Sand Cake

Using soapy water, wash sand buckets and shovels, rinse them and dry them, then set them aside. On a microwave safe dish, place butter. Place in microwave on defrost (or 30% power) for 1 minute. Put butter in large mixing bowl. Repeat softening process with cream cheese and add to mixing bowl. (Note: you can also place butter, cream cheese, and whipped topping on the counter for 1 hour to soften them.) Mix butter and cream cheese together. Uncover frozen whipped topping and place in microwave on defrost (or 30% power) for 1 to 2 minutes. In a medium-size bowl, add milk. Sprinkle pudding over milk and whip or beat until thickened, about 1 minute. Add pudding and whipped topping to the cream cheese mixture and mix until smooth using a wooden spoon or electric mixer. In a food processor, process vanilla wafers until they form a fine even crumb. Or place wafers in a plastic bag and roll them, using a rolling pin, until you have completely broken them up. In the buckets, place a layer of crushed vanilla wafers, then a layer of the cream cheese-pudding mixture. Keep layer until full and end with a layer of crushed wafers. Cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate several hours. Before serving, decorate with Beach Bears, Gummy Worms, or Sharks if desired. Use shovel to serve. Serves 8-10 people.