McDonald, who works for events company Venues Ōtautahi, has resurrected the giant teddy bear she made famous during last year's lockdown. And she told One News she has a whole new array of costumes planned.
Her four-year-old son, Finn Toth-McDonald, who goes to BestStart Aidanfield, and the rest of the family think the characters are hilarious.
Each night she dresses the bear in a new costume, then at 8am the following day teddy goes on display outside her home in Hillmorton.
"I've had quite a lot of people come past, it's good to help entertain families," she told One News.
"I do get a few people doing drive-bys and walking as far as they can. People ask 'where are you?' (on social media) and they walk and bike."
Teddy played 45 different characters last year, ranging from a fisherman on a boat to Tiger King's Joe Exotic.
And this lockdown, McDonald is spreading joy to her community again, turning the bear into a prisoner, a toilet-paper hoarding "Karen", a Sunday church priest, and her son's favourite movie character from Moana.
"It's a nice way to have social interactions, we're out there talking to people at the gate, socially distanced ... I'm just happy I've made other people happy and it's kept me going," she told One News.
McDonald has about 15 character ideas in mind - and has recieved many more costume suggestions.
"It's all in my mind and I bounce ideas off my neighbour when we sit by the fence and have a beer and wine," she told One News.
"Some of the simplest ones are quite cool."
The idea was sparked last year when people around the world started displaying teddy bears in their windows during the pandemic.
McDonald told One News a family came past on Monday morning and called their family in Australia to show off the Moana display.
She also created calendars last year and sold them for $15 each, raising almost $3000 for KidsCan.
