When we were young, special presents, like my indoor roller rink skates, weren't wrapped. They were set in among the other presents. Maybe Mom and Dad were tired of wrapping at that point...
As a teen, there were many presents to be wrapped and exchanged with friends and each of us tried to make the little boxes we gave (it was always a piece of costume jewelry) look extra special.
When my son was young, it was just wrap the present and stick on a bow. When he was older, I really started to wrap each present to look special. Wide wired ribbon, special paper ribbons, decorations for the bows, special paper and careful cutting and taping. Each gift looked really nice. I remember my brother-in-law saying his gifts looked too pretty to open.
For the years our son and his family didn't live near us, I bought online and had items shipped. My grandkids thought cardboard Amazon boxes were gift boxes and how presents from Grandma and Grandpa were wrapped...lol.
This year I wrapped each gift in pretty paper but didn't put any bows. Just used curly ribbon. The grandkids rip the items open the minute you give them something, they're young and the prize inside is much more important than the decorative outer shell. Hubby and I give small things to each other, mostly because we buy whatever we want throughout the year. Besides, it's much more fun to watch the kids tear through the paper and to see the look of surprise on the faces of our son and daughter-in-law when they open their gifts.
Merry Christmas, Gracie, to you and yours.