Want to set up everything on a new iPad as a birthday surprise.

I just bought my wife an iPad Air for her birthday this coming Thursday. It's a surprise so I wanted to set everything up on it so it's ready to go when she receives it. She has an iPhone and her own Apple ID and I want to associate the iPad with that ID.
So here's the problem...
I want to associate it with her ID, update the software and add some apps on it before she gets it. I don't want her to receive any emails from Apple to say there is new activity because that would blow the surprise. Is there anyway to do this without her receiving an email? Even if I could at least get the basic device setup and updated without adding any apps?
Thanks in advance.

You can not have her sign into the apple id and skip those steps, you don't need an apple id to basically set it up; then when she opens it you can get some candles and lights and walk her through the
SEttings > facetime
SEttings > ICloud
SEttings > mEssages send/recieve at
Settings > iTunes & APp Store
SO she can sign into her apple id, and you guys get some quality time together;
Then maybe more...

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