[Childcare] Summer songs: Full of fun! Summer nursery rhymes & finger-play songs
When the rainy season ends, summer finally arrives! Here, we’ll introduce a variety of children’s songs to help you enjoy the season.
We’ve gathered songs that kids love, as well as hand-play songs often sung in nurseries and kindergartens.
Listening to these songs will make you look forward to the long-awaited summer even more.
Hand-play songs are also fun for little ones, so be sure to incorporate them into your childcare activities.
While the days will be getting hotter, some children’s songs can make you feel cooler just by listening.
Enjoy a fun-filled summer together with the children!
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[Childcare] Summer Songs: Full of Fun! Summer Nursery Rhymes & Hand-Play Songs (41–50)
Fruit punch!gaagaaS
It’s a super lively dance song with the theme of desserts you crave in summer.
Like a fruit punch that becomes even tastier when colorful fruits come together, it conveys the joy of everyone dancing as one.
The dance video released in 2020 has been viewed over 2 million times, and the song is even used at AEON Group facilities.
On hot summer days when you’re craving cold, delicious fruit, pick your favorite fruit with your child, get into character, and dance your heart out!
La-la-la! Tropicarnival!gaagaaS
This is a kids’ exercise song with a cheerful rhythm that evokes a tropical carnival.
By shouting together and copying the adorable moves—like sticking your bottom out with a playful pop—it’s sure to spread smiles all around.
Created by the children’s music duo gaagaaS, the song has been adopted by over 1,100 childcare facilities since August 2024 as part of measures to cope with extreme heat.
It’s perfect for indoor play on hot summer days or for parents and children to move together.
Through the dance, you might just add another happy summer memory.
Go! Go! Pooltakeru-kun & mei-chan & takemei papa
The lyrics, which capture the excitement of heading to the pool and the fun of splashing around, are perfect for making summer memories! This work was released around the summer of 2022 by “Takemei Story,” a family YouTuber based in Shizuoka Prefecture.
It’s wonderful not only because it’s fun, but also because it cleverly adds meaningful learning into play.
Before heading out to the pool, get everyone in the family singing to boost the mood, or pretend you’re at the pool by dancing at home—let’s enjoy a lively, energetic summer!
Groovy Wakamehiromichi & tanizou
It’s a very unique dance song that sings about wakame seaweed freely swaying under the sea.
The track is included on the children’s album “Piyo Piyo March ~ Hiromichi & Tanizō: Even 0, 1, and 2-Year-Olds Can Nail It! Sports Day & Recital ~,” released in March 2016.
Wiggle your body and stretch your arms and legs as you and your child become wakame and dance together.
This piece lets you experience the joy of moving your body while singing, making it perfect for sports days and school performances!
We are little pirates!hiromichi & tanizou
This is a lively dance song that’s also used at nursery and kindergarten sports festivals.
It was first introduced on the album “Hiromichi & Tanizou’s It’s Sports Day—Let’s Go Big!” released in March 2011.
The lyrics, about becoming little pirates and setting off on adventures with your friends, are wonderfully bold! Along with the comical and easy-to-learn choreography, dance as if you’re the hero of the story! Move your bodies together as parent and child, and nurture cooperation and a spirit of challenge.