Thanks Miriam, I've got it working now. It was ridiculously easy.
If there is anybody else trying to find the answer you can also check out:
http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Themes_2.0_extending_the_custom_menu
for a tutorial.
Themes
Nimble Drop Down Menus ... dyanamic?
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