The Gift that Keeps Giving: St. Louis Driving Lessons

When your teenager tears off the carefully tied bow of that box under the tree, they might be hoping it’s a set of car keys.

They already know that they’ll have to settle for Grandma’s hand-me-down sedan, but that gift that they’re unwrapping doesn’t have to be another sweater. You can give a teenager a memorable and lasting gift this season- freedom. Before we offer our amazing gift suggestion, here’s a bit of trivia about where the tradition of holiday presents started.

Why do people exchange gifts at Christmas? Most people associate its origin with the Wise Men’s offerings. Its roots actually begin in ancient Rome with the celebration of Saturnalia, a pagan holiday near the winter solstice. History and traditions wove together over time. The life of St. Nicholas, a fourth-century bishop and renowned gift-giver, added another color to the cloth.

Christmas gifts were exchanged for centuries around December 6th, St. Nicholas Day, or even after New Year’s Day. The popularity of 1823 poem, The Night Before Christmas, and the 1843’s The Christmas Carol led to Christmas Eve and Christmas day as popular gift exchange days in Western culture.

Whether you give eight gifts in a celebration of light or play Secret Santa, we do have the perfect suggestion for at least one person on your list. Give your teenager the gift of driving lessons from the professionals at Missouri Driving School. Learning to drive is a milestone that opens your loved one to the world around them. It also means your taxi driving days are numbered!

Missouri Driving School is the best choice to teach driving on the scary streets of St. Louis. If your teenager has their driver’s permit, we are ready to get them behind the wheel. Lessons are performed in our vehicles. We use newer mid-size cars equipped with dual brake controls to ensure safety. Students can even use our cars to take the driver’s test.

Your teen can schedule lessons between 8am and 8pm Monday through Saturday. That is just the flexibility a busy family needs. Our instructors are professional, courteous, patient and experts in what they do. The gift of driving lessons will lower the stress of you teaching your teen to drive, and you can rest assured that your teen is in good hands with great driving instructors that help your teen become safe and confident drivers.

At Missouri Driving School, driver’s education is our top priority. Call us at 314-849-4590 and get your teen driving lessons this holiday season.