we learned quickly after her first birthday and her first Christmas (that she understood, anyway, technically her second) that toddlers have zero patience for opening and assembling toys. we pre-opened/assembled/battery loaded, then put back in the box, anything that needed it last year so she could just unwrap and play quickly!

I will do the same this year. I did notice on DD2's Violet that they've actually designed the box now to allow you to program it without opening it - perfect for gifting!!