What to do with an old iPad

Hi there
I have just upgraded from iPad 1 to iPad Air - and yes it is a big jump !
The ipad 1 works fine - just very slow.
I want to clean up the old iPad and make it useable for my parents to use for internet, email etc. I would be pleased if someone could povide some tips on how to delete all of the apps and data and optimise it for its new role.
Thank you in anticipation.

Settings>General>Reset>Erase all content and Settings.
If you were using iCloud on the iPad, delete your iCloud account and also sign out of Messages if you were using it.

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