egg-and-spoon race
nounUK /ˌeɡ ən ˈspuːn reɪs/
US /ˌeɡ ən ˈspun reɪs/
A fun race where you carry an egg on a spoon without dropping it.
The children laughed as they ran the egg-and-spoon race at the school fair.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A party game in which players balance an egg on a spoon while walking or running.
We played an egg-and-spoon race at the birthday party.
3. A school sports-day event testing balance and speed.
She won first place in the egg-and-spoon race on sports day.
4. Any contest requiring careful balancing of an object on a utensil.
The team-building day ended with a silly egg-and-spoon race.