Foreach with deviding information by columns
<ul>
<?php foreach ($categories as $category) { ?>
<?php if ($category['children']) { ?>
<li class="dropdown"><a href="<?php echo $category['href']; ?>" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown"><?php echo $category['name']; ?></a>
<?php foreach (array_chunk($category['children'], ceil(count($category['children']) / $category['column'])) as $children) { ?>
<ul class="ani-list clearfix">
<span class='first-pse'></span>
<span class='second-pse'></span>
<span class='third-pse'></span>
<?php foreach ($children as $child) { ?>
<li><a href="<?php echo $child['href']; ?>"><?php echo $child['name']; ?></a></li>
<?php } ?>
</ul>
<?php } ?>
</li>
<?php } else { ?>
<li><a href="<?php echo $category['href']; ?>"><?php echo $category['name']; ?></a></li>
<?php } ?>
<?php } ?>
</ul>