Best Ways to Burn Candles Candles are a best way to bring light to your house, to keep the house fresh by its scent and as well as to decorate the house. But there are some precautions you need to pay attention to when burning the the candle: -Never leave a burning candle unattended: because this little thing might cause fatal consequences. However, this doesn`t mean that you should be in the room always watching it burning NO! just be alert and be able to see it whilst you are doing other things. -Place candle out of reach of children and pets: put your burning candle far away from little children. Make sure it`s as far as where it can burn burn without disturbances.Children likes to experiment so they will end up putting their hands in the flame so as pets,you cat might jump through the burning candle. -Always keep a candle at least four inches away from non-flammable items and at least eight inches away from flammable things. Nothing can ignite if it is not close enough. -Tie up curtains near a candle: although it not so advisable to place a candle near curtains because it might catch fire, however if you feel like that`s a cute place for candle home decoration then remember to tie up those curtains because the wind might blow them in to the flame. -Use Candles Stands:if the candle wax all melt up the candle stand will extinguish the flame. But if you put your candle directly on the counter or table there will be high risk of burning the surface.