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 nursery rhymes & hand play songs! Spring songs you can enjoy with your kids (51–60)
Rice Cake Pounding on March 3warabeuta
This is a traditional Japanese children’s hand-play song (warabe-uta) themed around Hinamatsuri, the Girl’s Day festival held annually.
Speaking of the mochi eaten on March 3 for Hinamatsuri, the classic is hishimochi—diamond-shaped Japanese confectionery in three colors: red, white, and green.
It is said that hishimochi’s colors carry meanings: red honors ancestors and wards off misfortune; white signifies purity and lingering snow; and green, the color of young grass and new buds, expresses a wish for healthy growth.
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.
Words of FarewellKaientai
It’s a hit song by the folk group Kaientai, released in 1979.
March is graduation season in Japan, and this song is well-known as one of the standard tunes for graduation ceremonies.
As the theme song for the first season of the TV drama “Mr.
Kinpachi in Class 3B,” starring Tetsuya Takeda of Kaientai, it sold over one million copies.
What will you be when you grow up?Genkyoku: Amerika no dōyō
This is “What Will You Be When You Grow Up?”, a song you can enjoy singing while doing hand games with your child.
It’s easy to adapt, so as you think together about what to become, you can transform into things your child likes, too.
Coming up with your own versions sounds fun, doesn’t it? It seems perfect for communicating with your child.
With its easy-to-remember, simple rhythm, even preschoolers can enjoy singing it and doing the hand motions.
It also looks great for practicing numbers and finger exercises, so I recommend it.
Children’s songs and hand play songs for March! Spring songs to enjoy with kids (61–70)
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.
lazyboneswarabe uta
The children’s song handed down in Saga Prefecture has horsetail shoots as its theme, heralding the arrival of spring.
The lyrics call out to the sprouts as they peek up from the soil.
There are many ways to enjoy it—swaying together as parent and child or playing with a cloth, for example.
Reflecting the local culture, it is a cherished tradition passed down across generations.
It also seems to encourage interaction with springtime nature and promote rhythm and language development.
Widely enjoyed by various ages in nursery schools and kindergartens, it is a lovely song that expresses hopes for children’s healthy growth.
Children all over the world
This song portrays how children’s innocent smiles and tears spread across the world.
When you sing it, you’ll naturally want to clap your hands and sway to the rhythm.
Its simple lyrics and melody make it perfect for singing with children! You can compare the sound of snapping your right and left hands with the sound made when you clap your friend’s hands and your own together, and sing while listening closely to the voices around you—helping everyone discover the joy of singing together.
Let’s have fun adding movements and singing while making eye contact with friends and teachers.