My mother in law bought my young son an iPad air today but when I try to activate it it keeps saying activation server temporarily unavailible... Any suggestions?

Hi Jonnylad123P,

Thanks for the question. I understand that you are receiving an error message that the activation server is temporarily unavailable when attempting to active a new iPad Air. The following resource provides troubleshooting information for this error message. While it is titled for iPhones, most of the steps are applicable for your iPad:

Get help activating your iPhone - Apple Support

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201407

- Matt M.