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

The season of children’s songs that warmly embrace the heart in October has arrived.

Crimson dragonflies at dusk, cosmos flowers, golden rice ready for harvest, and children going out to collect acorns and fallen leaves… Scenes that color autumn in Japan are beautifully depicted in the lyrics and melodies of these songs.

In this article, we introduce autumn children’s songs beloved in early childhood settings, as well as seasonal finger-play songs you can enjoy with kids.

Please sing these autumn songs—cherished across generations—together with your loved ones, children and adults alike!

Playlist

Recommended children's songs and hand play songs for October! Music time in childcare that feels like autumn.
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	pine cone		Pinecones, an autumn song that monkeys eat
2	I found a little sign of autumn.		A beautiful classic autumn song sung by children
3	There’s no such thing as ghosts.		A summer song for children who are scared of ghosts
4	sports day		Songs that boost children's motivation at a sports day
5	Yakiimo goo-choki-pa		Autumn roasted sweet potatoes, a song popular with children
6	Potato Digging Song		An autumn children’s song celebrating the joy of digging up sweet potatoes
7	dragonfly glasses		The dragonfly’s glasses is a representative song of autumn children’s songs.
8	Bright Red Autumn		Feel the season with the autumn classic “Makkana Aki” (Deep Crimson Autumn)
9	Stroll March		'Osanpo March' is a song that makes autumn walks fun.
10	Rock, paper, scissors with pumpkinOkazaki Momoko		Halloween song with rock-paper-scissors choreography
11	Under the big chestnut tree		Nostalgic hand-clapping songs, loved across generations.
12	Red sky at dusk		Sunset glow, a beloved classic among children
13	A squirrel is digging a hole.		A fingerplay song about a squirrel preparing for winter
14	Meat buns and sweet bean paste buns		Enjoying meat buns and sweet red bean buns with finger play songs
15	Donguri Korokoro		Donguri Korokoro, a fun children's song of autumn
16	Konkon fox		A fingerplay song that mimics a fox’s cry
17	One Little Ghost		A Halloween fingerplay song that kids can enjoy
18	peach, apple, pear, pineapple		Let's have fun learning with a fruit fingerplay song
19	Halloween is a big commotiondeguchi takashi		Halloween! A song that captures children's hearts
20	Delicious Aki		A picture book for joyfully learning about autumn foods
21	Shōjōji’s Raccoon Dog Festival Music		The legendary tune of a tanuki drumming its belly on a moonlit night
22	Cute Hide and Seek		The innocent figures of animals playing hide-and-seek
23	Mountain Musicians		A cheerful song played by mountain musicians with animals
24	Cinderella’s Soup		A Song of Mom’s Homemade Pumpkin Soup
25	Voices of Insects		Autumn classics that sing with the chirping of insects, with fun hand-play
26	Autumntum, the little dwarf of autumn		A dream song in which autumn dwarfs clean the sky
27	Seven-year-old child		I feel a sense of kinship with how crows raise their young.
28	Shopping at the bakery		A fun hand-play song for playing bakery shop
29	a maple leafSakushi sakkyoku: Sasaki Nobutsuna		In autumn with swirling fallen leaves, the warmth of children's smiles and song.
30	Tanuki of Fist MountainSakushi: Kayama Yoshiko/Shokyoku: Komori Akihiro		A raccoon dog hand-play song, a heartwarming autumn song
31	Five pumpkins		Let's have fun learning numbers with a Halloween song
32	I want to scribble on the sky.		A child's pure dreams and imagination of the sky
33	Mysterious Pocket		When you pat your pocket, the biscuits increase.
34	rabbit		Moon-viewing season, a rabbit children's song
35	maple leaves		Autumn Leaves is a beautiful masterpiece among Japanese children's songs.
36	Little Sumo Bear		A fun song about playing with a bear in sumo
37	gluttonous gorilla		A hand-play song where a gorilla eats one food after another
38	World of Stars		An inspiring song that celebrates the beauty of the starry sky and the universe
39	Child of Autumn		A warm children’s song with lyrics by Hachirō Satō
40	Acorns and a Little Squirrel		Let's have fun learning numbers with acorns and little squirrels
41	bright red maple leaves		Enjoy the season with an autumn maple hand-play song
42	red dragonfly		A classic autumn masterpiece: a heartwarming song created by Kósçaku Yamada
43	Chubby Potato-chan and Tiny Potato-chan		The Sweet Potato Song: An Imagined Tale Beneath the Soil
44	oden (Japanese stew with assorted ingredients such as daikon radish, tofu, fish cakes, and eggs simmered in a light soy-based broth)		A hand-play song that lets you enjoy the shapes of oden
45	Piglet-raccoon dog-fox-cat		Autumn hand-play songs for children to enjoy
46	Apple rolling		Let's have fun playing with kids using food songs
47	The Bear of the Forest		A children's echo song from American folk music
48	bento box (sandwich)		Popular with kids! Sandwich hand-play song
49	bonfire		The campfire song is a child-friendly tune.
50	autumn sky		An impressive song that evokes the autumn sky
51	Rolling sweet potatoes		A children's song about enjoying the potato harvest
52	mushroom		Michio Mado’s song The Singing Mushroom
53	Fruit Train		A fun song about carrying autumn flavors by train
54	Mr. Raccoon Dog of Genkotsu Mountain		Hand-play song: 'Tanuki of Mount Genkotsu'
55	Sweet Potato Song		Sweet potatoes in autumn, let’s sing with the kids!
56	Sticky-bug bug		A children's play song where you stick to objects that match a color
57	Insect sounds		The chirping of autumn insects is the season’s melody.
58	Shopping at the bakery		A bakery hand-play song for two people to enjoy
59	Moon		Gazing at the harvest moon on the night of the full moon and enjoying moon-viewing dumplings
60	Autumn Eurhythmics: Pretend-and-Play Music Time		Have fun moving to autumn children’s songs in Eurhythmics
61	Autumn Hand Play Medley		Let's enjoy an autumn song with hand play
62	mushroomkurakake shouji		Autumn mushroom foraging adds color to the table
63	Here you go, sweet potato!Sakushi: Mine Katsumasa / Sakkyoku: Okada Rikio		An autumn play song to enjoy sweet potatoes
64	Bright Red Autumnsakushi: satsuma tadashi / sakkyoku: kobayashi hideo		The charm of children's songs that depict the colors of autumn
65	Bright Red AutumnKobayashi Hideo		A heartwarming song by UA that sings of autumn scenery.
66	Dango, dango, they stuck together.		A hand-play song where dumplings stick to your body
67	The Forest Recital		Forest animals hold a recital full of unique personalities
68	Village Festival		A children's song from an old Japanese harvest festival
69	Village Festival		Autumn festivals are a source of joy for children.
70	autumn field		A song of the autumn field, a melody that evokes loneliness
71	larch		The charm of music to gift to a child with a rich sensibility
72	Sky of my hometown		The scenes from an autumn song that evokes nostalgia for one’s hometown
73	butterflied sardine(s)		A fun hand-play song that uses fingers to match the size of the fish
74	Autumn Moon (Moon)		The autumn piece from Rentarō Taki’s suite “The Four Seasons.”
75	Mr. Raccoon Dog of Genkotsu MountainSakushi: Kayama Yoshiko/Shokyoku: Komori Akihiro		Rock-Paper-Scissors with Mr. Raccoon’s hand-play song
76	Rapidly, acorns! (Playful onomatopoeia with “donguri”/acorn)		Aramaki Salmon Roe and Ozawa’s Acorn Song
77	bento box		Introduction to a song about enjoying making bento
78	Elephant’s hat		A fun song where animals go into Mr. Elephant’s hat
79	The Bento Bus		A song to enjoy vegetables and fruits on the Obeto bus
80	wild chrysanthemum		The children’s song of autumn, “Wild Chrysanthemums,” is beautiful with its gentle melody.
81	Village Autumn		The postwar song “Sato no Aki” is a masterpiece that sings of autumn scenery.