There are dozens of iPhone apps available in the iTunes App Store to keep the kiddies occupied while they wait for the arrival of the Easter Bunny. If you aren’t above bribing your children to be good in church by shoving an iPhone in their candy-covered hands, fill yours with these iPhone apps to ensure a sweet Easter Sunday.

Cupcakes!

The beloved Cupcakes! iPhone app (99 cents) just got an update to include Jelly Belly gourmet jelly beans, chocolate bunnies, mini chocolate eggs and even Easter themed liners. The app makers promise a special surprise when you use the app to make your virtual Easter cupcakes on April 4. Happy baking!

Dress Eggy

While you are busy putting on your Easter finest, keep the kids busy decorating virtual eggs with the free Dress Eggy iPhone app. Choose from 20 different egg colors, fun patterns, icing designs, cute backgrounds and pick a font to display “Happy Easter” on your egg. When you’re done decorating, record a message that gets delivered with your Easter postcard.

iFeel Easter

For your chat room addicted children, check out the free iFeel Easter iPhone app. This app allows you to pick an Easter-themed emoticon to share with friends online, specifically on Facebook.

 

Vintage Easter Cards

Easter on the iPhone isn’t just about the kids. Vintage-loving adults should check out the Vintage Easter Cards iPhone app ($1.99) filled with classic Easter-themed virtual cards to send out to family and friends. That is, if you can pry the iPhone from you hopped up on sugar nieces and nephews.

An Easter Quizzle

If Easter history is what you are after, download the free An Easter Quizzle iPhone app. With more than 150 questions, this app is guaranteed to teach you something about this historic holiday and keep family and friends busy for at least a few minutes while the lamb finishes roasting.

Mobile Bits Easter Eggs

Compete against your Facebook friends as you help the Easter bunny locate 50 missing eggs in the Mobile Bits Easter Eggs iPhone app. This is a cute and addictive puzzle game that the whole family will love.

 

 

Easter Scratch Card

The free Easter Scratch Card iPhone app allows you to make a scratch-off Easter card, similar to a scratch-off lottery card, that your recipient can scratch off by swiping their finger back and forth across their iPhone. You can even customize the card with personal photos. Cards can be shared on Facebook or even e-mailed to non-iPhone users who can virtually scratch their card with the click of their computer mouse.

A Talking Easter Bunny

Easter just wouldn’t be complete without the A Talking Easter Bunny iPhone app (99 cents). No, it isn’t the Cadbury Bunny, but it is a very cute grey bunny bearing Easter lilies that moves his mouth as you speak. If you have an iTouch, you’ll need headphones with a microphone to make the bunny talk.

Don’t forget to check out the Curated App Lists for more Easter iPhone apps, like Katie Cohen’s list: Observing Lent, Celebrating Easter.