Recommended children's songs and hand play songs for October! Music time in childcare that feels like autumn.

Autumn Hand Play Medley

[Nursery/Kindergarten] Autumn Hand-Play Medley – All 5 Songs

There are lots of songs that feature autumn foods and creatures! If you add hand motions to those songs as you sing, they’ll be even more fun—no doubt about it! The songs that appear in this hand-play medley are “Yaki-guri” (Roasted Chestnuts), “Dango Kuttsuita” (The Dumplings Stuck Together), “Tonbo no Megane” (Dragonfly’s Glasses), “Konkon Kitsune” (Tap-Tap Fox), and “Donguri to Korisu” (Acorns and a Little Squirrel).

While singing, you make shapes with your hands, move in ways that match the lyrics, clap, and enjoy singing together.

Songs with a storyline become even more enjoyable when you add hand movements, because you can feel the narrative more vividly than by singing alone!

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SAKI

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mushroomkurakake shouji

Mushroom “Ki, ki, kinoko” by Satoko Yamano

Autumn is also the season for mushroom picking.

Starting with the prized matsutake, a variety of mushrooms such as shimeji and shiitake will add color to the dining table.

This song, themed around mushrooms, is even used for activities at kindergartens.

Here you go, sweet potato!Sakushi: Mine Katsumasa / Sakkyoku: Okada Rikio

[Childcare] Katsuriki sing-and-play 'Hore Hore Satsumaimo' ♪ [Featured in PriPri November 2017 issue]

The play song “Hore Hore Satsumaimo,” featured in the childcare magazine PriPri, is a tune that lets you fully enjoy the flavors of autumn—digging up sweet potatoes, pretending to be sweet potatoes, and eating sweet potatoes.

Many preschools and kindergartens hold sweet potato digging events in the fall, so children will probably pick up this song quickly and have fun with it.

The days are cold, but if you move your body energetically, you’ll warm up in no time!

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Bright Red Autumnsakushi: satsuma tadashi / sakkyoku: kobayashi hideo

Bright Red Autumn - It's so red, so very red. The ivy leaves are bright red. ~♪ (with gestures)

This song, vividly depicting the colors of autumn, expresses the season’s beauty through the eyes of children.

Scenes of nature turning red—ivy, maple leaves, and snake gourds—appear one after another, conveying the pure joy of children who discover them.

First introduced in October 1963 on NHK’s “Tanoshii Uta,” it has since remained beloved through “Minna no Uta.” The lyrics, which fully embody Tadashi Satsuma’s poetic worldview, allow children to feel the beauty and vitality of autumn’s nature.

It’s a perfect piece for autumn events at nurseries and kindergartens, or for family strolls.

Why not sing it together and joyfully welcome the arrival of autumn?

Bright Red AutumnKobayashi Hideo

Deep Crimson Autumn ♫【Deep Red Autumn】 🍁 Japanese Song

Sung by UA, who also appeared on NHK Educational’s Doremi no Terebi, the song evokes vivid autumn scenes just by listening to it.

The track is also included on UA’s album Utau Ua.

The composer is Hideo Kobayashi, known for creating numerous choral works.