People might not agree but studies state otherwise.
You could spend an hour skimming stones on a lake with a kid and never talk to them and you wouldn't be 'spending time with them' in that sense.
Or you could spend an hour teaching them how to skim a stone, or the science behind why stones skim, or make up a skimming competition, etc.
The point being you can make anything you do into a bonding/learning experience if you try.
Are there similar studies about whether playing Legos with your child creates a bond? What about baseball?