3g iPhone into iTouch without sim card

I am repurposing my wife's iPhone 3g to an iTouch for my kids.  When I went to restore, it asks for a sim card.  I don't have the sim card anymore.  Is it possible to get past this point without one?

All iPhones (except CDMA iPhones) require a SIM card to activate. It does not have to be an active SIM, but if the phone is carrier locked, it must be from the correct carrier.

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