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Set up your Manorah or row of candles 8 small plus 1 servant candle on a table where they can be seen from the street. The idea being to publish the miracle. Have curtains open and well away from the candles - lets be safe and fire conscious. Everyone can have their own candles to light or the family can share one set. Suppervise the children and keep toddlers and pets a safe distance away. Never leave lit candles unattended. I use tealight candles in holders, with a sheet of silver foil underneath to catch any wax drips etc.

The lamps or candles should be arranged in a straight row, and should be of equal height with the exception of the Shamash (servant candle), which you use to light all the others.

At nightfall shortly after sunset, perform the candle-lighting. Light the Shamash (servant candle) then recite the blessings below. The first night, one light is kindled on the right side of the menorah. On the following night add a second light to the left of the first, and kindle the new light first, proceeding from left to right, and so on each night.

After you finish reciting the blessings, pick the shamash candle up with your dominant hand. Use the shamash to light the candle/s, going from left to right. In other words, light the newest candle first, then light the preceding candles. After lighting the candles, return the Shamash (servant candle) to its holder.

Prayer

We kindle these lights for the miracles and the wonders,
for the redemption and the battles
that you made for our forefathers,
in those days at this season,
through your holy priests.
During all eight days of Hanukkah these lights are sacred,
and we are not permitted to make ordinary use of them
except to look at them in order to express
thanks and praise to Your great Name
for Your miracles, Your wonders and Your salvations.
Amen

Do not blow out the candles, let them burn themselves out.