The phrase "kinda thing" is used to describe something that is similar to or typical of a certain thing or category. It suggests that an item or action shares similarities or falls into a particular group.
They just weren't my mom's kinda thing so we never had them as kids... and now I've never had one as an adult. (pink-parsley.com)
We think of our emergency fund not as a one - and - done kinda thing, but as something that has evolved upward and downward over time. (ournextlife.com)