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
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	Goodbye, our preschoolSakushi: Shinzawa Toshihiko / Sakkyoku: Shimazutsu Hideo		Standard songs for kindergarten graduation ceremonies remind us of children’s growth and are touching.
2	Close It, Open Itsakushisha fushou		The hand-play song was composed by Rousseau and spread in Japan.
3	Everyone is friendsSakushi/Sakkyoku: Nakagawa Hirotaka		A nostalgic children's song that sings about the importance of friendship
4	Spring came pop-pop-popsakushi: kozue hikari / sakkyoku: sako shinichirō		This is a song that expresses the anticipation of spring.
5	Spring somewhereSakushi: Momota Sōji / Sakkyoku: Kusakawa Shin		A song that sings of the breath of spring after enduring the winter
6	Thank you · GoodbyeSakushi: Ide Takao / Sakkyoku: Fukuda Wakako		A classic song that sings gratitude for springtime farewells
7	The Giant TurnipSakushi: Namura Hiroshi / Sakkyoku: Koshibe Nobuyoshi		A nursery rhyme in which everyone—from the grandfather to the grandchild, the cat, and the dog—pulls out a giant turnip.
8	BelieveSakushi/Sakkyoku: Sugimoto Ryuuichi		Theme song of Ikimono Chikyu Kikou (Journeys in the Animal Kingdom)
9	Happy HinamatsuriSakushi: Yamano Saburō (Satō Hachirō) / Sakkyoku: Kawamura Naonori (Kawamura Kōyō)		Celebrating Japanese culture with a Hinamatsuri song
10	It’s spring! It’s spring!sakushi/sakkyoku: Taniguchi Kunihiro		A fingerplay song about blooming spring flowers for childcare
11	Friendship HymnSakushi: Sakata Hiroo / Sakkyoku: Amerika Min’yō		Cheerful and uplifting American folk songs
12	Spring has come.Sakushi: Tomorogi Yukio / Sakkyoku: Mine Akira		A warm children's song depicting the joys of spring together with nature
13	When I Become a First GraderSakushi: Mado Michio / Sakkyoku: Yamamoto Naosumi		A graduation-from-kindergarten song with lyrics by Mado and music by Yamamoto
14	The Root of the HeartLyrics/Music: Minami Yume		A warm song in which childhood memories become the roots of life
15	To become friendsSakushi: Shinzawa Toshihiko / Sakkyoku: Nakagawa Hirotaka		A masterpiece themed around friendship and growth
16	Thank You, From the Bottom of My Heart — Graduation Song from KindergartenSakushi / Sakkyoku: Yamazaki Hiroshi		Expressing the emotion and growth of a preschool graduation song, along with feelings of gratitude
17	you knowsakushi/sakkyoku: Takahashi Hayumi		An encouraging song for children. Loved as a graduation song from kindergarten.
18	Stroll MarchSakushi/Sakkyoku: Tsujibayashi Miho		Playing outside is fun on spring days.
19	Friends are a good thing.Sakushi: Iwaya Tokiko / Sakkyoku: Miki Takashi		A classic song about the importance of friendship, beloved across generations
20	Medaka Brotherswarabe		Expressing the dreams and hopes of siblings in a spring children’s song
21	Hello, my friendsSakushi: Oikawa Nemuko / Sakkyoku: Matsumoto Toshiaki		A classic song themed around nature and friendship
22	FlowerSato Hitomi		Introduce Taki Rentaro’s musical works that depict spring scenes.
23	When spring comesFukuda Sho		Expressive play/dance song where you pretend to be springtime nature
24	butterflySakushi: Nomura Akio / Sakkyoku: Supein min’yō		It spread throughout Japan through the Elementary School Song Collection.
25	Album of MemoriesSakushi: Masuko Toshi / Sakkyoku: Honda Tetsumaro		A classic graduation song that sings of springtime memories
26	Singing HandsSakushi: Namura Hiroshi / Sakkyoku: Koshibe Nobuyoshi		A choral piece that sings of the joy of holding hands
27	Hinamatsuri is coming soon		Excited Song for Hinamatsuri Preparations
28	Denderaryubawarabeuta		Smiles and fun with a hand-clapping song originating in Nagasaki
29	Huh, where is it?Sakushi: Kanzawa Toshiko / Sakkyoku: Koshibe Nobuyoshi		Develop observation skills with a fingerplay song that looks for animal parts
30	Calendar MarchSakushi: Ide Takao / Sakkyoku: Fukuda Wakako		A fun march that sings about seasonal events
31	Good morning, crayonSakushi / Sakkyoku: Taniyama Hiroko		A fun song where crayons turn into food
32	Song of a Little BirdKato Ichika / Kinjo Narumi		A spring children's song that enjoys imitating little birds' chirping
33	Hina Hina Festival		A song for pretending to be Hina dolls and playing
34	Carrying YouInoue Azumi		The charm and emotion of the ending theme of Laputa
35	Flower of ThanksSakushi/Sakkyoku: Sakata Osamu		A children’s song that teaches the importance of gratitude
36	Mysterious PocketSakushi: Mado Michio / Sakkyoku: Watanabe Shigeru		Introduction to a nursery rhyme where the sweets in a pocket increase
37	Cute Hide and SeekSakushi: Satou Hachirou／Sakkyoku: Nakata Yoshinao		A nursery rhyme where animals play spread across the country.
38	March in springSakushi: Koharu Kyuichiro / Sakkyoku: Yatabe Hiroshi		Nursery rhymes that evoke the feeling of spring are loved at daycare centers.
39	My TreasureNEUTRINO		Cherishing memories with a preschool graduation song
40	The flower smiled.Sakushi: Hotomi Kōgo / Sakkyoku: Yuyama Akira		A cute song that can lift your spirits
41	TulipSakushi: Kondo Miyako / Sakkyoku: Inoue Takeshi		Tulips are flowers that herald the coming of spring.
42	spring breezeSakushi/Sakkyoku: Sakata Osamu		A piece that expresses the warmth of spring and seasonal changes
43	Spring has come.Sakushi: Takano Tatsuyuki / Sakkyoku: Okano Teiichi		A children's song that simply expresses the arrival of spring
44	A Hazy Moonlit NightSakushi: Takano Tatsuyuki / Sakkyoku: Okano Teiichi		A song describing the scene of the moon on a spring night
45	rolling egg		A hand play song that depicts growth from an egg to a chicken
46	FlowerSakushi: Takeshima Hane / Sakkyoku: Taki Rentarō		Depicting the Sumida River in spring from Rentarō Taki’s song cycle “The Four Seasons.”
47	We Look Up to You with RespectMonbushō shōka		A song for singing with Japanese lyrics set to a Western melody
48	What will you be when you grow up?Genkyoku: Amerika no dōyō		Communicating with children through fingerplay songs
49	It popped out.		Children can develop a sense of rhythm through spring fingerplay songs.
50	Come, springSakushi: Soma Gyofu / Sakkyoku: Hirota Ryutaro		The Song for Serving Rice with a Rice Paddle
51	Let’s join the Dandelion Club!!Sakushi/Sakkyoku: Sakata Osamu		A spring song themed around dandelions
52	horsetail (field horsetail; Equisetum arvense)Sakushi/Sakkyoku: Machida Tsurukawa Kikyō Hoikuen		Spring hand-play songs that delight children
53	I’ve grown up.Sakushi / Sakkyoku: Irikura Miyako		A song of gratitude celebrating my daughter's graduation from kindergarten
54	Spring StreamSakushi: Takano Tatsuyuki / Sakkyoku: Okano Teiichi		A spring children's song, with a river as the model
55	It’s warm.		A hand-play song for children that lets them feel the arrival of spring
56	Buzz buzz buzzSakushi: Murano Shirō / Sakkyoku: PD		Bees flying around the wild rose
57	dandelionSakushi: Kadokura Satoshi / Sakkyoku: Horikoshi Kiyoshi		Dandelion, a classic that sings of hope and strength
58	one bamboo shootwarabe uta		A spring children’s song: playing the roles of the demon and the bamboo shoot.
59	Horsetail shoots are poking up.		A wordplay masterpiece that lets you feel the breath of spring
60	Words of FarewellKaientai		Kaientai's classic graduation song
61	Rice Cake Pounding on March 3warabeuta		The meaning of the three colors of hishi mochi for Hinamatsuri
62	Japanese bush warblerSakushi: Hayashi Ryūha / Sakkyoku: Inoue Takeshi		I feel the arrival of spring in the song of the bush warbler.
63	Bamboo shoots are sprouting.warabeuta		Warm children's hearts with spring hand-play songs
64	Opened, openedwarabe uta		A spring children's song, singing of nature and tradition
65	It’s spring, isn’t it? It’s spring!sakushi/sakkyoku: Abe Naomi		A fingerplay song depicting animals in spring
66	Children all over the world		A fun clapping song to sing with children
67	Mukkuri Kuma-sanSakushi/sakkyoku: Suwēden min’yō		A nursery rhyme about a hibernating bear waking in spring and becoming active
68	lazyboneswarabe uta		Celebrate the arrival of spring with a horsetail (tsukushi) children's song
69	Churippu sharippuwarabe uta		Connecting children's hearts through nursery rhymes
70	cuckoosakushi: Kobayashi Jun’ichi / sakkyoku: Doitsu min’yō		The cuckoo is a bird that heralds the arrival of spring.
71	Little Horsetail		A lively song that wakes up horsetails
72	From inside the cabbage		The Little Caterpillar Hand Play from Inside a Cabbage
73	Thump-thump, boom! First Graderssakushi: itō akira / sakkyoku: sakurai jun		A piece that sings of the excitement and anxieties about entering first grade after graduating from kindergarten.
74	Happy HinamatsuriKawamura Junko		A song depicting the arrival of spring at the Doll Festival
75	dandelionsakushi: Kadokura Satoshi/sakkyoku: Horikoshi Kiyoshi		Giving a dandelion to someone special
76	First Grader MarchSakushi / Sakkyoku: Shinzawa Toshihiko		A bright, uplifting song that portrays the hopes and joy of kindergarten graduates as they move on to elementary school.