What traditional Easter game involves racing while balancing an egg on a spoon?

The traditional Easter game of racing while balancing an egg on a spoon is called an egg-and-spoon race.

Players carry an egg on a spoon and move toward a finish line without dropping it. Depending on the rules, competitors may hold the spoon in one hand, use a specified distance, or return to the starting point after a drop. The winner is usually the first person to finish with the egg still balanced.

The game is widely associated with school fairs, family gatherings, picnics, and Easter celebrations in English-speaking countries. Hard-boiled eggs are often used to reduce mess, while some events use raw eggs for a more difficult and humorous version.

The egg-and-spoon race differs from egg rolling, in which eggs are rolled down a slope, and egg tapping, in which eggs are struck against one another. Those games share an Easter connection but require different skills.