandelions.
This song is themed around those dandelions.
It is performed as a spring song on NHK’s “Okaasan to Issho.”
horsetail (field horsetail; Equisetum arvense)Sakushi/Sakkyoku: Machida Tsurukawa Kikyō Hoikuen
It’s a cute hand-play song that’s perfect for spring.
Spring plants and creatures appear, making it a heartwarming tune.
With words like “pop into bloom,” “plop,” and “stretching up,” it’s full of expressions kids will love.
It also seems fun to express it not just with hands but with the whole body.
It’s a song even 0-year-olds can enjoy when mom sings and shows the motions, so it’s great for soothing babies too.
Since it’s a song that lets you feel the season, it’s also fun to pretend to be the creatures and play along.
I’ve grown up.Sakushi / Sakkyoku: Irikura Miyako
A graduation song written by Miyako Irikura, who wrote both the lyrics and music, when her own daughter graduated from kindergarten, addressed to her daughter, the teachers, and the parents.
It’s a moving piece filled with memories from days at the preschool and heartfelt gratitude to the teachers who shared that time.
We recommend changing the teacher’s name mentioned in the song to the name of the teacher who took care of you! The sheet music is also available for purchase, so if graduation is coming up, be sure to check it out.
Spring StreamSakushi: Takano Tatsuyuki / Sakkyoku: Okano Teiichi
After the cold winter has passed, this is a spring children’s song that perfectly matches the refreshing spring breeze.
It is believed that the river modeled in the song is the Koniyakugawa (Kobokegawa) flowing through Tokyo, where the lyricist Tatsuyuki Takano lived at the time.
Since the lyrics have been subtly revised twice, you might enjoy noticing the differences if you sing it together with your grandparents!
It’s warm.
A cute little song that evokes a gentle spring with a pleasant breeze.
If you sing while using hand motions to show rosy cheeks warmed by the air and the soft rustling of the wind, children will be able to feel the arrival of spring with their whole bodies.
This piece is perfect for March, when the cold eases and everyone wants to move and play! It’s great for hand-play songs during indoor activities at nurseries and kindergartens, and it’s also recommended to take a walk to the park and enjoy singing it under the soft spring sunshine.
Buzz buzz buzzSakushi: Murano Shirō / Sakkyoku: PD
This song is also a famous children’s nursery rhyme.
The lyrics depict a bee flying around a wild rose.
It must be working hard to gather nectar.
Bees can be scary when you encounter them unexpectedly, but singing this song might make you feel a little less uneasy about them.