Surprising the family with iphones for Christmas

I am looking for suggestions on a creative way to surprise my 3 teenagers with new iphone 4s for Christmas? Any good ideas out there?

One possibility would be iPhone gift cards. While perhaps not as impressive as wrapping up an actual iPhone, it might be less headache than to try to purchase and pre-activate an iPhone, and may be less expensive than purchasing iPhones without contract for activation later (the carriers usually subsidize the purchase when you sign the contract at the time you purchase the phone).
Others here may have additional suggestions.
Regards.

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