Most children are very excited about birthday parties. This is an excellent opportunity to have fun and have a good time while sharing quality time with the people you love the most. They are also a good excuse to create beautiful childhood memories that children will never forget. Parents know this, which is why they tend to invest a lot of time and dedication in choosing the decorations, preparing the food and designing the invitations. However, one detail that is often overlooked is the music.
Choosing the right music will not only help brighten and bring a festive touch to the environment, but it will give children an extra dose of energy to have fun, dance and play. It will also help to disinhibit the most introverted little ones, giving them the perfect excuse to mingle with the other party guests. In addition, it is an excellent resource to generate positive emotions in children and make them laugh with their favorite topics.
The ideal is to prepare a playlist with some of the songs preferred by the birthday person, but there are also many other themes that come in handy for this type of celebration and that children will surely love. Here is a selection of some nursery rhymes perfect for any birthday party.
10 songs to liven up a children’s birthday party
1. If you’re happy and you know it, by HeyKids
This musical theme included in the HeyKids “Children’s Songs” album is perfect to liven up any birthday party. It is a very happy song, with a very catchy rhythm, ideal for the little ones to be encouraged to dance to the rhythm of the beat. In addition, the song can last as long as you want since once you learn the lyrics, you can add more conditions so that the children continue to have fun.
2. Baby Shark Dance by Pinkfong
This song by Korean-American singer Hope Segoine, produced by the South Korean children’s company Pinkfong, has become one of the most listened to songs in the world. The song, which managed to position itself at number 32 on the Billboard list in 2019 and become number one on YouTube, has won the hearts of the little ones at home, so it will be a safe bet to liven up any children’s celebration . With a very catchy rhythm and contagious lyrics, it invites you to have fun from the first chords.
3. I am a cup, from CantaJuego
“ I am a cup ” is one of the children’s songs preferred by many children. Popularized by the children’s music group CantaJuego, it has a very rhythmic melody that will surely make everyone dance at the birthday party. Its lyrics are about the different accessories in the kitchen, which also makes it an excellent resource to teach children the names of these utensils in a fun and different way.
4. Susanita has a mouse, from CantaJuego
This is one of the children’s songs that does not go out of style. Composed by Rafael Pérez Botija and popularized by Emilio Alberto Aragón, better known as Miliki, and more recently by the group CantaJuego, it tells the story of a girl and her pet, a funny mouse. Without a doubt, it is a song with a very contagious rhythm that invites you to dance from its first chords, which makes it an ideal song to liven up any children’s celebration.
5. I am your gummy bear, from El Reino Infantil
If you are looking for a moving theme to liven up the atmosphere of a children’s birthday party, with this song from the series “The songs of the Zoo” of the group “El Reino Infantil” you will hit the nail on the head. It is a modern theme in the style of techno music, with which children can dance and have fun to the beat of the music. If you also have the opportunity to put the video, the kids will have a blast trying to follow in the footsteps of this gummy bear.
6. Turuleca hen, from El Reino Infantil
Another musical classic that cannot be missed in a children’s celebration is “ La gallina turuleca ”. Considered one of the most covered children’s songs, it tells the story of a hen with a singular appearance that likes to lay eggs everywhere. On this occasion, the song belongs to the series “La farm de Zenón” from the group “El Reino Infantil” and has a contagious melody with a lot of rhythm that will surely make the little ones at home dance. An ideal alternative for children to learn to count to ten.
7. La mané, from CantaJuego
“ La mané ”, also known as “Baile de la mané” is one of the perfect traditional themes for a children’s birthday party. Its authorship is attributed to Ernesto Tecglen Torres, although in reality it has become popular thanks to the children’s music group CantaJuego. Without a doubt, it is a song with a lot of rhythm and a very contagious melody that encourages children to dance and sing from the first chords. In addition, it is an excellent resource to stimulate their motor coordination and teach them some areas of their body in a fun way.
8. Mickey Mouse Dance, from Nursery Pon
“ La mané ”, also known as “Baile de la mané” is one of the perfect traditional themes for a children’s birthday party. Its authorship is attributed to Ernesto Tecglen Torres, although in reality it has become popular thanks to the children’s music group CantaJuego. Without a doubt, it is a song with a lot of rhythm and a very contagious melody that encourages children to dance and sing from the first chords. In addition, it is an excellent resource to stimulate their motor coordination and teach them some areas of their body in a fun way.
8. Mickey Mouse Dance, from Nursery Pon
Performed by the group “Chumi Chuma”, this song is perfect for setting a children’s birthday party. With a pop twist, the song tells the story of Barto, a lizard who used to be mistaken for an alligator. A very catchy song with contagious lyrics, ideal for older children who are fans of this musical genre. The song belongs to the album “Baila sin parar”, where you can find other similar songs that are ideal for any children’s celebration.
10. The dance of the little birds, by CantaJuego
“El baile de los pajaritos” is one of those classics that is not lacking in any children’s celebration. Composed by the Swiss Werner Thomas under the title “El baile del pato” and brought to Spain by the accordionist María Jesús, the song has become popular with the contagious interpretation of the children’s musical group CantaJuego. Without a doubt, a very rhythmic theme that invites you to dance, with which surely no child will sit idly by.