Spanish Phrase
A los peques les encantaron los talleres de manualidades.
Meaning
The sentence means that the children really enjoyed the craft workshops. The verb 'encantar' expresses a strong liking, similar to 'to love' in English, and the construction highlights the indirect object (the kids) rather than the subject (the workshops).
When to use
Use this phrase when you want to talk about a past activity that children found delightful, such as after a school event, a birthday party, or a community program.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Alospequeslesencantaronlostalleresdemanualidades.
A (personal a)
The preposition 'a' introduces a personal indirect object, often required before people.
los peques
'Peques' is a colloquial term for 'niños' (children); the definite article 'los' makes it specific.
les (indirect object pronoun)
'Les' replaces 'a los peques' to avoid repetition and agrees with the third person plural.
encantaron (verb encantar)
'Encantar' works like 'to love' and conjugates to match the subject (los talleres) in number and tense.
los talleres (subject)
The subject of the sentence; plural, so the verb uses the third‑person plural form.
de manualidades (prepositional phrase)
Specifies the type of workshops: 'of crafts'.
🗨In Conversation
¿Qué les pareció a los niños?
What did the kids think?
A los peques les encantaron los talleres de manualidades.
The kids loved the craft workshops.
✕Common Mistakes
A los peques les encantó los talleres de manualidades.
The verb must agree with the plural subject 'los talleres', so use 'encantaron'.
A los peques encantaron los talleres de manualidades.
If you drop the indirect object pronoun, the sentence sounds incomplete; keep 'les' or repeat the 'a los peques' phrase.
A los peques les les encantaron los talleres de manualidades.
Do not duplicate the indirect object; either use 'a los peques' or 'les', not both together without the verb agreement.
↔Alternatives
A los niños les gustaron mucho los talleres de manualidades.
The children liked the craft workshops a lot.
Los peques disfrutaron de los talleres de manualidades.
The kids enjoyed the craft workshops.
Los talleres de manualidades fueron un éxito entre los peques.
The craft workshops were a hit with the kids.
Cultural Tip
In many Spanish‑speaking countries 'peques' is a friendly, informal way to refer to children, often used by teachers or parents. The verb 'encantar' is commonly used to express strong preference, and it always agrees with the thing that 'does the enchanting' (here, the workshops), not with the people who love it. Remember to keep the indirect object pronoun (les) even if the 'a + person' phrase is present.