The kiddies (or anyone) will love this dessert made in a beach pail:)

Recipe for beach pail dessert
8 oz. cream cheese
1 c. powdered sugar; 1/2 stick butter; 2 lg. pkgs. instant vanilla or banana cream pudding;3 1/2 c. milk;12 oz. Cool Whip;2 pkgs. pecan sandies

Put cookies in food processor or blender and crush . Cookies pulverize better if they are frozen. Set aside.Cream butter, cream cheese and powdered sugar. Mix pudding and milk according to package directions. Add to cream cheese mixture. Fold in Cool Whip.In a sand pail,layer cookies, cream, cookies, cream, etc. ending with cookies, "sand" layer on top. You may add thoroughly cleaned seashells on top for optimum beach effect. Serve with sand shovel. Refrigerate leftover dessert.