At that age, I mostly carried her in a carrier while I did boring, ordinary tasks (cooking dinner, laundry, brushing my teeth) but spoke or sang to her as I did it. We also read books, had tummy time, nappy free time, went for walks (still do all of this).

With not being overly chatty, just try explaining everything you do. I think of it like being on a cooking show... "Okay, Imogen, first we need to wash the carrots and peel them for dinner. Can you see Mummy washing the carrot under the water from the tap, Imogen? It is orange! It is quite a big, long carrot, isn't it? What does the water sound like running into the basin? Splash, splash, splash! Where else have we seen water today? Do you remember our shower this morning?". You sound like an idiot but babies just love your voice and learn from watching you!

And I doubt you are boring her! Most of all, babies just love being around us!

ETA: I second Snacks, mirrors are brilliant. They love looking at the baby in the reflection