Apps for Easter

This universal app, Easter Bunny Tracker Fun, is actually three apps in one. Count down the days until Easter or use the Easter Bunny GPS Tracker, which will help you show your little ones where he could be. There is also an Easter Bunny Blog that details what the Easter bunny is doing. This app provides a great way to get your entire family into the Easter spirit.

One of the first things that many people think of when Easter comes to mind is dyeing eggs. Paint-On-3D Easter Eggs is a fun iPad app that gives you the experience of dyeing eggs without the usual mess. Choose from varied templates, colors, brush types and sizes, stamps, and stencils to paint your virtual eggs with. Rotate your 3D egg and paint over the entire surface, just as you would on an actual egg. You can even change the tablecloth and background colors on which your egg sits. Once you've finished decorating, save your egg's design to your iPad's Photo Album. There is also a neat option to make an Easter card showcasing the 3D virtual egg you have created, which you can email right from the app.

The justWink Greeting Cards app is a wonderful way to spread even more Easter cheer. Choose from one of many different categories, type exactly what you want to say on your card, add a photo to personalize it further, then send it to your friends or loved ones. You are able to send your festive card via email, text, Facebook, or Twitter with this iPhone app. If you would like to send the card you have made the old fashioned way, snail mail is also an option.

Engage your little ones with Surprise Egg Countdowns Easter! This universal app provides a dose of colorful, interactive fun that gives one the feeling of searching for Easter eggs in your yard. Once the eggs are found, children can "open" them and find virtual surprises. These surprises can be replaced for endless egg hunt within the app, and previously found goodies can be saved on a neat little sticker page.

Having time off means having extra time to game out. If you love the original Doodle Jump game, you'll definitely enjoy this special Easter version. The goal of Doodle Jump Easter Special is to collect all of the Easter eggs that are hidden at the end of each level. With 25 levels to complete, this game is sure to engage the entire family.

Playing games on your iPhone or iPad with friends and family is not only fun, but great bonding time. Patchmania is a puzzle game that will keep you and your crew entertained once your Easter dinner and egg hunts have finished. This game is about Calvin, a bunny whose home has been ravaged by a rogue farmer named Lester. Calvin is hopping mad and wants to get Lester back for his dastardly deed. It's your job to help Calvin find his way by eating farmer Lester's veggies, which are laid out in a particular pattern. Follow the puzzling veggie patterns correctly to reach the rabbit hole. The app contains over 600 puzzles, different areas of the farm to explore, adorable animation, and ensures hours of fun gameplay for all ages.

Temple Run 2, part of the popular endless running game series, has been updated with some exciting Easter extras. Collect special Easter artifacts as you jump, run, slide, and glide along through this heart-pounding journey. Coins that you collect along your run are now bright, colorful Easter eggs. There are even bunny ears that make you run faster, which you can unlock by collecting enough of the elusive Easter artifacts. Enjoy this seasonal update while it lasts.

Last but not least, if you are interested in learning creative and attractive ways to dye your real life eggs for Easter, then this iPhone app is for you. Egg Dyeing 101 from Martha Stewart Living has a collection of 101 unique and fun projects. You will be provided with step-by-step instructions on how to do these projects via videos and pictures. Make some funky eggs and have a blast while you are doing so. From all of us here at AppAdvice, we wish you a very "Appy" Easter!