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[Instagram] Songs for Reels you can use to record your baby's growth

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Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.
9 years of experience as a nursery school teacherShibata Risa
I am an active nursery school teacher with 9 years of experience. After graduating from university, I worked at a daycare center. The time I spent happily with children—playing piano, singing songs, and doing finger-play—are priceless memories to me. Currently, while raising three children of my own, I work at an after-school day service, engaging with children and providing individualized developmental support. Drawing on my diverse experiences as a childcare worker and as a mother, I hope to express and convey my thoughts through writing.

Here are some recommended songs for Reels to capture your baby’s growth! There are plenty of heartwarming melodies and gentle vibes, so try choosing songs that match your baby’s memories.

Music that evokes family love and bonds, or cute rhythms that highlight your baby’s smile, will make those moments feel even more special.

Pick songs that warm a mother’s heart every time she listens, and record your wonderful moments with your baby together with music!

[Instagram] Reel songs you can use for recording your baby’s growth (21–30)

To Be a MotherAbe Mao

Mao Abe – To Be a Mother [Haha de Arutameni] (Official Music Video)

To Be a MotherAbe Mao

By all means, a thank-you song from a mother to her child! It’s a track by singer-songwriter Mao Abe from Oita Prefecture, included on her seventh album, “Babe.” released in 2017.

It’s a heartwarming ballad where the gentle tones of acoustic guitar resonate softly.

Abe wrote this song after experiencing childbirth herself, and it’s brimming with love for her child—to the point that you can almost feel yourself being cradled in her arms.

It’s probably the perfect BGM for looking back over your child’s growth record.

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October 10KingrassHoppers

A love song dedicated to my child — KingrassHoppers “Ten Months and Ten Days” MV

October 10KingrassHoppers

After finding out we were expecting a child and then waiting eagerly for about ten months… this moving song is packed with the joy of finally meeting the one and only, precious child in the world.

It’s a track by the Gifu-based music group kingrasshoppers, included on their 2012 album “SHO ME.” In down-to-earth words, it traces the feelings of a man who has become a father.

It really makes your chest tighten—or rather, you end up listening while imagining yourself in his place.

Here’s hoping they grow up to be a kid who loves Mom and Dad!

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[Instagram] Songs for Reels you can use to record your baby’s growth (31–40)

YUME WeatherShimatani Hitomi

Hitomi Shimatani / “YUME Biyori” [OFFICIAL MV FULL SIZE]

YUME WeatherShimatani Hitomi

It’s the perfect song to decorate those sparkling memories! It’s a track by the popular singer Hitomi Shimatani, known for songs like “Amazona no Kami no Otome” (“A Maiden with Flaxen Hair”) and “Papillon ~papillon~,” released in 2003 as her 13th single.

It was also the ending theme for the anime Doraemon.

The nostalgic sound arrangement and Shimatani’s steady, resonant vocals really shine.

Listening to it makes you suddenly recall your own childhood.

Give it a listen while wishing for your child’s strong, healthy growth.

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pupilaiko

aiko - “Hitomi” (from Live Blu-ray/DVD ‘My 2 Decades 2’)

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Many of you have probably heard it since it was used in a Kao commercial! It’s a song by aiko, a singer-songwriter from Osaka, included on her seventh album “Kanojo,” released in 2006.

It was reportedly created after words from a friend who was expecting a baby, and the lyrics are filled with love for the child about to be born.

This feel-good track seems perfect for adding color to your own child’s growth record.

Be sure to give it a try!

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Birthday Songayaka

Ayaka / “Birthday Song”

Birthday Songayaka

There must be many people who want to make a Reel at the right moment, like for a birthday.

In that case, how about “Birthday Song” by Ayaka, a singer-songwriter from Osaka Prefecture? This track is included on her fourth album, “Rainbow Road,” released in 2015.

It drew attention after being used in a commercial for CHOYA Umeshu.

The song has a nursery rhyme-like feel, and its straightforward lyrics and gentle vocals are soothing.

The inclusion of children’s chorus parts is also a lovely touch.

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To you, who’s trying your hardest in the whole worldAoki Yasunori

HARCO (Yoshinori Aoki) - To You, Who’s Trying Hardest in the World

To you, who’s trying your hardest in the whole worldAoki Yasunori

Although it’s a love song, the sentiment behind the lyric “In this wide world, the miracle of meeting the one and only you” also makes it a perfect message to a child.

It’s a work released under the name HARCO by Yasunori Aoki, who is also active as a narrator, and it debuted in 2005.

It became a hit after being featured in a Suzuki commercial.

Its soft sonic texture makes you want to keep listening forever.

It sounds like it would feel great to listen to while taking a walk outside! Why not color your outings with your child with this song?

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Family SongHoshino Gen

Gen Hoshino – Family Song (Official Video)

Family SongHoshino Gen

Let me introduce a wonderful song that expresses the diversity of family over a gentle melody! Gen Hoshino’s heartwarming soul music embraces a broad sense of family love that isn’t bound by blood ties.

It begins with a calm morning scene and impressively sings about cherishing the simple happiness of everyday life.

Since its release in August 2017, it has been widely loved as the theme song for the Nippon TV drama “Overprotected Kahoko.” This song, which lets you feel the bonds of a precious family in moments like celebrating a child’s birthday, will surely deliver a message that resonates with the heart.

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